Last week was National Strawberry Day. You celebrated, right?? Here in Florida, we celebrate with the Strawberry Festival. It’s similar to a state fair, complete with a midway and musical acts, except with an added emphasis on Florida’s Favorite Red Fruit. In my Hunt for Justice thriller Fatal Distraction, Jess Kimball notices the abundance of strawberry fields in Florida […]
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Saturday Special: Oscars Edition
The Oscars are this weekend, which is practically a national holiday in the United States. Will you be watching? I love movies and I’ve seen most of the nominees. Here are the nominees for the Academy Award for Best Picture: American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory of […]
Why I Know Lee Child
I love hearing from you. You know that, right? Email, Facebook, Blog comments, Twitter, even face-to-face if we can swing it! YOU are the reason I write, which means the more interaction, the better! (Sorry, couldn’t resist throwing in a little writer humor!) Anyway, I recently received a comment from a reader that sums up […]
7 Ways To Celebrate This Week’s New Release
In case you haven’t heard, False Truth 7: A Jordan Fox Mystery released this week! It’s the 7th book in the False Truth Mystery Serial about Jordan Fox, 22-year-old multimedia journalist extraordinaire. Or, as some see her, struggling intern. Jordan Fox is constantly trying to solve the cold case of her mother’s murder, but gets sidetracked when covering […]
Saturday Special: Cheers to Book Geeks!
Are you a book geek like myself? If so, take the pledge with me! It’s a good week for book geeks — the newest Willa Carson mystery was released Tuesday. To pick up your copy of Cold Justice, CLICK HERE. More good news for book geeks: The January Reader Appreciation Event is still going on. To enter the raffle […]
How Many Books Do You Read At Once?
This week and every week, I’m reading a pile of books, and I wondered if you all would think I’m crazy. Is it unusual to read several books at once? What do you think? Do you prefer to read one book at a time? Or do you read several at once? I usually read one […]
Don’t forget to thank a police officer.
In the U.S., yesterday was Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Won’t you join me in extending that appreciation for the whole weekend around the world? This weekend we’re thinking about police officers and deputies in France, Australia, Asia, New York… we could all add to the list and the appreciation could encircle the globe. I know […]
DIE HARD Trivia and Commentary from Diane Capri
This week we asked you to name your favorite ‘festive flick that thrills.’ In other words, your favorite thriller or mystery movie that’s set around the holidays. Die Hard was the winner by hard mile. Die Hard 2 was adapted from the 1987 novel 58 Minutes, by my friend, Walter Wager. Walter would have been so proud. So I […]
Saturday Special: Some Weekend Smiles
Are you enjoying any holiday activities this weekend? I went recently to the Christmas shows at Disney and saw various Spectacles of Lights. The lights are up in Traverse City, too. How beautiful!!! The twinkling beauty reminds me of rookie journalist Jordan Fox’s trip to Haiti in False Truth 5… a place where Jordan encounters […]
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 […]
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