What I’m Working on Over the Summer

Hope your summer is going well. I recently bought a used—but well-cared for—deck boat and am enjoying days on the water when I can get them. Here in Maryland, it will soon turn brutally hot, which means you avoid the heat by going faster in the boat to have the wind...

Read A Death on the Way to Portsmouth for Free

You might not know that I have a short story available on Amazon for free. A Death on the Way to Portsmouth, featuring Violet Harper from my Lady of Ashes series, is a story I wrote and submitted to a contest a few years ago, hoping to be included in an anthology. The...

Violet Harper’s Newest Short Story

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...

Take Violet on Vacation

I know you’re a reader and that often means you’re reading anywhere, whenever your time permits. (I do this, too.) I want to see where you take Violet Harper on vacation over the coming months. So, I’m asking a teeny favor, share your photos with me. Show me where you...

How I Write

I am often asked how I go about writing my books. The most common three questions are: How do you come up with your ideas? How did you get the idea to write about a Victorian undertaker in the first place? What is your daily writing routine? I use the same general...