Crimelandia: Left Coast Crime, Portland

Who says it always rains in Portland? Left Coast Crime is a mystery/thriller conference of writers and fans, held every year in a town somewhere vaguely around the Left Coast, which tells you something right there. This year it was “Crimelandia” in Portland, a beautiful city rain or shine. And we got both. Even a … Read more

Now For A Little Fun

The Company She Keeps: Pomegranate Campari Cocktail (Sneak preview: To appear on Mystery Playground’s Drinks with Authors 3/20/15) Iran. About as far as you can get from Alert, North Carolina, but life takes you places. First stop Georgetown, DC, where Evelyn Walker learns from CIA officer Nick Daley that her smart techie boyfriend is a Soviet mole. … Read more