Tag Archives | perception

The Nancy Kerrigan Case, 20 Years Later

By Diane on January 7, 2014 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

Can you believe it was 20 years ago today that Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked? Such a bizarre sequence of events. Almost like something out of one of my suspense novels. With the Winter Olympics just one month away, I’ve been thinking more about this case. The events happened in Detroit, where I was […]

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Feeling Frazzled? Try The Law of Least Effort

By Diane on November 28, 2013 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

Are you thinking things may get better when pigs fly? No doubt you’ve seen it splashed on bumper stickers and greeting cards and just about everywhere. Comics like Woody Allen and Albert Brooks have spent decades entertaining us with variations on the wry joke that “Life Sucks – And Then You Die.” Yet, studies repeatedly […]

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What Does Due Justice Mean To You?

By Diane on November 27, 2012 in Behind The Book, Blog, Justice

Before Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar began hunting Jack Reacher, Willa Carson and Jenny Lane were working for Justice even as Reacher was handling different problems in his own way. Life, we know, is not fair. There’s plenty of bad luck and trouble to go around. When trouble comes, we want Due Justice. Judge Willa Carson makes it […]

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Lee Child & Diane Capri – Better Together Contest Ends October 4!

By Diane on October 1, 2012 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

Have you entered lately? Contest ends at midnight on October 4, Eastern Time!! We’ve added new ways to enter and new prizes, so if you entered early, please come back and enter again. Click HERE to ENTER! What are we talking about? Here’s the recap: Contests are fun! Want to play? When we saw Amazon […]

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New! Jack and Kill (Hunt for Reacher Short Story #2): Come Celebrate!

By Diane on July 25, 2012 in Behind The Book

We’re celebrating today! Join us, won’t you? You can win some fun prizes and just generally have a good time. Come on over! It seems I’m always thanking you for something, and today is no exception. You folks are amazing and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all of your enthusiasm and support […]

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Tom Cruise as Lee Child’s Jack Reacher?

By Diane on July 5, 2012 in Beyond The Covers, Blog, Readers Ask

Because of my Hunt For Reacher series, readers frequently ask me how I feel about Tom Cruise portraying Lee Child’s Jack Reacher in the upcoming film. Every Lee Child fan knows by now that Tom Cruise will star in the first ever Reacher movie. The anticipation is simultaneously exciting and nerve-wracking, isn’t it? We’ve waited a long time […]

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The Ending Debate: Make Mine Open

By Diane on June 28, 2012 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

We’re back with the last post for our story endings debate. We started on Monday with Lisa Hall-Wilson’s Team Realistic. Tuesday was Melinda Van Lone’s Team Happy Ever After. Wednesday, Marcy Kennedy’s Team Hopeful. Today, I’m offering my views on why I say Make Mine Open. First, a short recap. The basic question we began […]

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New Experiences – Thrilling Dance and Human Sculpture

By Diane on June 26, 2012 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

At Licensed to Thrill, we often spotlight vision and perception. Well, I’m off to see an amazing live performance that promises to delight and amaze as well as thrill. Here in Northern Michigan, we’re fortunate to have access to Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tonight, we’re attending a performance by Philobous. No, I’ve never seen […]

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The Invisible Gorilla Experiment and You

By Diane on June 19, 2012 in Beyond The Covers, Blog

Four years ago, when I was plotting my new book, Fatal Distraction, the first job was finding the central crime that pits the psychopathic villain against Jess Kimball. Because I write crime fiction with hopeful endings, a compelling central crime must be each story’s focus. The news of the day generally provides more than enough […]

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Tubthumping Women Rule in Fatal Distraction

By Diane on May 27, 2012 in Behind The Book, Blog

Fatal Distraction, like the rest of my books, is about strong women who never, never, never give up until they triumph over life using their inherent gifts – and sometimes, humor and an equalizer. Jess Kimball and Helen Sullivan don’t have to bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan, but they know […]

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