A Word With Marcia Talley

Mar 22, 2025 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? My mother was a life-long subscriber to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, so I cut my teeth early on short crime fiction! There were also the Nancy Drew books I...

A Word With Kristopher Zgorski

Mar 21, 2025 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? I’ve been reading mysteries since I first discovered Encyclopedia Brown on the library shelves, so whenever I thought about writing, crime fiction was always at the...

A Word With Katherine H. Brown

Feb 14, 2025 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? I’ve always gravitated toward mystery since I read my first Nancy Drew book. The exhilaration of collecting the clues and trying to solve things before the...

A Word With Virginia K. Bennett

Feb 8, 2025 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? Cozy Mystery What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your characters has? Katie Thorne chose to live in her ice cream truck with her cat, Jaspurr, and travel around New...

A Word With Cynthia Rice

Jan 31, 2025 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? I was drawn to crime fiction because I enjoy solving puzzles. The genre also covers so many facets of human motivation and behavior, which I find fascinating....

A Word With Michelle Bennington

Jan 18, 2025 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? I love reading mysteries, true crime, forensics, and police procedurals–and watching them on TV too. I guess it started around age 13 or so when I first read...