Some of you have been asking about when I began my crime writing career. I started writing my first book, the one that eventually became Motion to Kill, my first Lou Mason thriller, in 1992 while I was still a practicing lawyer. It was eventually published in 2002. The Last Witness, the second
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A typical week in this crime thriller writer’s life
Some of you have been asking what a typical week looks like in my world. I usually get up between 5.30 and 6am. The newspapers are my first stop – USA Today, the New York Times and Kansas City Star. I feed the dogs, our two
Read More100,000 crime books sold since going ‘indie’!
As of this weekend, I’ve sold over 100,000 copies of my crime books since going “indie” and getting into self-publishing last summer. Pretty cool if you ask me! Thanks to all my readers who’ve supported me and enjoyed my crime novel series, and
Read MoreMy crime novels: What I Write About
I explore life through the crime fiction novels I write, starting each book with the same question in mind. What happens when things go wrong, especially when no one is looking? Character and characters are measured by the answer to that question. Crime fiction poses that question when the stakes are the highest, when the… Continue Reading My crime novels: What I Write About »
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