Books
FRAGILE has been optioned for film by TNT!
TNT has optioned FRAGILE to be part of its new Mystery Movie Night! On November 29th, Scott Turow’s Innocent will launch a series of contemporary crime dramas that will include Lisa Gardner’s Hide, Sandra Brown’s Ricochet, Richard North Patterson’s Silent Witness, April Smith’s Good Morning, Killer, and Mary & Carol Higgins Clark Deck the Halls.…
Read MoreMy Secret Identity
In a little more than three weeks, my tenth novel DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND will go on sale. You didn’t know I had ten novels, did you? Well, once upon a time I was someone else. I was a nineteen year old writer, going to college in New York City. I was also someone who had…
Read MoreNon-Fiction
Last week, I started The Wave: In Pursuit of Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey. I found myself immediately drawn in, blown away by the utterly fascinating nature of her subject matter and her beautiful, impassioned writing. I loved her last book, The Devil’s Teeth, and her newest is every bit…
Read MoreGreat Books
Even with all my years as a reader, and as a writer, I wouldn’t claim to know what makes a book “great.” There have been many books touted as such that have left me cold, and others that have escaped any serious note, which have moved and seduced me. Even as my tenth novel DARKNESS,…
Read MoreNPR Three Books Article
I wrote a piece for NPR that is featured today in their “NPR Three Books” section! It’s a bit of a departure for me, writing about books that helped me to clear my head and change my life. I hope you enjoy the post and that these books do as much for you as they…
Read MorePrix Polar International 2009
Just discovered that Black Out (French version “Memoire Trouble”) has been shortlisted for the French award, Le Prix Polar International. Previous winners include Elmore Leonard, Ian Rankin and Peter James.
Read MoreNBC Today Show – Die For You
NBC Today Show top summer reads! DIE FOR YOU was featured on the NBC Today Show this morning as part of the summer round-up called Life’s a beach read! 6 tasty tales for summer.” Stick your toes in the sand and curl up with one of these new books. Read the full article on the NBC Today Show…
Read MoreWriters Live! Murder They Wrote
This weekend I’ll be heading down to Palm Beach for the first Writers Live! Murder They Wrote event at the Hagen Ranch Road Library. If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you. I’ll be on a panel with Jim Born (Burn Zone) and Ted Bell (TSAR) from 10 am – Noon on Saturday, April…
Read MoreFlorida Book Award
Black Out wins a Silver Medal in the 2008 Florida Book Awards. The Florida Book Awards, coordinated by the Florida State University Program in American & Florida Studies — and co-sponsored by the Florida Center for the Book, the State Library and Archives of Florida, the Florida Historical Society, the Florida Humanities Council, the Florida…
Read MoreAdvance Praise from Luanne Rice
It’s a bit on the early side to be talking about my June 2nd release DIE FOR YOU. But I am so excited because a truly wonderful author, who I so admire, has offered her support for the new book with an amazing and generous blurb. I’m honored that New York Times bestselling author Luanne…
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