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Eat Junk Food, Commit a Crime, and Leave Visible Fingerprints for Cops

Consuming processed foods on a regular basis has contributed to a higher level of salt excreted through fingerprints. Many processed and junk foods possess a high level of sodium (generally used as a perseverative), which in turn allows fingerprints to become more visible on metal surfaces leaving behind a corrosive chemistry, even after the print has been wiped away.

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“This would be particularly helpful for terrorist type crimes where the nature of the incident would tend to obliterate fore...

Vigilante Detective Emily Stone Wins Bronze

I received some very exciting news on Saturday that Dark Mind received a 2012 Bronze Award for Action at Readers Favorite. I’m very honored to be a part of such an amazing group of authors. Thank you to all of the judges at Readers Favorite!

When I wrote my first novel Compulsion four years ago, I never thought about writing a series at that time. I had a story I wanted to tell and I never looked back. One of the writing aspects I truly enjoy is writing action. It means so much me to be given...

Felonies on Facebook

Maybe you like to use Facebook to reconnect with friends you haven’t seen since you graduated from high school twenty years ago. Who needs a reunion in the school gymnasium when you can catch up virtually every day? Or, perhaps your family is scattered across the country and Facebook is a wonderful way to share photos and life events. This social media tool also has proven pivotal in political campaigns, protest movements, and issue awareness. Now, members of law enforcement are increasingly...

Take a Walk Through a Body Farm

Today’s post is not for the squeamish or faintof heart. I find the scientific research into decomposition fascinating. I originally posted this article more than a year ago and have received so many comments and questions about it, so I thought I’d repost again.

This is for all of you armchair CSI buffs or aspiring crime authors…

The body farm refers to a research facility where human decomposition is studied in different settings, conditions, and environments. The invaluable research gains a m...

What’s Really Out There in the Dark?

Fear is one of those ingrained emotions or feelings that affect everyone at one time or another in a lifetime. Fear drives us to do many things, to push us through the near impossible situations or to run and hide.

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“Fear is defined as a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; it is the feeling or condition of being afraid”.

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As a writer, I count on fear to drive emotions with my characters as well as in the reader. My heroi...

New Jersey Man May Have Held Girlfriend Prisoner for a Decade

In the series of novels I’ve written that feature vigilante detective Emily Stone, my bold protagonist goes after all kinds of criminals, but has a particular eye for those who abuse women and children. She has no patience for pedophiles and rapists and no fear when it comes to tracking them down. I believe she would have enjoyed the opportunity to gather surveillance material on Michael Mendez, a man who was arrested earlier this month for, in addition for the large amount of cash and pills...

Thriller Thursday Guest — Author J.C. Martin

I often hold my breath to wait for Thriller Thursday. Today, I have a real kick-ass, gorgeous thriller author J.C. Martin with her latest thriller, Oracle. Let’s see what’s in store with some fun interview questions and what’s happening in the city of London…

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Book Synopsis:

With London gearing up to host the Olympics, the city doesn’t need a serial killer stalking the streets, but they’ve got one anyway.

Leaving a trail of brutal and bizarre murders, the police force is no closer to finding t...

No Bones about Writing Bad Guys

When I outline bad guys for my novels, it often reads like a police rap sheet and a psychological profile. I can’t overstate the effectiveness for research and outlining in fiction writing. There’s always those little pieces of nuggets that you can weave into the story that gives it the added realism and authenticity. These nuggets are like pieces of gold for me and I love hunting for them.

Research into creating new characters works well for me because I love learning new things that I didn’t...

Mark David Chapman Seeks Parole for the Seventh Time

I suppose there are some of you reading this blog who are too young to remember the events of December 8, 1980. Even so, I know that many people who perhaps were not born then but have come to discover the music of The Beatles feel the loss of John Lennon’s death more than thirty years ago. It was a murder that shocked the entire world and certainly affected the generation of men and women who had grown up with the Fab Four. And now, the man responsible for John Lennon’s death is asking for a...

Thriller Thursday Guest — Author John Walker

I just love Thursdays! Today I’m so thrilled to have friend and fellow thriller author John Walker with his Dark Retribution Quartet, featuring Wrath and Remembrance. He’s an amazing writer and I’ve been so inspired by his works. I give 5 stars to his entire quartet. If you love rooting for the good guys and have a secret desire for revenge, then check out his books.

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BOOK SYNOPSIS:

Wrath and Remembrance
Book 1 of the Dark Retribution Quartet

As Jack Parrish struggles to survive and hold onto h...