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The Fickleness of Human Memory (and a New Release)

by Kassandra Lamb ~ I have a new book coming out today, Malignant Memories. As you might gather from the title, the fickleness of human memory plays a major role in this story of a young woman who has total amnesia for her past and even her own identity.

She finds a business card in her pocket, for one Judith Anderson, Chief of Police of Starling, Florida. She has no idea how the card got there, and she wonders if perhaps she herself is this person. So she walks to the nearest police station ...

Honoring Our Veterans (an encore)

by Kassandra Lamb ~ Today is Veterans’ Day. A day set aside for honoring our veterans and military. But really we should be honoring them every day. There are a ton of reasons why, but I’m gonna pick my top five.

1.   They have a strong sense of duty.

Granted they may have other reasons for joining the armed forces as well, but the men and women who sign on that dotted line do so mostly out of a sense of duty. That is an honorable trait.

(public domain, Wikimedia Commons)2.   They m...

True Halloween Hauntings (an encore) ~ Plus a New Release

by Kassandra Lamb (on behalf of the group) ~ Several years ago, we asked our authors if they knew any true ghost stories about sightings of ghosts or other kinds of true Halloween hauntings. We got more than we bargained for. This post was too good to only put up once, so we’re re-running it this year, with a few updates (especially the first story, which is a real hair-on-the-back-of-your-neck raiser).

For once, we’re not letting our imaginations write the stories. These are true stories we ...

Some Autumn Rad Reads (Book Reviews)

by Kassandra Lamb ~ I’m actually “unplugged” this week while visiting a friend in South Carolina. But I thought I’d put up some Autumn Rad Reads for your enjoyment while I’m gone…

Unfortunately, I didn’t read any good books during the last few weeks that were all that discounted, but most of these are in Kindle Unlimited.

Coconut Wireless, A Paradise Crime Cozy Mystery, Book 1, by Toby Neal ~ Free in KU or $5.99 to buy (worth it!)

Secret Service agent Katherine “Kat” Smith is sent to...

What Is a Mystery School Exactly? (plus some History and a New Release)

by Kirsten Weiss ~ Some folks (including Kass Lamb) have asked me “What exactly is a mystery school?”

I am so fascinated by mystery schools, I’ve devoted a series of novels to them. (Book 2, Shadow of the Witch just came out yesterday~check it out below.) And I’ve created a series of videos on my new YouTube channel to answer that question: What is a mystery school exactly?

And to explain why I find them so fascinating.

If you, too, are curious/fascinated by the strange and mysterious ...

A Crime Writers Interview ~ Seren Star Goode

We’re excited to bring you another Crime Writers Interview, this one with Seren Star Goode, YA/sci-fi author turned cozy mystery writer.

First, her bio:

Seren Star Goode was born in the Midwest with itchy feet and a dream of far-off places. She loves traveling the world, walking on the beach, and curling up with a good cozy mystery and a hot cup of tea.

A Jane-of-all-trades, Seren has studied communications, English, design, archeology, metalsmithing, pottery, juggling, and m...

A Peek Behind the Screen: How My Writing Process Evolved

It was almost like magic!

by Kassandra Lamb ~ When I first started writing fiction, I loved the writing itself. Most of the time, I could easily get “in the zone” and the words would just flow out the ends of my fingertips and onto my computer screen. It almost felt like magic. And then my writing process evolved…

Back then, my first drafts were done fairly quickly, usually within four to eight weeks. One time, I wrote a first draft in a week (during a self-designed solo writing retreat)....

An Off-Week Goodie: Four Summer Book Reviews

by Kassandra Lamb ~ Four book reviews to help you wind down the summer…two discounted and two that are not, but I think are well worth the price.

A Doggone Waterfront Shame, A Megan Henny Cozy Mystery, Book 1, by Rimmey London ~ FREE

Megan Henny’s grand opening of her boardwalk scooter rental shop is off to a running start…literally. She chases a would-be purse snatcher only to discover it’s a prank. But things turn serious when a body is found at the construction site of a nearby housi...

7 Things To Do in One’s 70s (plus a New Release)

by Kassandra Lamb ~ I turn 72 in three weeks, and lately I’ve been contemplating what it means to be in one’s 70s. One is definitely old now; no ducking it or denying it. But most septuagenarians are still in reasonably good health. Still, one no longer knows how long they can count on that, so here are 7 things one should do in their 70s, in my humble opinion…

1. Take that trip you’ve always wanted to take.

Is there someplace you’ve always wanted to see? No time like the present. Make it ...

A Crime Writers Interview with CB Wilson

C.B. with Ripkin, a minor league baseball bat dog

We love introducing you, our wonderful readers, to other mystery writers we think you might enjoy. With that in mind, here’s our crime writers interview with CB Wilson.

First her Bio: The award-winning author of the Barkview Mysteries series, CB Wilson, has a serious thing about dogs. So serious that she has turned that canine fascination into a nine-book cozy pet mystery series. CB’s love of writing was spurred by an early childhood...