Chapter 1 “This is the most absurd thing I have ever done,” I muttered to myself as I clomped up the stairs to the tidy blue and white ranch house. “And believe me, I know a lot about absurd things. Actually, probably too much.” It had only been a few weeks since I’d moved to […]
Excerpt: “The Mysterious Case of the Missing Dog Walker” Read More »
As an author, one of the questions I often get asked is if any of my characters are based on people I know in real life. Honestly, the answer is sort of and not really. Not really because no, I don’t consciously base any characters on anyone I know in real life. And sort of
The Story Behind The Story: “A Wedding to Murder For” Read More »
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
Meet Emily Hildebrandt: The Star of The Redemption Detective Agency Read More »
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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