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 […]
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Dominick Dunne’s “Greatest Hits” Online
I hope you have a few hours to kill, because I found Dominick Dunne’s “Greatest Hits” online. I’ve been blogging about investigative reporter Dominick Dunne because of Jess Kimball’s connections to him. He would be something like a mentor to her if he were alive. I’ve also been writing about what it means to be […]
Dominick Dunne: Before He Was A Journalist
I’ve been working on a couple of new Jess Kimball novels, and am reminded of her strong connection to Dominick Dunne. You know who Dominick Dunne is, right? I’ve written about him before, and about the reasons Jess Kimball admires him: https://dianecapri.com/2014/08/lunch-dominick-dunne/ Like Kimball, Dunne was an investigative journalist. He wrote essays and articles for Vanity […]
Meet My Character Blog Tour: Jess Kimball
Welcome to the Meet My Character Blog Tour! Thanks to M. Ruth Myers for inviting me to play along. Over on her blog, we met her character Maggie Sullivan. She tagged me to answer questions next, so here goes! Today we’re getting to know Jess Kimball. Jess Kimball is the star of Fatal Distraction, Fatal […]
Saturday Special: Let’s Indulge Ourselves!
Jess Kimball of Fatal Distraction and Flight 12 fame is inspired by Dominick Dunne, the famous movie producer-turned-journalist/victim’s rights advocate. If you could have lunch with one person who has inspired you either professionally or personally, who would it be? Maybe on the menu would be something like this, if we’re lucky. Indulgent, I know. […]
Lunch with Dominick Dunne
If he were still alive today, Jess Kimball would have lunch with Dominick Dunne, a man who inspired her. In short, although they never met, Jess views Dominick Dunne as a mentor. Jess Kimball, of Fatal Distraction, Fatal Enemy, and Flight 12: A Jess Kimball Thriller is alone in the world. Her son, Peter, was kidnapped as an infant when […]
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