Mystery

Interview with Author – Lorraine Evanoff

Interview with Author – Lorraine Evanoff

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Award-winning author Lorraine Evanoff’s highly addictive, suspenseful thrillers are perfect for fans of Erik Larson, Jack Slater and Kathy Reichs.

Former Hollywood finance exec Lorraine Evanoff uses classic mystery storytelling to spin complex tales of international finance with a sexy female heroine. Lorraine’s best-selling Louise Moscow Novels, FOLIAGE and the newly released PINOT NOIR, are high concept noir thrillers inspired by real-life banking scandals.

Originally from Chicago, Lorraine received a degree in French from DePaul then studied and worked for seven years in Paris and is currently living in Los Angeles with her husband. Lorraine held CFO positions in high tech companies during the dot-com era, and more recently in the film industry, notably as CFO of National Lampoon. She already has multiple IMDB credits to her name and now has a screenplay in development.

Awards:

PINOT NOIR: An International Banking Spy Thriller (A Louise Moscow Novel Book 2)

2020 BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER, MYSTERY CATEGORY
2020 indigBRAG B.R.A.G. MEDALLION WINNER, HISTORICAL FICTION CATEGORY

FOLIAGE: An International Banking Spy Thriller (A Louise Moscow Novel Book 1)

2016 BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD FINALIST, HISTORICAL FICTION CATEGORY
2016 NEW APPLE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
2016 SHELF UNBOUND BEST INDIE BOOK, NOTABLE INDIE AWARD
2016 READER’S FAVORITE BOOK AWARD FINALIST

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Interview with Author – Dan Lawton

Interview with Author – Dan Lawton

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Dan Lawton is an award-winning literary suspense, mystery, and thriller author from New Hampshire. He is an active member of the International Thriller Writers (ITW) Organization and the New Hampshire Writers’ Project.

His fifth novel, The Green House—a Bronze Medalist in the Adult Fiction E-Book category for the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards), a finalist in the Fiction category for the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, and a finalist in the Mystery category for the 2020 Book Excellence Awards—will be released on 7/30/20.

Dan’s fourth novel, Plum Springs, won the 2019 New Hampshire Writers’ Project Readers’ Choice Award for Fiction. His first novel, Deception, was named one of the best thriller novels of 2017 by the Novel Writing Festival.

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Interview with Author – Katt Rose

Interview with Author – Katt Rose

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Katt Rose is an aspiring young writer who has a love of music, animals (horse lover) and writing. Katt is a true country girl at heart and would always rather be outside in her garden, on the beach, in a lake on her kayak, or somewhere in the woods on her horse with her faithful dog by her side.
Katt studied Creative Writing and Journalism in University but decided to step into the health care field, after nursing her Oma back to health.
Years passed, but Katt could not silence the stories in her head. Once she began to write, she knew there would be no turning back. She was home. She is most proud of winning best fiction Apple Award of Excellence.
Katt Rose aims to be a well-known best-selling author, from the perfect stranger to someone you know.
Remember, no dream is out of reach

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Interview with Author – Paul W. Papa

Interview with Author – Paul W. Papa

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I am a full-time writer and ghost writer who has lived in Las Vegas for more than thirty years. I developed a fascination with the area, and all its wonders, while working for nearly fifteen years at several Las Vegas casinos. In my role as a security officer, I was the person who actually shut and locked the doors of the Sands Hotel and Casino for the final time. I eventually became a hotel investigator for a major Strip casino, during which time I developed a love for writing stories about uncommon events. When not at my keyboard, I can usually be found talking to tourists on Fremont Street, investigating some old building, or sitting in a local diner hunting down my next story.

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Interview with Author – Chris Karlsen

Interview with Author – Chris Karlsen

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I was raised in Chicago. My father, a history professor, and my mother, a voracious reader passed on a love of history and books along with a love of travel.

I am a retired police detective. After twenty-five years in law enforcement I decided to pursue my dream of writing. I write a historical-time travel romance series called Knights in Time and a historical suspense called The Bloodstone Series.

I am also working on a world war two series of novella romances. The first is Moonlight Serenade and currently available. The second is my work in progress at the moment and will be titled, The Ack-Ack Girl.

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Interview with Author – Victoria LK Williams

Interview with Author – Victoria LK Williams

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Victoria writes the cozy mystery series Citrus Beach Mysteries. The series is filled with small-town feeling and her character, Barney adds sweet humor. Romance is heating up in the tropics, too.
She also has a “clean Chic Lit” series (Sister Station), another cozy mystery series (Mrs. Avery’s Adventures) and a paranormal cozy mystery series (Storm Voices). Currently, she is working on a new paranormal cozy mystery series (Beach House Mysteries) and will be starting a cozy spy series in 2020 (A Spy in the Family).
Victoria can often be found writing from her south Florida home, looking into her garden, watching the birds and squirrels fight over their next meal, while she writes. Her two cats, Miss Marple and Fletch, often join her at the desk and each has their assigned spot. Victoria’s not sure they are there to supervise her writing or watch the birds.
Victoria and her husband of 35 years share a love of gardening, and together they have written a gardening handbook for Florida gardeners.

