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Tag Archives: crime stories
It’s Win a Book Wednesday!
Susan Vaughan here with a book to give away. Two lucky readers who comment will win a copy of Always a Suspect. June is the 20th anniversary of this, my first published book. In 2001, this romantic suspense/mystery was titled … Continue reading →
Mystery or Suspense?
Although my mystery author friends here accept me into their ranks, I write romantic suspense and have been published in that genre for a long time. When I tell non-romance readers what I write, they look at me blankly. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Ross, crime stories, Kate Flora, Maggie Robinson, mystery writing, Susan Vaughan, writing
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HOOKED ON READING DURING THE PANDEMIC
Like everyone, I’ve been practicing social distancing and mostly staying home, but that’s par for an introvert and a writer, both of which I am. I’m a voracious reader normally, and now is no different. I wish I could say … Continue reading →
And I Thought I knew What NOIR Was
Back in 2002, I attended New England CrimeBake, the initial one. Jerry Healy was the keynote speaker of the single day event held at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, Massachusetts. During the conference I was asked what I wrote … Continue reading →
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Tagged crime stories, Maine Crime Writers, noir, Vaughn Hardacker, Writing noir
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The River. Thoreau. The Dam … and the River
(Sandra Neily writes) In September I lived at the Penobscot River for a week. For 35 years I’ve camped by its rapids and under its pines. My husband and I caught landlocked salmon and brook trout, releasing them to shove … Continue reading →
Thanks, Mom
Yes, I know Mother’s Day was last Sunday but this is my day so I’m having my say. I have my mother to thank for introducing me to mystery novels. We seldom agreed on much, but shared the love of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Carolyn Keene, crime stories, Hercule Poirot, Mary Stewart, mystery writers, Nancy Drew, Susan Vaughan
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Do We Wait ‘Til It Dies? Caddis Scrabble
“Do we have to wait until it dies?” asked my husband, watching a struggling caddis fly cover the Scrabble square he wanted to use. “I don’t think so,” I said. “They’re landing and taking off again.” Lured by lantern light … Continue reading →
Are Maine Winters Murder? Try Some Of This Stuff!
Sandy Neily sharing here. (And there will be more good winter stuff; look for a special Maine Crime Writers “Cabin Fever” post, January 30th.) It was late. The snow was still falling furiously and I was still typing furiously, finally … Continue reading →
Romance, Suspense, Mystery, Anyone?
When I first joined the Maine Romance Writers, Kathy Lynn Emerson aka Kaitlyn Dunnett and Tess Gerritsen were then writing romantic suspense for Harlequin, which also published some of my romantic suspense novels. Kaitlyn’s move to mystery and Tess’s to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Ross, crime stories, crime writing, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lea Wait, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, mystery writing, Susan Vaughan
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“It’s Never Too Late To Be What You Might Have Been”
Mary Anne Evans once wrote “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” And she did become what she should have been. She became the novelist George Eliot, choosing a man’s pen name to ensure … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Mystery in Maine, crime stories, Deadly Trespass, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, mystery writing, Sandra Neily
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