I know some people resent, begrudge, or are bewildered by the hoopla surrounding the royal wedding. I'm not one of them. No one is forced to watch or read about it, but please bear with those of us who really do enjoy having front row seats to the culmination of a sweet love story--particularly one that adds such a joyful post-script to the tragic memory of two little boys mournfully following their mother's coffin through the streets of London about fourteen years ago.

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It's the morning after, and I'm still flying high. Mark and I had a great evening with my fellow nominees for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, fellow mystery authors, my editor, Lucia Macro, my agent, Laura Blake Peterson, and of course, the great Mary Higgins Clark herself!

When Mystery Writers of America announced this year's Edgar nominees on Poe's birthday back in January, I never in a million years expected to find myself on it. It was such a thrill and an honor to see my name listed among the five nominees for this year's Mary Higgins Clark Award, and the excitement has built ever since.

The big day--well, the big days--are finally here! This is Edgar Symposium Week here in New York, and tonight, the Mary Higgins Clark award will be…

I was on a cruise ship at sea when my close friend Beverly Barton died suddenly on Thursday. By the time I got word, it was too late to say a proper goodbye; her funeral was underway in Alabama when I reached the mainland in New York. Thus, I’m left with an overwhelming sense of heartbroken grief and a fierce need to…

For those who have been patiently waiting...

At long last, I'm thrilled to announce that both my recent thrillers are available as e-books! You can download them here:

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Check this out, the cover of Night Owl.

New Issue of Night Owl

See you in September, Dunkirk-Fredonia!

Lots of you have asked, and now it's…