Aug 30, 2023 | Author Showcase
Most of the short stories featured in the forthcoming Bouchercon 2023 anthology, Killin’ Time in San Diego, are set in and around sunny (and, it turns out, often seedy) San Diego, California. But that’s where the similarities end. As editor of this collection, I was...
Aug 22, 2023 | Cover Reveal
I can’t believe this. It’s happening. I’m about to be a published fiction writer! Kristopher Zgorski (BOLO Books) and I wrote a short story together that was inspired by “Ticket to Ride” from the Beatles’ Help! album. This is, for both of us,...
Jul 9, 2023 | Author Showcase
In Crime Under The Sun, the second anthology offered by Partners in Crime, the San Diego chapter of Sisters in Crime, fifteen stories capture the hopes and dreams of characters trying to live the idyllic SoCal life. Here are the opening lines from each story....
Jun 4, 2023 | Cover Reveal
I’m delighted to host the cover reveal for the Bouchercon 2023 mystery anthology, coming August 2023 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: August 30, 2023Publisher: Down & Out BooksFormat: Print, DigitalGenre: Short Story AnthologyAuthor Website:...
Aug 19, 2022 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Ben Dougherty, pronounced “Dock-ur-tee.” I’m a detective with the Penns River, Pennsylvania police department. Detective Sergeant, actually, though the rank was kind of forced on me and I can live without it. Oh, and don’t call me “Ben” or “Bennie” or “Benjy”...
