Author Archives: Connie

What books are on your nightstand right now?

I’ve been tagged for the Sisters in Crime SinC Up – September Blog Hop by Laurie Stevens, author of the fantastic Gabriel McRay thriller series — The Dark Before Dawn and Deep into Dusk.  Can’t wait for her next book! The question that caught my eye on the Sisters in Crime list was “What books… Continue Reading

Captured

Today, August 28th, is the birthday of John Stark (August 28, 1728 – May 8, 1822).  In an earlier Facebook posting, I touched upon his exploits in the Battle of Bennington in 1777.  Those exploits and many others earned him legendary fame, but there’s another John Stark story that, in my opinion, is far more… Continue Reading

Meet My Character Blog Hop

Sheila Lowe has graciously invited me to the “Meet My Character” blog hop today.  Like her fictional character, Claudia Rose in the award-winning Forensic Handwriting Mysteries series, Sheila Lowe is a real-life forensic handwriting expert who testifies in handwriting-related cases.  Her latest release is Inkslingers Ball.   She also authored the internationally acclaimed The Complete Idiot’s… Continue Reading