by Christine Trent | Jan 17, 2020 | Christine Shares
I am delighted to share with you the cover for my next novel, THE DEADLY HOURS, releasing September 1, 2020. This book is a favorite project of mine. It is my first collaborative effort with other authors and I would happily work with any or all of them again. Susanna...
by Christine Trent | Nov 20, 2019 | Cat Tales
I recently adopted Cicero, the cutest little Maine Coon-mix you have ever seen in your life. I found Cicero through a local pet adoption web site. I fell completely in love with his picture and had to have him! Turns out that he and several littermates were dropped...
by Christine Trent | Sep 18, 2019 | Christine Shares
Am I the only one beside herself over the release of this movie on September 20th? Here’s my preparation checklist that you might find handy: Re-watch the sixth season of Downton Abbey to re-familiarize yourself. Check into fan events going on across the...
by Christine Trent | Aug 21, 2019 | Christine In-Person
On August 10, 2019, I attended the Murder as You Like it conference in Mechanicsburg, PA, sponsored by the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop. I last went three years ago and it was even better this time! Deb Beamer is a delightful bookseller. She and her staff do an...
by Christine Trent | Jul 17, 2019 | Christine Shares
I don’t know about you, but for me, summer is a time of movies…and usually the animated kind. I have a dear friend with whom I have a very special pact: when animated movies come out, we go together to see them. I confess I’ve developed some favorites over the years...
by Christine Trent | Jun 19, 2019 | Christine Shares
Now that we are headlong into the steamy days of summer (at least, here in Maryland it’s pretty hot and humid; I hope it’s breezier where you are!), it got me to thinking about summer vacations. I imagine we all have our favorite places to go to get away from it all,...
by Christine Trent | May 22, 2019 | Christine In-Person
I recently had the pleasure of attending Malice Domestic, a mystery fan convention held yearly in Bethesda, Maryland. It was my sixth year in a row to attend Malice, and I love it more each year. The convention brings together both readers and authors of traditional...
by Christine Trent | Apr 17, 2019 | Christine Shares
I’ve mentioned before that I am currently working on a book that is totally different from my Florence Nightingale and Lady of Ashes series. It is what I would term “Women’s Fiction,” and takes place in my home state of Maryland, a state really rich in history, water...
by Christine Trent | Mar 18, 2019 | Christine Shares
I am pleased to announce that I have another short story being published, this time as part of Malice Domestic’s annual anthology. This year’s volume is entitled “Mystery Most Edible,” and features food-themed stories. Violet is on another adventure in “Mrs. Beeton’s...
by Christine Trent | Mar 18, 2019 | Christine Shares
I really love writing. Seriously. So much so that it almost feels a hobby because it doesn’t feel like work (shh, don’t tell my agent I said that!). I know how blessed I am to feel that way because so many people are in careers or situations they don’t enjoy....
