Author's Choice Blog

Please welcome Susan to Author’s Choice.

Dear readers, here’s where you get to play along. The author will tell us two truths and one lie (ed comment –I randomized the order). At the end of the questions, we’ll reveal what really happened. Remember, we write crime fiction, so lying is in our nature . . .

Two Truths, One Lie

Truth or Lie?: I have written and published  ten novels and one novella in the past sixteen years.

Truth or Lie?: I have eleven grandchildren, including two sets of twins in the same family.

Truth or Lie?: My first mystery, Three May Keep a Secret, was nominated for an Agatha for Best First Novel.

Please welcome Marilyn to Author’s Choice.

Dear readers, here’s where you get to play along. The author will tell us two truths and one lie (ed comment –I randomized the order). At the end of the questions, we’ll reveal what really happened. Remember, we write crime fiction, so lying is in our nature . . .

Two Truths, One Lie

Truth or Lie?: My publisher sent me to the ALA conference one year and put me up in a 5-star hotel.

Truth or Lie?: I sold 36 copies of a book at a Barnes & Noble event

Truth or Lie?: One of my mysteries was a nominee for Malice Domestic's Best Contemporary Novel.

Please welcome Connie to Author’s Choice.

Dear readers, here’s where you get to play along. The author will tell us two truths and one lie (ed comment –I randomized the order). At the end of the questions, we’ll reveal what really happened. Remember, we write crime fiction, so lying is in our nature . . .

Two Truths, One Lie

Truth or Lie?: Several years ago, I traveled for three weeks alone in Patagonia.

Truth or Lie?: I’ve climbed Colorado’s Mount Princeton twice.

Truth or Lie?: I once edited a book published by the Emir of Kuwait.

Please welcome Martha to Author’s choice.

📚 Don't miss the drawing. Martha is giving away a signed paperback. Details below.

Dear readers, here’s where you get to play along. The author will tell us two truths and one lie (ed comment –I randomized the order). At the end of the questions, we’ll reveal what really happened. Remember, we write crime fiction, so lying is in our nature . . .

Two Truths, One Lie

Truth or Lie?: I was born in a Sanitarium.

Truth or Lie?: I’ve visited every United State east of the Mississippi River.

Truth or Lie?: I’ve danced in a New Orleans Mardi Gras Carnival krewe parade.

Please welcome Annette to Author’s Choice.

Dear readers, here’s where you get to play along. The author will tell us two truths and one lie (ed comment –I randomized the order). At the end of the questions, we’ll reveal what really happened. Remember, we write crime fiction, so lying is in our nature . . .

Two Truths, One Lie

Truth or Lie?: I completed an Iron Man Triathlon in Erie, PA

Truth or Lie?: I once rode an elephant owned by an illegal gun dealer.

Truth or Lie?: I watched James Garner and Joanne Woodward film a movie.

Q. What is the Author’s Choice Blog? A: Every Wednesday, I’ll bring you an up-close and personal interview with a crime fiction author. The first interview will go live January 7, 2026. Q. Why? A: Many authors have helped me in various ways through the years, and this is something I can do to give back. All authors—except celebrity authors, I suppose—need opportunities for readers to learn about them and their books. I enjoy learning about new books, but even more, I like learning quirky things about authors—what makes them tick, what makes them different from every other author.