author interview

Nov 2012 17

What You Wish For By Janet Dawson: Book Review/Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Gloria Feit
& Lorie Lewis Ham

Lindsey Page, first introduced to readers by this author as a friend of the protagonist PI Jeri Howard in Witness to Evil, one of ten books in that series, returns here as one of four women, friends since their college days in Berkeley, California, around whom the story revolves. Lindsey is a historian who usually writes about the 19th century American west, but whose current work-in-progress is a study of Latin American women who had emigrated to the US as a result of wars and upheavals in their native countries.

Oct 2012 13

Blood Bath and Beyond by Michelle Rowen: Book Review/Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Fantasy & Fangs, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Sandra Murphy & Lorie Lewis Ham

Sarah’s engaged to an older man—about six hundred years older. He’s a master vampire with age and comes with a lot of baggage. Still, Thierry has evolved even if opening up about his past isn’t one of his new strengths.

Aug 2012 25

Devil Said Bang by Richard Kadrey: Book Review/Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Jesus Ibarra

by Jesus Ibarra

James Stark returns in Devil Said Bang, picking up roughly three months after the events of Aloha From Hell. Stark has had his hands full trying to stay alive and trying to make his way back to LA after being stuck as the reigning Lucifer of Hell. But LA isn’t as Stark left it, his angelic half is running loose, something is eating all the ghosts, and some of the most powerful magic wielding people are planning something big.

Aug 2012 18

Endangered by Ann Littlewood: Book Review/Video Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

A major drug bust in Vancouver, Washington has law enforcement and Animal Control calling zookeeper Iris Oakley in for help removing the collection of animals being housed on the confiscated property. However, instead of pets Iris and her coworker Denny discover a massive collection of smuggled wildlife, including several parrots and numerous endangered tortoises.

Aug 2012 11

A Dead Red Oleander by R.P. Dahlke/Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Diana Hockley, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Diana Hockley

Visalia, California born mystery author R.P., or Rebecca, Dahlke joins KRL again today for an interview, and a review of her latest mystery novel, A Dead Red Oleander, set in the Central Valley featuring a female crop duster. At the end of the interview are details on how to enter to win a copy of Dead Red Oleander.

Aug 2012 4

Library Mouse By Daniel Kirk: Review/Author Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Diana Hockley, Every Other Book, Rodent Ramblings

by Diana Hockley

Who couldn’t love a mouse, especially elegantly attired in smart red knickerbockers, with a nut shell helmet, wielding a tiny wooden sword? Not only that, we get to see him in gorgeous red-striped PJs, a blue sweat shirt and green trousers! A very handsome little person indeed.

Jul 2012 21

Interview With Mystery Author Dianne Emley/Review/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy
& Lorie Lewis Ham

Iris Thorne’s life echoes from childhood to adult in this latest episode. The book starts in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Los Angeles, flashes back to an earthquake that happened when she was fourteen, and brings events from both worlds crashing together.

Jul 2012 14

Interview With Mystery/Paranormal Author Sandra Gardner/Review/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Diana Hockley, Fantasy & Fangs, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Diana Hockley

Not being a fan of paranormal plots, I was pleasantly surprised by this one! Marabella Vinegar–was there ever a girl blessed with a worse name?–has had “mother” issues for all her life and eight years of group therapy to overcome them.

Jul 2012 7

Interview With Mystery Author Nancy West/Review/E-book Giveaway

2012 Articles, Diana Hockley, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Diana Hockley

Aggie Mundine has retired from a banking career which she loathed, describing herself as a “squirrel counting nuts.” Having reached over thirty – it is hinted, not yet forty – she moves to Texas, where she plans to continue answering letters to her column, “Adventures in Staying Young” and contemplate what else to do.

Jun 2012 23

A Deadly Grind(A Vintage Kitchen Mystery) by Victoria Hamilton/Author Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Diana Bulls, Hometown History, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Diana Bulls
& Lorie Lewis Ham

This week we are combining vintage kitchens & mystery fun with a review of the first book in a new series by Victoria Hamiliton, A Deadly Grind, an interview with Victoria & a chance to win a copy of the book. Details at the end of this article. Also in this issue is a vintage kitchen collectibles article by our resident historian Diana Bulls.