Tag Archives | mystery books

Goodreads

Enter to Win 100 Free eBooks On Goodreads

Mark your calendars for August 22, 2017: That’s when a new Heir Hunter Series book starring Michael Flint, will be available! But starting now, you can enter to win a copy of Trace Evidence. Now through August 21, 2017, my publisher is running a Goodreads giveaway of 100 ebook copies for U.S. customers. Enter for a […]

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When Identical Twins Complicate Crimes

Do you consider yourself a professional armchair detective? Are you a true crime connoisseur? An heir hunter in training? If so, riddle me this: TRUE OR FALSE? “Identical twins have identical DNA.” Think you know the answer?   Scroll down….   Down some more…   The answer is… True! Identical twins do have the same […]

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Female Intelligence

A Surprising Quality We Inherit From Our Mothers

Generally we assume we get 50% of our genes from our father and 50% from our mother, right? Turns out that’s not the case with a lot of our genes. And what about genes for intelligence? Experts say we’re more likely to get intelligence from our mother’s genes than from our father’s. So, I do a […]

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DB Cooper

The Man Who Disappeared From A Plane: New Clue

Do you remember the D.B. Cooper case? It’s one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the past century. We learned about a new clue this month, that’s actually pretty fascinating and has the potential to solve the case. I’ll tell you what the new clue is in a moment, but first, a quick review of […]

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Bookworm Problems

3 Bookworm Problems You Know All Too Well

I know this has happened at least once in the past week to all true bookworms! (Though maybe at a different hour…) Some of us have this problem below, which I think of as “reader’s guilt.” Non-bookworms just don’t understand that reading IS doing something! Something very important, in fact! And then there’s Bookish Problem […]

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Jack Reacher’s Drive For Success in 2017

What changes do you expect this year? What changes happened for you last year that you didn’t expect? What do you expect will stay the same in this new year? As we learn from all my books, and from life experiences all the time, things aren’t always as they seem…! I don’t necessarily believe in […]

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Lee Child Make Me

The #MakeMe #JackandJoe Book Giveaway

Okay fellow readers, we have two reasons to celebrate with a giveaway, and both reasons involve new books! (Read on to find out what the $100 value grand prizes are, and how to enter!) Reason to Celebrate #1: My new release, Jack and Joe, just made its debut! Jack and Joe is the newest book […]

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Miki Keeping Watch

Saturday Special: Beyond Coffee, How Did Your Week Taste?

When I’m writing fiction, it’s not enough just to narrate the action and the plot. A good book involves all five of the senses — and then some. So, for this week’s Saturday Special, let’s look at five highlights from the past week — one representing each of the main senses. Start with … TOUCH: I […]

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Fishnado Fish

Fishnado!

Welcome to the FMWA’s Florida’s Crazy Blog Hop! “Florida is a giant bug light for crazy people.” – Phyllis Smallman, SleuthFest 2014 It’s no surprise to any author living in Florida that some of the craziest stories we can write are actually inspired by true events in our sunshine state. Join us in exploring a […]

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Floridan Hotel Lobby

Tampa Gets Its Palace Back

There’s an institution in downtown Tampa that’s had a more interesting life than you, me, and Jack Reacher combined. It’s called The Floridan, and it’s a bar, a hotel, and a restaurant. That doesn’t make it unusual. But its life story does. The Floridan Hotel, also known as the Hotel Floridan, opened in 1927, with […]

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