Tag Archives | crime fiction

What Keeps Lee Child (And Me) Writing?

Magic I spent the day yesterday responding to email from you, the best readers in the world. Communicating with you directly is the second best part of my job. Sometimes we have very lively conversations. You often disagree with me, and each other. You tell me what you like, what you don’t like, and why. […]

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The Hunt For Jack Reacher Series #1

Thanks To You – Don’t Know Jack Hits The USA Today Bestseller List!

Happy Awesome Birthday to Me – From You! (Has hunting Lee Child’s Jack Reacher ever been such fun?) Thank you all for helping me celebrate my birthday last week!! It was fun to be able to offer Don’t Know Jack for the first-time-ever sale. And even more fun to watch as more than 12,000 of you […]

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Don't Know Jack

Say What?

Have you heard? Listen up! It’s always fun for me to hear from readers. It’s especially fun when you tell me what you like best (and sometimes least!) about Otto and Gaspar. Such as? You like that Kim Otto is brave. She’s worried all the time, but she forges ahead anyway. You like that she’s […]

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What Are You Thinking, Einstein?

Still Asking: What IS Lee Child’s Favorite Beatle Song?

Planet Introvertian Logic Before June, my friend Lee Child had been interviewed hundreds of times. Maybe even thousands. A quick Google search of his name turned up 299,000,000 hits in 0.19 seconds. An almost equally quick Google search seeking “Lee Child’s favorite songs” turned up 150,000,000 results in .30 seconds. But “What is Lee Child’s favorite […]

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Invisible Gorilla Word Picture

The Invisible Gorilla and You

Invisible gorillas are all around; do you see them?   My world has been intently focused lately on completing Get Back Jack and I’m pleased to say we’re on track for a September release, publishing gods willing. What I know for sure is that much has been going on in the world while I’ve been […]

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Florida is Murder: Double Feature

Florida is Murder: Double Feature Now Available

Mystery and Murder in Paradise From Diane Capri and Christine Kling We hope you’ll join us on this journey. Oh, the places we’ll go! One of my favorite reading/writing buddies is my friend Christine Kling. We’ve got a lot in common, including our new boxed set combining our first novels, Due Justice and Surface Tension. The […]

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Licensed to Thrill Volume 5

April Showers Free Reads For Book Lovers (and iPad Mini Giveaway!)

Free Reads Sprouting Up All Over!   Our friends at Story Cartel are offering free copies of my short story collection this month in exchange for posting your honest review. If you enjoy short reads or want to be introduced to my books with short stories featuring the Hunt for Jack Reacher, Judge Willa Carson, […]

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Lee Child

Sherlock? Watson? Notice Anything Different at Licensed to Thrill?

Sherlock Holmes may have popularized the mystery puzzle, but now we’re all accomplices. Mystery and thriller lovers know the answers to story puzzles hide in plain sight.     We’ve made some changes to our website over the past couple of weeks. Have you noticed?   Sometimes, a bit of deductive reasoning is required. That’s […]

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Wattpad Loves a Mystery

Wattpad Loves a Good Mystery! Don’t You?

 Wattpad has included Due Justice in Whodunit Month!   You know Wattpad, right? The place where you can discover a world of unlimited stories? Read Due Justice this month any time, anywhere on Wattpad Loves a Good Mystery!     Start Due Justice and you won’t want to stop until you’ve read all six Justice […]

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Celebrate Spring! Enter Spring Thrills Sale and Raffle!

Celebrate Spring! 4 Smart Thrillers! 1 Low Price! Enter Spring Thrills Raffle For A Chance to Win $25 Amazon Gift Card! This winter has been way too long, hasn’t it? It’s Spring! Let’s Celebrate with Books and Shopping! Good plan, right? So how about a great thriller sale and a fun raffle, too? We are […]

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