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Diane Capri Reveals Lee Child (not Jack Reacher?)

By Diane on September 16, 2012 in Behind The Book, Blog, Diane Capri Reveals

There’s no nicer guy on the planet than my friend Lee Child. He’s kind, amusing, normal. What’s not to like? You probably feel the same. He’s smiling and blue-eyed friendly in all those author photos, right? What we see is what we get with Lee Child: So I asked him if he wanted to be Revealed […]

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Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher? On CBS This Morning, Lee Child says…

By Diane on September 13, 2012 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

A while back, we shared how we felt about the new movie starring Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher and asked you what you thought. Many of you told us. You can see the trailer, our post and your responses HERE. My plan is to finish Get Jack Back, the next installment of the Hunt for Reacher […]

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Diane Capri Reveals Karla Darcy (Shhhh! Secrets!)

By Diane on August 27, 2012 in Blog, Diane Capri Reveals

Perhaps it’s odd for a writer Licensed to Thrill, but I adore Downton Abbey, don’t you? Oh, sure, there’s less thrill and mystery and suspense than I usually prefer, but the costumes and the history and that snarky Maggie Smith more than fill the void. Not to mention the thriller writer’s stock in trade – […]

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Diane Capri Reveals Sue Grafton

By Diane on August 14, 2012 in Blog, Diane Capri Reveals

Like millions of mystery readers, I’ve been a Sue Grafton fan from the letter A. “A is for Alibi,” that is. Sue’s first Kinsey Milhone story, the one that kicked off her extremely popular alphabet series, was published in 1982. Back then, I was dreaming of writing fiction one day. Sue was a trailblazer and […]

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Diane Capri Reveals Best Selling Author Carla Neggers

By Diane on July 30, 2012 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

One of the most exciting times for a writer is the moment our books reach the bestseller lists. When Don’t Know Jack hit the #1 spot on Amazon’s Bestseller lists, including Best Mystery, Best Legal Thriller, and more, both in the US and the UK, one of the first people I called was my friend […]

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Tom Cruise as Lee Child’s Jack Reacher?

By Diane on July 5, 2012 in Beyond The Covers, Blog, Readers Ask

Because of my Hunt For Reacher series, readers frequently ask me how I feel about Tom Cruise portraying Lee Child’s Jack Reacher in the upcoming film. Every Lee Child fan knows by now that Tom Cruise will star in the first ever Reacher movie. The anticipation is simultaneously exciting and nerve-wracking, isn’t it? We’ve waited a long time […]

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The Ending Debate: Make Mine Open

By Diane on June 28, 2012 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

We’re back with the last post for our story endings debate. We started on Monday with Lisa Hall-Wilson’s Team Realistic. Tuesday was Melinda Van Lone’s Team Happy Ever After. Wednesday, Marcy Kennedy’s Team Hopeful. Today, I’m offering my views on why I say Make Mine Open. First, a short recap. The basic question we began […]

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New Experiences – Thrilling Dance and Human Sculpture

By Diane on June 26, 2012 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

At Licensed to Thrill, we often spotlight vision and perception. Well, I’m off to see an amazing live performance that promises to delight and amaze as well as thrill. Here in Northern Michigan, we’re fortunate to have access to Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tonight, we’re attending a performance by Philobous. No, I’ve never seen […]

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Don’t Know Jack – Now Available in Paperback

By Diane on June 21, 2012 in Behind The Book, Blog

We love eBooks and eReading and all things digital here at Licensed to Thrill. But we love paper books, too. We love to hold them in our hands and admire them on our shelves and give them as gifts to readers who don’t have access to eReaders. We love that some readers prefer paper books […]

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The Invisible Gorilla Experiment and You

By Diane on June 19, 2012 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

Four years ago, when I was plotting my new book, Fatal Distraction, the first job was finding the central crime that pits the psychopathic villain against Jess Kimball. Because I write crime fiction with hopeful endings, a compelling central crime must be each story’s focus. The news of the day generally provides more than enough […]

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