As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve started an experiment in podcasting, titled Mysteries of the Past. You can click on the link below …

Mysteries of the Past podcast – Episode 1
As I mentioned in my last newsletter (if you’re not already a subscriber, you can sign up here), I’ve started an experiment in podcasting, titled …
Meet Ripperologist, Richard Jones
I am humbled and pleased beyond words to be one of five finalists for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. The Edgar is named …
Staff Call
I am a member of the James River Writers Organization, a Richmond, Virginia-based writers’ collective. They hold an annual Poe Birthday Bash at the Poe …

What Santa has taught me
After I retired from the Army, (37 years, 4 months, and 9 days, and yes, someone WAS counting!) I grew a beard because, hey, I …


Order A Knife in the Fog
“Ardent feminism and cerebral detection face down the Ripper in the fog-shrouded streets of London: a feast for lovers of historical crime!” – Laurie R. King, author of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice. Read More
Signed preorders
Signed preorders now available through the online book store Author, Author! Yes! http://bit.ly/knife-fog A Knife in the Fog: A Mystery Featuring Margaret Harkness and Arthur …