Best Books of 2019

I’m tremendously lucky to get to read some books before they’re released, and I’m a fan of looking forward, so welcome to the annual list of forthcoming books you’ll love! This year’s list is longer than some previous ones have been...

MWA’s Grand Master Recipient

November 29 Updates: MWA has withdrawn Linda Fairstein’s Grand Master Award. Click here to read their statement. It turns out that there are Grand Master Award recipients who have never been nominated for Edgars. A database of past winners and nominees is on the...

August 21

Good news first. I saw Dr. Mackie last week and had an echocardiogram. The news was really good. The drugs are working, and my heart is working as well as it can be. Which is fantastic! Less-good news is that on July 21,I had a vitreal hemorrhage in my left eye. This...

Interview with Owen Laukkanen

By Elise Cooper GALE FORCE by Owen Laukkanen is a realistic story where readers take the journey with the characters as they board the ship, and feel the splash of the waves. It is an attest to the author’s writing style he is able to make an intense adventure story...

Interview with Robin Burcell

By Elise Cooper   THE GRAY GHOST by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell takes readers on a thrilling car ride as they race to find a valuable antique car before the bad guys find it.  Amateur sleuths Sam and Remi Fargo, smart and philanthropic self-made...