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Interview with Author – Trixie Silvertale

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Trixie Silvertale grew up reading an endless supply of Lilian Jackson Braun, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew novels. She loves the amateur sleuths in cozy mysteries and obsesses about all things paranormal. Those two passions unite in her Mitzy Moon Mysteries, and she’s thrilled to write them and share them with you.

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Interview with Author – Sara Brooke

Interview with Author – Sara Brooke

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Sara Brooke is an international Amazon bestselling author who writes horror and suspense novels.

A lifelong avid reader of all things scary, Sara’s childhood dream was to write books that force readers to sleep with their lights on.

Her first novel, Still Lake was released Spring 2012.

Sara’s influences and favorite authors include Bentley Little and John Saul.

She is presently working on her next novel.

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Interview with Author – M K Scott

Interview with Author – M K Scott

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M. K. Scott is the husband and wife writing team behind The Painted Lady Inn Mysteries, The Talking Dog Detective Agency, which is set In Indianapolis, and The Way Over the Hill Gang series. Morgan K Wyatt is the general wordsmith, while her husband, Scott, is the grammar hammer and physics specialist. He uses his engineering skills to explain how fast a body falls when pushed over a cliff and various other felonious activities. Morgan’s daughter, who works at a hotel, has contributed a guest horror tale or two to fuel plot lines along with housekeeping details. Overall, the series are a family effort.

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Interview with Author – Julie Mellon

Interview with Author – Julie Mellon

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Julie is a native of Central Kentucky. After receiving her degree in English, she chose a career in higher education finance. Fifteen years later, she decided to allow her inner creative genius loose and began writing. She has been an avid reader her entire life, with a special love for mysteries, so she thought it fitting to make her first novel one of suspense. Growing up as an Army brat, she has lived in several states and foreign countries. To this day, she enjoys traveling to new places and experiencing new cultures. When at home she is likely to be found enjoying a few extreme sports, such as: rock climbing, scuba diving, or whitewater rafting. Her willingness to enter into activities of mortal peril is balanced by her commitment to ensure the quality of life for animals through her service with various dog rescue organizations. She now lives in Middle Tennessee with her two dogs, Ginny and Luna.

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Interview with Author – James Blakley

Interview with Author – James Blakley

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James Blakley was educated at Missouri Western State College and Washburn University. While at MWSC, he was a local and national award-winning columnist and section editor of “The Griffon-News.” Blakley worked 10 1/2 years as a page and as an Assistant Librarian for the River Bluffs Regional Libraries of St. Joseph, MO. He currently lives in Topeka, KS where he worked for The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library; several years in clerical and customer support capacities for international computer companies, such as EDS and HP; and information-gathering and analysis for numerous local, state, and federal agencies.

Blakley prefers reading history, current events, and allegorical fiction, and runs the gamut cinematically. And besides writing in his spare time, he is an avid pro sports fan who enjoys playing men’s fast-pitch softball.

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Interview with Author – Jack Polo

Interview with Author – Jack Polo

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They say, “Write what you know.” Well … I know real estate from being a top producer for over a decade. And I know criminal behavior from many of those clients who bought/sold homes with me are cops, attorneys and judges. And from those two mindsets I’ve written my “sunshine noir” series (where dark things happen in the bright sunlight of a very rich southern California beach town). The first “Death in Paraiso” is now out; the second, “Paraiso Lost” is scheduled for this July.

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Interview with Author – Angela Wren

Interview with Author – Angela Wren

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Having followed a career in Project and Business Change Management, I now work as an Actor and Director at a local theatre. I’ve been writing, in a serious way, since 2010. My work in project management has always involved drafting, so writing, in its various forms, has been a significant feature throughout my adult life.
I particularly enjoy the challenge of plotting and planning different genres of work. My short stories vary between contemporary romance, memoir, mystery and historical. I also write comic flash-fiction and have drafted two one-act plays that have been recorded for local radio. The majority of my stories are set in France where I like to spend as much time as possible each year.

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Interview with Author – DB McNicol

Interview with Author – DB McNicol

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Donna is a former IT professional who started writing fiction after retirement. Her preferred genre is small town mysteries with a dash of romance but she has also tackled children’s stories, fantasy and small town romance books. In addition, her short stories have been included in several anthologies. She currently lives with her husband and their two dogs, Cooper a Goldendoodle, and Murphy a Collie/Goldendoodle mix, splitting their time between living in their home in Tennessee and traveling in their 5th wheel trailer.

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Interview with Author – Vanessa Westermann

Interview with Author – Vanessa Westermann

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As an avid reader and writer of crime fiction, Vanessa Westermann’s ideal day would be spent plotting fictitious crimes. Vanessa is a former Arthur Ellis Awards judge, and has given a talk on the evolution of women’s crime writing, at the Toronto Chapter of Sisters in Crime.

Vanessa’s book review column entitled “Vanessa’s Picks” was published in the monthly newsletter of a popular Toronto mystery-specialty bookstore from 2012 to 2016. The column was developed into a blog, featuring literary reviews and author interviews.

While living in Germany, she attained an M.A. in English Literature and went on to teach creative writing.

She currently lives in Canada and is working on her next novel, while drinking copious amounts of tea.

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