Sep 21, 2012 | A Day In My Life
I never figured I’d ever get married again. Didn’t think I’d ever want to. Not after the fiasco that was five years of being shackled, hand and foot, to Melissa James. And it took a while, I have to admit. Another five years to get over the first five. But then Avery...
Sep 20, 2012 | A Day In My Life
If you plan to spend a day with Del Shannon, make sure your seatbelt is fastened and that you’ve brought along a back-up piece—you’re in for a wild and dangerous ride. As a female investigator in Tucson, Del works for Desert Sands Covert, a firm specializing in...
Sep 19, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Lauren Rousseau. I’m a linguistics professor at Agawam College, and while I teach basic and East Asian linguistics, I really enjoy identifying regional and foreign dialects and accents. I can spot somebody from the Ozarks even if she’s trying to hide it. I can...
Sep 18, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Naturally, I can’t talk about my clients. A private investigator who runs around blabbing about confidential matters would have a lot of spare time on her hands. I can’t name names, you understand. But I can give you an idea of what an average day looks like. Take...
Sep 17, 2012 | A Day In My Life
One day. One week. One month. They’re all pretty much the same. Only the weather changes. And the intensity of the headaches. It wasn’t always like this: Once, Hannah Manning was one of the world’s top international journalists. If it’s been in the news in the last...
Sep 14, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Some of you may not recognize my name, so how about “Mr. Odelia Grey?” Does that ring a bell? That’s right, I am married to Odelia Grey, the sassy, smart-mouthed paralegal who moonlights as an amateur sleuth. Odelia and I met over a dead body. Well, not literary....