Mystery Sea Change

Sea Change, by Robert B. Parker:   When the body of an unidentified woman washes on shore in Paradise, Massachusetts, during its annual Race Week, Sheriff […]

Feeling All Alone?

Your characters are balking. You don’t know how to begin the third chapter. That perfect bit of dialogue you thought up while going to sleep […]

Led / Lead

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: LED / LEAD These […]

Romance The Last Boyfriend

The Last Boyfriend, by Nora Roberts:   Amid snow flurries and holiday celebrations, the Montgomery family completes renovation of their historic Maryland hotel while resident spirit […]

To / Too

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: TO / TOO I […]

Farther / Further

For the second year in a row, the winner of the most often misused word in 2017 noted in my reading was further to mean farther. FARTHER […]

Police Thriller The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper, by Ridley Pearson:   Seattle police detective Lou Boldt once again takes the lead in police thriller THE PIED PIPER, the moniker given […]

Women’s Fiction Night Road

Night Road, by Kristin Hannah:   Women’s fiction NIGHT ROAD probes the hearts of motherless teen Lexi Baill, an interloper in the privileged Puget Sound […]