There has been some controversy recently, claiming that ancestry.com doesn’t protect users’ privacy when they submit DNA samples. The complaints claim that the website keeps the DNA on file and will use it for various purposes — such as in answer to a subpoena or if there’s a warrant to search when authorities are investigating […]
Tag Archives | fiction
Shooting Accurately Underwater: Is It Possible?
My new book in the Michael Flint Heir Hunter series, Trace Evidence, opens with a scene involving a pistol with a waterproof chamber that allows Flint to fire effectively underwater. If you know me or keep up with my blog, you know that I research tediously every detail that makes it into the book. So, […]
New Technology Could Help Solve Kidnappings
Did you hear about the new technological development in fingerprints? This one specifically involves infants. Fingerprints are extremely helpful for solving crimes, and that’s often the reason I research and write about them — both in my books and here on my blog. For example, in my novel Due Justice, investigators dust a doorknob for fingerprints […]
The Most Unique Corner of Disney (It’s At Epcot)
Did you know there’s a spot at Epcot where you can learn the history of your surname or family name? So, if you’ve ever been to Disney World, you know it has a lot to offer. Did you know there are people who go to Disney 3-4 times a week?? Not per month. Per WEEK. […]
Missing Boy Found Alive After 7 Years
Too often, the stories we hear about missing children end in tragedy. But once in a while, just once in a while, missing children turn up alive. That’s the outcome Jess Kimball is counting on ever since her son was kidnapped as an infant. As the author behind the Jess Kimball Thriller Series, I keep […]
My Friend Has No Fingerprints?!?
“Sorry, ma’am. You have no fingerprints.” So my friend went to apply for TSA (Transportation Security Administration) pre-check status, and she told me about something strange that happened. The agent working there informed her that she doesn’t have fingerprints on one hand. ?!?!???? He said she probably washes her hands too much. ?!?!???? That was […]
5 Reasons To Visit Mackinac Island
In my Hunt for Justice books, you’ll find connections between Florida and Michigan. Both are lovely places to visit. And, it turns out, both are lovely places to live! As luck would have it, I’m able to enjoy a snowbird lifestyle, spending part of the year in Florida and part in Michigan. You’ll find the […]
You know it’s time to go to Michigan when….
You know it’s summer when All Things Michigan begin consuming this author’s thoughts! 🙂 Every year around this time, I warm up my snowbird wings and journey from the sticky Florida summers to the sweet relief of Michigan life. Judge Willa Carson of my Hunt for Justice Series is from Michigan, too. Probably not much […]
Revealing New Book Cover in Heir Hunter Series
Revealing a new book cover is like Christmas morning to me. I’m thrilled to show you the new cover and see your reaction. I hope you love it as much as we do! Of course, we’re told not to judge a book by its cover, but that’s exactly what we do, right? And this cover […]
Update in the Case of Missing Child Etan Patz
With the new release of a couple Jess Kimball thrillers, the exciting short read Fatal Edge, and, more recently, a new novel Fatal Game, I’ve been thinking about a subject that pervades all of my Jess Kimball books — missing children. It’s a devastating topic, of course, but it’s what drives Jess Kimball. She won’t rest until she’s found […]
Follow Diane
