Dear friends, In a serious lapse of judgment, I wrote a book called Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village, which was illustrated by my friend Jay Cooper. This book is all about how to visit a quaint English village (first tip: don’t) and survive. You can read more about this […]
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The Box in the Woods is coming…which means a tour! (Virtual, of course.)
The Box in the Woods, the new stand-alone Stevie Bell mystery, will be out on June 15th! And I will be doing appearances! First, some answers to questions you MAY NOT HAVE ASKED but if you WERE GOING TO ASK QUESTIONS these would LIKELY BE THE QUESTIONS. YOU: What is The Box in the Woods […]
Hello, Cruel Heart is coming! (and you can win stuff! and see me!)
HELLO MY FRIENDS. It has been quite a year, and a long time since I updated this blog. I *had* been planning on writing here a lot and then something called 2020 happened and the best laid plans, etc. BUT I DID WRITE A LOT IN 2020. I WROTE SOME BOOKS. And the first of […]
Pre-order The Hand on the Wall, get a cool thing. Plus signed books! Plus tour!
MY FRIENDS. The time has come. FIRST: The Vanishing Stair is now in PAPERBACK. Yes, in time for the holidays! So if you wanted, say, to get someone books one and two, you can get them for CHEAP and then be READY for book three in JANUARY. THE TIMING IS PERFECT. SECOND: Would you like […]
A THANKSGIVING TALE
Every year, I re-post the story of my Thanksgiving order adventure. This year is no different. My note to the grocery store, re: Thanksgiving grocery order: Hello! A bit of a strange thing arrived in our last order from your store. Along for the ride, we found an empty pill packet (the thing you pop […]
Ask Auntie MJ: I think I lost my stories
I’m writing today to ask for some advice. I love reading and writing. My BA is in Creative Writing. I was published in my university’s literature magazine. I used to read and write so much. But in the last year, it’s gone away. I read Fingersmith by Sarah Waters in December 2017. Since then, I’ve started […]
