My novels have been translated into many languages, none of which I can read. I always wonder if meaning gets mangled in the process. I’ll probably never know for sure, but a look at what translating has done to some of my book titles might provide a clue. Here are some of my books with … Read more
More and more lately, I’ve been getting asked this question: How did I come up with Cork O’Connor as the protagonist for my series? So here’s the answer. Long before I began to think about writing a mystery, a character began to take shape in my imagination. The first thing I knew about him was … Read more
For anyone who’s attempted to follow my blogs, you’re aware that I’ve been away from blogging for a while. It’s the book tour. Eats up all my time. That and trying to meet deadline on the next Cork O’Connor novel. But in the meantime, I did compose a blog entry that I think may be … Read more
Next week, the ninth book in my Cork O’Connor series goes on sale, and I still don’t know exactly what to think of this work. Often at the heart of my books is an issue. With Copper River, for example, it was a question of what happens to the children in our society that we … Read more
Two things you never do in the crime genre. First and foremost, never kill a pet. You can be brutal to human beings, kill them in imaginative, excruciating ways, but an innocent little dog is off limits. Second, never end a book without all the loose threads tied up, all the answers given, justice done, … Read more