I’m excited to be in Toronto with my mysterious, mystery-loving friends. Wish you were here! More photos soon… Hope you’re having a wonderful week. 💜

Quick note from an anonymous hotel near the St. Louis airport. I’m on my way to Toronto tomorrow morning for Bouchercon, the mystery convention. I won’t be staying here again–even though it’s a very nice place– because it neither has HGTV nor TCM. Since I don’t have satellite or cable at home I count on …Read More

Last Monday I was taking photos of my front door, and had my iPhone in my back pocket. Squatting wasn’t working so well, so I sank back on my bottom and heard a terrible crack. I don’t know what I thought it was, but I didn’t imagine it was my phone screen. I didn’t realize …Read More

  On Friday a friend told me that there’s yet another re-imagining of Daphne DuMaurier’s novel, Rebecca, in the works. Rebecca is the iconic 1938 suspense tale about an unnamed young heroine who, while working as a companion to a snobbish old woman, meets Maxim, the man of her dreams. He carries her off to Manderley, the family pile, …Read More

Eighteen years ago today, I showed up at the hospital in Roanoke, VA, for the delivery of our son, Cleveland. He greeted the world with a shout, pulled into the bright white operating room, surrounded by doctors and nurses–it must have been quite a shock. He won our hearts the moment he appeared, and soon …Read More

      Bits and Bobs How vulnerable are we to manipulation by online sites and social media? Many who created the sites are unplugging. Nordstrom, one of my favorite departments stores, is changing. The amazing ‘Tunnel Man’ of Alaska who made Mars research easier–and drives reindeer. Slenderman isn’t actually funny. Have you ever been …Read More

Writing a novel is sometimes like walking down a long, dark hallway with a brilliant light at the end of it. Today I feel empty. While editing this new novel, I took my longest walk to get to the end. I’m not saying the book is profound or important, only that writing it is always …Read More