This week I’m giving away a copy of Silence in the Dark! Now for last week’s winner of the $10 gift card: Caryl Kane! Last week’s Mystery Question intrigued me from the get-go. I had to disguise the crime, but this is what attracted my attention: She was one of Germany’s most-wanted criminals. Dubbed “The Phantom of Heilbronn” and “The Woman Without a …
Solving Crimes Isn’t Always Easy
I have an interesting case for you today, but first, let’s look at last week’s Mystery Question: A 19-year old girl robbed a bank and stole a Pontiac. It took the cops 24 hours to find her. Did she: Drop her billfold with her driver’s license as she ran out the door? Post a YouTube video about how she robbed …
Truth is Stranger than Fiction
I thought last week’s Blotter Report was hilarious, especially #3 when the policeman said Marco and the suspect answered Polo, which happened to be true. Here is the recap: Friday: Wal-Mart: Police received a report of a newborn infant found in a trash can. Upon investigation, officers discovered it was only a burrito. Police received a call from an elderly …
More Police Blotter Reports
Today I want to tell you about the setting of the book I just finished. It’s set in Memphis, Tennessee at the Pink Palace Museum. I was invited to come and explore the underbelly of the museum…the attic and basement, and guess what? There are so many places to hide a body there! The basement was really dark and creepy …
More Posts from the Police Blotter
I thought once I finished the book I would have more time. Not so. The interview will have to wait. But isn’t this a beautiful cover for the first book in the Memphis Cold case series! I do have more Mystery Questions straight from the Police Blotter report, but first last week’s answer: 10:15 p.m. Suspicious people were reportedly doing …
Straight from the Police Blotter
I am almost finished with the book! Next week, I may do an interview with one of the characters. 🙂 But on to last week’s Mystery Question: Two characters park outside a post office and go inside and demand money. As they make their getaway, something goes wrong. Was it: When they went outside they found their getaway car had been stolen. …
Dumb Criminals Strike Again
I’m busy wrapping up the 2nd Memphis Cold Case book, so let’s get right to the Mystery Questions! Here is last week’s answer and a new Mystery Question! The Hefty-bag Caper A man went into a drug store, pulled a gun, announced a robbery, and pulled a Hefty-bag face mask over his head. How did the police nab him? One of …
The Hefty-bag Caper
Gasp! Two more weeks to go before I turn in the second book in the Memphis Cold Case series! Justice Buried (as I call it) isn’t where it needs to be at this point, so all prayers are most welcome. 🙂 Last week’s Mystery Question: When a robber’s .38-caliber revolver failed to fire at its intended victim during a hold-up, he did …
True or False Stories…
My time seems to be shorter as I get closer to the end of the book. 🙂 So, once again instead of blogging about who-knows-what, I’m posting a few True or False stories that will be fun! But first last week’s Mystery Question and answer. In 2009, their eccentric and brilliant uncle passed away, leaving a brother and sister the …
The Inheritance
Deadline is looming, so it’s only the Mystery Question today, but first last week’s Dumb Criminal: The District Attorney requested all the robbery victims to come to the police station to study a lineup of five people. He placed his suspect at the end of the line. Then he asked each to step forward and say, “Give me all your …