Jordan Fox, 22-year-old television rookie reporter, arrives in Haiti on assignment in my new release False Truth 5: A Jordan Fox Mystery. In Haiti, Jordan learns, life is cheap and crime is rampant. Which means the assignment is dangerously scary. Haiti still has one of the highest rates of kidnapping for ransom in the world. On […]
Archive | Blog RSS feed for this section
If Hot Chocolate Were a Thriller Novel…
Like a good thriller, every cup of hot chocolate should have a twist. That’s not necessarily a fact. It probably is. But since we aren’t completely sure, let’s call it a hypothesis that must be tested. TASTE TESTED. By us, the bookworms of the world. It’s our duty! There has never been a better time […]
4 Reasons Intern Jordan Fox Has a Shot at Fame
Intern It’s just about the lowest job on the totem pole, right? Only two spots lower – unpaid intern, and programs where the intern pays for the chance. Internship is an investment in a future career for Jordan Fox, star of False Truth: A Jordan Fox Mystery. Intern Jordan Fox even has a good shot […]
5 Ways to Embrace the Cold
It’s December now… the perfect time, in the words of Judge Willa Carson in Cold Justice, for “Hot chocolate, warm soups. Heavy sweaters, cozy comforters. Blazing fires in the fireplace. Good books.” (Too bad things don’t turn out to be quite that simple on Willa’s vacation!) I posted the above quote on Pinterest, and while […]
Willa’s winter vacation slams into Cold Justice
Judge Willa Carson planned a peaceful winter vacation in Michigan. Then, Willa remembers how much she hates the cold. Alright, not so bad once you remember how to deal with it, right? But, just as she’s about to embrace this perfect winter vacation, her plans literally slam to a screeching halt. Now I’ve given you a preview, and […]
Pinterest: Simple concept, big world.
Are you on Pinterest? Pinterest is one of those concepts that you might think you’d hate — and then, wow! If you haven’t checked out Pinterest, I will try to explain it, but I’m sure I won’t do it justice. Fortunately, Pinterest is much easier and more fun to use than it is to explain. […]
Debuting my new theme song!
I’ve been working hard on something very different for you. This time, it’s not a book, or even a story of any kind — it’s a theme song! I wanted a song because I thought the women in my books deserved it. They all work relentlessly to win, jumping hurdles and dodging bad guys along […]
A Thanksgiving Poem from a Thriller Writer
Dear Friends, Normally I write with intrigue and thrill, But today I decided I’d sit back and chill And take a moment to appreciate you Be thankful, relax, and have pumpkin pie, too. It’s Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. of A. Since 1863, a National Holiday A perfect time to catch up on my reading […]
He got rich…. from shrimping??!
If you’ve read False Truth 1-3: A Jordan Fox Mystery, you know the books involve the shrimping industry. For part of my research on the topics involved, I read a fascinating book called A Culture Worth Saving by Robert P. Jones. The book talks about the history of the shrimping industry, and it’s not all easy […]
What we can learn from the Onion Festival
It’s the fourth weekend of November. It’s around this time of year that many of us try to strike the balance between rushing head first into the holidays and slowing down and enjoying the moment. I’m leaning on the latter of the two options – at least this year. Below is a list of some […]
Follow Diane
