Mystery Author Kelly Oliver: Fiction is the Best Revenge!
Kelly Oliver; Fiction is the Best Revenge!
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Kelly Oliver; Fiction is the Best Revenge!
Read moreI like receiving books as gifts, and the holiday season was a bounty of books which I am excited to share as good reads to start the year.
Read moreI’ve been discussing holidays with friends online recently. Partly that’s because I planned a trilogy of books ( the Last[…]
Read moreIn no particular order: The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (1992) When Hollywood star Marina Greg returns to England[…]
Read moreI was honored to receive an advance copy of Death at Greenway annotated by the author Lori Rader-Day, which I won in a charity auction. I made myself read it slowly, savoring the experience of having the insight of the author as I read her fabulous story about Agatha Christie’s holiday home. Lori generously answered a few of my questions to share with Miss Demeanor’s readers.
Read moreDiane Kelly and I met online when I was featured on the “Molly on Mysteries” program. We soon realized we shared a common interest – we both write mysteries featuring old things, antiques for me and old houses for Diane.
Read more–and what better way to celebrate than by taking a peek at three gorgeous historical novels set in days when literacy was not only rare, but, for some, deathly dangerous.
Read moreResearch. We’ve all done interviews, read material, and done lots of things to get details right. What’s the most unusual (or unexpectedly helpful) place you’ve turned to for info?
Read moreIf Raymond Chandler were alive today, he’d be 113. Still, he lives on, not only in his own massive oeuvre but also in the books and short stories of writers who read Chandler and were never the same.
Read moreWe read and write to visit places in our mind. I’ve been inspired to visit cities because of books I’ve read, and I’ve been inspired to write about places I’ve lived.
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