In addition to my new release (have you heard?), in today’s Paper Lantern Writers blog, I dig deep into my vast vaudeville archives and come out with some of the memorabilia that inspired my novel. Here’s a little tease…one of Elsie Clark’s (she’s the inspiration for my RED-HOT heroine Viola Vermillion) Okeh Records. In the… Read More

It’s Release Day for THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE, my new mystery set in 1919 San Francisco and featuring vaudeville-songstress-turned-amateur-sleuth Viola Vermillion. Viola Vermillion sings, shimmies, and dreams of making America’s vaudeville Big Time. But first she’s got a murder to solve. And an old score to settle. And a romance to rebuff. Or maybe not…. Read More

Want to know about my first love affair? Then check out my guest blog on Janet Rudolph’s Mystery Fanfare website. Thanks, Janet! (if you’re looking for this post AFTER today, just search for my name…)  

I’m so glad to share with you that Kirkus Reviews loves THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE, calling it “An atmospheric, red herring–strewn mystery that deftly captures an era’s angst and ambition. –Kirkus Reviews.” Thanks Kirkus, I’ll take that review any day. THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTUESE releases on Tuesday October 17 and is available for pre-sale NOW…. Read More

It’s been a long time coming, but my latest historical mystery THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE is set up for an October 17th release. But first, let’s see that cover, designed by Dee Marley at White Rabbit Arts. And now, a little more about RED-HOT: While performing in vaudeville in 1919 San Francisco, ambitious blues chanteuse… Read More

I told you in the latest Paper Lantern Writers Q&A that I inherited the scrapbooks, photographs, recordings, and so much more belonging to vaudevillian and Okeh recording artist Elsie Clark. So here’s the proof. These are just a few photos of Elsie’s career in vaudeville, but I think you get the picture… Publicity Photo #1… Read More