IN THE BLOOD Optioned for TV!

A really stellar writer, director and producer team has optioned IN THE BLOOD for television! Director Gary Fleder (Homefront, Kiss the Girls, Runaway Jury) and executive producer Mary Beth Basile of Mojo Films will begin shopping the treatment soon!  Send good vibes and I will certainly keep you posted! About Gary Fleder (from garyfleder.com) Director Gary Fleder…

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Chelsea Cain, Alafair Burke & More! Sizzling Summer Reading

Wowee! This is going to be a SIZZLING summer for reading! Here are some fabulous upcoming releases from: Alafair Burke, Chelsea Cain, Linda Castillo and Martha Grimes. Of course, I get to read them all first.  Just sayin’. (Oh, okay! I’ll give them away.  Either post on Facebook or Sign Up for my newsletter for your chance to win!)   Chelsea…

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Strand Magazine Interview with Lisa Unger

The following is my in-depth interview with The Strand Magazine, published in the Strand Magazine Issue 42: Spring 2014: STRAND MAGAZINE: So what is new from Lisa Unger this year? This year, my twelfth novel IN THE BLOOD released on January 7th. I have been on the road visiting with booksellers and fans from Key West…

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The Center for Fiction – Masters Class

New York City pals! Come chat with me about craft, process and getting published at The Center for Fiction Tuesday, March 25th at 7 PM.  I love talking about the journey from aspiring to published and everything in-between … and beyond.  This is a free event, open to the public, and seats are still available.…

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Thrill Ride – Favorite Thrillers

I have been on a thrill ride for as long as I can remember. I’ve read wildly, across genre, never discriminating. I love a big, character-rich story with a dark heart, with a compelling mystery or some kind of ticking clock at its center. I want to be lured in by prose, captured by character,…

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Liar, Liar

Why do people lie?  Let’s start with you.  When’s the last time you told a lie?  And I don’t mean a big one.  I mean a little one, say to protect a friend’s feelings, or to spare yourself embarrassment.  I consider myself an honest person, but I occasionally lie.  My daughter believes in Santa Claus…

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London Underground – In the Blood

If you happen to be riding the London Underground, keep an eye out for my new book. They are currently being placed all around for you to read, days before it goes on sale. How cool is that!?

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The Long Kiss Goodnight

The bedroom is quiet, the ceiling a field of green and blue stars projected from a turtle nightlight. Chopin’s Nocturne’s are playing from the iPod speakers. My daughter is lying on her bed, staring at me. And I am lying on the floor reading. It is the end of our bedtime ritual, known in our…

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