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What Intrigues You about Psychopaths, Pathological Liars and Scam Artists?

We live in a world where there are all kinds of people and that’s what makes life exciting and interesting.  With all of the wonderful types of people out in the world that we’ve met throughout our own experiences, some … Continue reading

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DNA Offers Lead in Child Murders from Thirty-Five Years Ago

In yet another instance of our amazing members of law enforcement never giving up on bringing predators to justice, there is a new break in the killings of four children in Michigan thirty-five years ago.  The story is one that … Continue reading

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Love for a Serial Killer

Many of us had mothers who warned us against the “bad boy”?  Perhaps you even had a father who stood on the front porch waiting for your date of questionable repute to arrive while conveniently cleaning his pistol at the … Continue reading

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NEWS UPDATE — Dark Mind Received Critical Nods

July started out with some real fireworks!  I found on July 1st, that Dark Mind, my latest Emily Stone Thriller, has received two award nominations.  I can’t tell you how exciting it is for me.  I’m actually doing a happy … Continue reading

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Teardrop Rapist Appears to Have Struck Again

Several months ago, the Los Angeles Police Department released nine composite sketches that had been made of the “Teardrop Rapist,” a man who is wanted in connection with more than thirty sexual assaults.  At the time the LAPD held a … Continue reading

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Which Writing Tense Would You Choose?

Writing a novel in past or present tense makes some people crazy.  It seems when you stray from the standard mainstream way of novel writing, it causes an unsettling raucous among the people. Is there a wrong tense to write … Continue reading

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Aloha Serial Killer

When I first began writing crime thrillers and my first book Compulsion, I didn’t immediately envision a series.  I was so involved in the story initially and it was a therapy of sorts from my horrible experiences with a sociopathic … Continue reading

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