When Charlie Kingsley first introduced herself to me, she didn’t even have a name—she was simply the dead aunt who left Becca her house in her will in the beginning of It Began With a Lie (Book 1 of the Secrets of Redemption series). Eventually, I gave her a name, Lottie, which wasn’t right (she […]
An Interview with Charlie Kingsley: “Red Hot Murder” Read More »
Author’s note: When the idea of a spin-off to the Charlie Kingsley Mysteries first came to me, I struggled with who should tell the story. I immediately knew Tilde Tillerson (first introduced in Red Hot Murder) and Mildred Schmidt (first introduced in Murder Next Door) were going to be two of the detectives in the
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Alternative title: The Mysterious Origin of The Redemption Detective Agency Well, okay, it’s not THAT mysterious (even though the titles of the books are all “The Mysterious Case of …”). The Redemption Detective Agency is a spin-off from the Charlie Kingsley Mysteries (cozy mysteries) which is a spin-off from the Secrets of Redemption series (psychological
The Story Behind The Story: “The Mysterious Case of the Missing Motive” Read More »
Chapter 1 This couldn’t possibly be my life. There was no possible way that I, Emily Hildebrandt, who graduated with honors from high school and then from the University of Wisconsin-Riverview with a 3.8 GPA … who, as of ten days ago, had a solid job with a good paycheck, a lovely apartment, new car,
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Take it away Charlie. Let me start by saying that I am thrilled this case is finally being told. It always felt…unfinished to me that this story wasn’t out there. This was my first case, and it happened completely by accident. I wasn’t looking to become a sleuth. Mostly I was just trying to survive.
An Interview with Charlie Kingsley: “A Room For Murder” Read More »
Chapter 1 “Excuse me … do you know where I might find books on local ghost stories?” I looked up from the murder mystery I was contemplating buying to discover a Robert Redford lookalike smiling at me. In fact, he looked so much like Redford, I had to blink several times to make sure the
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A few years ago, one of my author friends reached out to ask me if I’d like to be in an anthology that was geared around female sleuths. At the time, I was writing a standalone psychological thriller (The Third Nanny), and I wasn’t sure where I was going to with my Secrets of Redemption
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It’s here! The audio version of What Wasn’t Forgotten is now available for preorder for an November 5, 2024 release! The amazing January LaVoy is back to bring What Wasn’t Forgotten to life! January has narrated all of my Secrets of Redemption books, and has even won a 2020 Voice Arts Awards Best Mystery Audiobook Narration
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