Hurricane Season is officially underway in Florida. But this doesn’t just mean hurricanes. In Florida, afternoon thunderstorms occur more days than not during the summer. Our favorite judge, Judge Willa Carson, lives in Tampa, which is called the lightning capital of the country. She doesn’t have to travel for work often, but she enjoys traveling. […]
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Have You Requested Your Authorgraph Yet?
One of the things I love about the digital age is that it allows me to personally connect with thousands of my readers. Think about that — thousands! One of my great pleasures in life — second only to drinking coffee — just kidding 😉 — is connecting with the best readers in the world […]
You know it’s time to go to Michigan when….
You know it’s summer when All Things Michigan begin consuming this author’s thoughts! 🙂 Every year around this time, I warm up my snowbird wings and journey from the sticky Florida summers to the sweet relief of Michigan life. Judge Willa Carson of my Hunt for Justice Series is from Michigan, too. Probably not much […]
Escape to Florida With Me!
Most of my Hunt for Justice books are set in Tampa, Florida, where Judge Willa Carson lives. Cold Justice is the big exception, taking place while Willa and her husband George are on a vacation in Michigan, where they run into murder. But from the first book in the series, Due Justice, to the most […]
Update in the Case of Missing Child Etan Patz
With the new release of a couple Jess Kimball thrillers, the exciting short read Fatal Edge, and, more recently, a new novel Fatal Game, I’ve been thinking about a subject that pervades all of my Jess Kimball books — missing children. It’s a devastating topic, of course, but it’s what drives Jess Kimball. She won’t rest until she’s found […]
Why does Jess Kimball try so hard?
Fatal Game released two weeks ago and so far, the reviews are stellar. Whew! I’m always nervous while I wait for the early responses, you know? This book features everyone’s favorite intrepid journalist, Jess Kimball. I started writing about Jess several years ago after a friend suggested a great true crime book by […]
Well this is exciting… Cast your vote!
Vote to Help Blood Trails Win This Award! Well this is exciting… Blood Trails has made the short list for the award for Best Thriller… and You Can Vote! To vote, CLICK HERE. The Silver Falchion Awards are committed to helping readers to share some of their favorite books with new readers. In that vein, and since […]
Heart Surgeon Convicted: Jess Kimball Investigates
Book #7 in the Jess Kimball Thriller Series is Now Available! Early reviews for Fatal Game are coming in now and they are stellar! (Whew!) When the world is against you, get Jess Kimball on your side! A heart surgeon is in prison. His wife kidnapped. Her driver murdered. The police files are thick. Video […]
Want to see Jess Kimball in Action?
New! Official Trailer For Jess Kimball Thrillers Here’s a glimpse of Jess Kimball in action, in the new trailer for the Jess Kimball Thriller Series. She’s an investigative journalist. But she’ll never be the type to sit and work at a desk all day. Jess is on a mission: find her missing son, who was […]
When Doctors Go Bad
One of the fun parts about writing thriller novels is hiding the “bad guys” in unexpected places. That’s why, when I was dreaming up my newest Jess Kimball thriller, Fatal Game, one of the ideas I liked was for a doctor to be less than trustworthy. Unfortunately, the storyline happens not only in fiction, but […]
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