Today, on Chicks: Fabulous guest Kim Harrington, whose debut cozy A KILLER FOR CHRISTMAS is sure to sleigh this holiday season. Take it away, Kim!

Lisa here, breathless after a whirlwind library tour. Well, maybe that’s a wee bit of hyperbole, but here’s her report from 3 bookish events—and 2 very different New England libraries…

Friends, I did it. I finally relaunched my Destination Wedding Mysteries on Tuesday, starting with book one, Terror in Taffeta. Now that the dust has settled and the flurry of last minute duties is…

Lisa here, with exclusive life updates on 8 bratty but beloved characters from kid lit classics. Many of them grew up to be (spoiler!) bona fide members of the mystery community. Did your childhood…

Perched at my kitchen counter with a mug of late morning coffee as I delete endless marketing pleas from every retailer I failed to stroll or scroll past fast enough, I’m in the depths of hol…

I have a confession to make: I’ve never understood fairy tales. When I was little, my parents read to me each night before bed. Often they read fairy tales, and I liked some of them. (I was especia…

How excited are we Chicks to host amazing author and friend Mindy Quigley today? Mindy’s fifth title in the delicious Deep Dish Mystery series, AT DEATH’S DOUGH, has just been published…

We Chicks have created – and continue to create – a vast array of characters. We think we know them pretty well. But sometimes a character is more fun to write than we thought they&#821…

Today the Chicks are pleased to present Olivia Blacke, whose new mystery, DEATH AT THE DOOR, was released just yesterday! Congrats, Olivia, and take it away: This weekend, I was talking with someon…

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Maybe it’s because I was born in October, but I’ve always had a penchant for all things spooky, paranormal, and slightly macabre. When the weather starts dropping and the pumpkin spice lattes appea…

Please join us in giving a very warm welcome to today’s guest chick: Elle Marr, author of The Missing Sister,  Lies We Bury,  Strangers We Know, The Family Bones, The Alone Time, Your Dark Se…

We must have been the last people in the world to hear that nonstick pans are not so great for you. And we had the same ones since we got married; even if they weren’t all scraped to heck (they wer…

In my former life, I was a sitcom writer. So was Dee Stern, the protagonist of my Golden Motel Mystery series. Sharing a backstory with a character gives me plenty of plot ideas. Case in point: the…

It’s July, and most of us are baking. No, not whipping up fabulous snacks in our kitchens. Just…in general. Some of us Chicks have had it up to our feathery necks with the soaring summe…

It’s hard being a grammar geek in the digital age. When you’re online, it seems like the rules are more like… suggestions. Anyone who spends any amount of time on social media will run across all S…

It’s hard being a grammar geek in the digital age. When you’re online, it seems like the rules are more like… suggestions. Anyone who spends any amount of time on social media will run across all S…

Please join me in welcoming our guest author, Lisa Q. Mathews, with an inventive recipe and generous giveaway. I had the great pleasure of reading the launch book in Lisa's wonderful new Irish Bed & Breakfast Mystery series, THE JIG IS UP, and I absolutely loved it. The story is filled with warmth, suspenseful twists, and plenty of small-town charm. Lisa’s dry humor along with her expertise

Welcome, world-weary (wary?) Chick friends. News got you down? Sometimes it’s the little things that can help us feel better when life gets tough…

Yesterday morning, I got mad at a talking cartoon bee.  I went to the kitchen and opened up the cabinet, and there he was, mocking me. Hear me out.

Happy to have Molly back on the blog! I’m always excited to hear about origin stories, and Molly has a great one! Clouds in My Bathroom Sink – An Origin Story and a giveaway Origin stories ar…

Embrace the spirit of triskaidekaphobia: Friday the 13th is here! As luck would have it, superstition holds that bad luck may befall us due to any number of events, calendar-based or otherwise. We’…

Ellen here, and I’m thrilled to welcome my friend and fellow San Fernando Valley dweller Kyra Davis Lurie, who has an exciting release to share. Wait until you hear about it. I cannot wait to…

Cynthia here–at Left Coast Crime, I had the great fortune to meet the wonderful Jason Powell, who kindly agreed to visit us and answer some questions about his book No Man’s Ghost, which is o…

Several years ago at a former job, I was promoted to a supervisory position. The transition was rough. Management was making stupid decisions. Direct reports were (understandably) rebelling. I was …