by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Mar 2, 2019 | Authors and Books, Book Reviews
I’d like to tell you about a book I just read by Fran Stewart called A Wee Murder in my Shop. For the past few years there has been a constant slate of hard-hitting news stories and sometimes it’s necessary to escape into a different type of drama, one that is far...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Dec 22, 2018 | Authors and Books, Book Reviews
I purchased Mourning Dove by Claire Fullerton for two reasons. First, I had read Dancing to an Irish Reel which takes place in my favorite place—Ireland—and thoroughly enjoyed it so I knew I enjoyed her style of writing. Second, Mourning Dove takes place in Memphis in...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Nov 10, 2018 | Authors and Books, Book Reviews
In The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley, archeologist Verity Grey begins an excavation in Scotland. The Ninth Roman Legion was rumored to have camped there as they marched north from York to fight the Scots, and the owner of a remote manor house is convinced his...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Nov 1, 2018 | The Adventures of Blade and Rye
For nearly 20 years I have written suspense novels and historical suspense, so it may come as a surprise—to you and to me—that I have written my first children’s book, The Adventures of Blade and Rye. Written for children ages 10 and under, The Adventures of...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Oct 12, 2018 | Authors and Books, On Writing
I’ve devoted several articles to the journey of the hero, but often what makes a book so memorable are the peripheral characters. Years ago when I was developing software, I created a program for working with brain injured patients; part of their successful journey...