Tag Archives: award winning

I’ve Stared Into the Heart of a Psychopath

Posted on January 28, 2015 by jchasenovelist

As with my fictional heroine Emily Stone, I have stared into the heart of psychopath. The first book in the award-winning Emily Stone Series is loosely based on some of my experiences with a violent sociopath that lived next door. … Continue reading →

Posted in Compulsion, Emily Stone Thrillers | Tagged author and criminologist, award winning, California Beach Community, compulsion, crime fiction, dark mind, dead burn, emily stone, film, forensics, huntress, jennifer chase, mystery, serial killer, series, short, thriller, whodunit | 1 Comment

The Criminal Mind in the Digital Age

Posted on December 2, 2014 by jchasenovelist

The advancement in technology just in the past eight to ten years, particularly in the areas of the internet and social media, has been astonishing. We now can know what our friends from high school are having for dinner every … Continue reading →

Posted in crime | Tagged author, award winning, compulsion, crime, criminal mind, criminals, criminologist, cyberspace, dark mind, digital age, emily stone, forensics, jennifer chase, mystery, series, social media, technology | 1 Comment

The Sociopaths Among Us

Posted on November 17, 2014 by jchasenovelist

For most of us when we think of the term sociopath, we likely imagine some terrifying man boring through the television screen with an unchanging stare and creepy smile. Maybe we are reminded of a scene from an episode of … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Criminology | Tagged antisocial, author, award winning, behavior, characteristics of a sociopath, charm, confessions, criminologist, detatchment, emily stone, forensic, jennifer chase, lack of emotion, m e thomas, mystery, narcissism, psychopath, serial killers, series, sociopath, suspense | 5 Comments

Guest Author: Andy Holloman and When His Dreams Take Flight

Posted on October 28, 2014 by jchasenovelist

SYNOPSIS: Have you ever dreamed you were flying? If so, you probably know how spectacular it is. Nick Townsend had these types of dreams regularly and he USED to enjoy them. In late 2012, he’s been suspended from his job as … Continue reading →

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Female Serial Killer Reminds Us that Violence is Nothing New

Posted on October 9, 2014 by jchasenovelist

Even though it sometimes seems that the 24-hour news cycle is fed primarily by grim stories of violence and the ugly side of human nature, we know that such behavior did not start the moment CNN took to the air. … Continue reading →

Posted in Serial Killers, Thriller Thursday | Tagged award winning, books, compulsion, Countess Elizabeth Bathory, crimes, dark mind, emily stone series, evil, female serial killer, history, jennifer chases, murder, mystery, serial cases, serial killer, suspense, thriller thursday, young girls | Leave a comment

Gearing up for the BOUCHERCON 2014 #Mystery #Thriller Conference in Long Beach, California

Posted on September 17, 2014 by jchasenovelist

BOUCHERCON is the Annual World Mystery Convention, where every year readers, writers, publishers, editors, agents, booksellers and other lovers of crime fiction gather for a long weekend of education, entertainment, and fun. What a fantastic event! This is the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference, Emily Stone Thrillers | Tagged authors, award winning, bouchercon, bouchercon 2014, california, conference, csi, emily stone thrillers, event, fans, forensics, jennifer chase, long beach, murder, mystery, november, panels, police, publishers, suspense, thriller | 4 Comments

Do You Escape Real Violence with Fictional Violence?

Posted on September 5, 2014 by jchasenovelist

When you turn on the nightly news, there is no shortage of stories that qualify as disturbing. From world events to the way people are treating one another in our own neighborhoods, the reality that surrounds us can be difficult … Continue reading →