Killing Characters

What I’m reading: Paper, Scissors, Death, by Joanna Campbell Slan
First — Brenda Novak’s auction to raise money for diabetes research has started. I’ve donated four of my out of print books. Hope you’ll bid, and not just on my donation. There’s a ton of fantastic stuff, and it’s for a good cause. The auction home page is here.

When I was growing up, I lived in one of the canyons outside Beverly Hills, north of Sunset Boulevard. The route to Beverly Hills included an intersection that struck fea...