Murder, Mystery and Mayhem Laced with Morality

“The Girl Who Changed the World” is an entrancing narrative written by Machiel Hoek that you’d be drawn to devour in a single sitting. It walks in the footsteps of “Alice in Wonderland”, “Sophie’s World”, “The Celestine Prophecy” and “The Alchemist”. The inspiration behind this book is a tale of its own. From his early days, Machiel Hoek felt destined to unravel the secret of life. Guided by a pro...

Exciting News! This Sunday, January 19th, I’ll be joined by the incredible on the podcast. AS A FORENSIC CPA, PATRICIA HARTMAN experiences suspense, drama and intrigue in her everyday professional life. She has been uncovering lies, deceptions and criminal activity as part of her regular practice for over 25 years. Patricia weaves her life experiences into captivating plots that expose the evil th...

Helena Smrcek is an award-winning author, screenwriter, public speaker, and writing coach. ✨ Helena is renowned for her thrilling and heartwarming stories, with over three decades of experience in publishing. She’s a co-founder of Write! Canada and The Word Guild, and her expertise in writing, marketing, and branding has inspired countless writers. 💡 Tune in as Helena shares insights into her jo...

Debra Gaskill is the former managing editor of the Washington Court House (Ohio) Record-Herald.  She was an award-winning journalist for more than 20 years, writing for a number of Ohio newspapers covering the cops and courts beat, and the Associated Press, covering any stories thrown her way. During her tenure at the Record-Herald, the paper earned two Associated Press General Excellence awards....

Dale T. Phillips has published novels, over 80 short stories, collections, articles, jokes, and poetry, Stephen King was Dale’s college writing teacher, and since then, Dale has found time to appear on stage, television, radio, in an independent feature film, and compete on  Jeopardy  (losing in a spectacular fashion). He’s a member of the Mystery Writers of America and the Sisters in Crime. He’s...

Check out an exciting conversation with award-winning author Elise Burke Brown! From growing up in a family of detectives to crafting captivating investigator thrillers, Elise’s journey is nothing short of inspiring. Her debut novel, Chase Harlem, has garnered prestigious awards, including the 2023 Killer Nashville Claymore Award, and is now part of an exciting series with Rising Action Publishing...

Mel Harrison is an amazing author whose story will inspire and uplift you. Don’t miss this special episode as we dive  into “overcoming adversity as an author” After graduating from the University of Maryland with a degree in Economics, Mel Harrison joined the US Department of State Foreign Service, spending the majority of his career in the Diplomatic Security Service. Over the next 28 years, he...

In this electrifying episode of Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem Laced with Morality, we sit down with award-winning thriller and horror author Marie Still (@mariestillwrites). From Tampa Bay, Marie has captivated readers with her twisted plots and complex characters in novels like My Darlings (currently being adapted into a television series with Amazon MGM Studios), Bad Things Happened in This Room,...

Michael Wolk is a Broadway producer (Once Upon A Mattress, The Hills of California, Job, Prince of Broadway, Pacific Overtures, and the forthcoming The Karate Kid), and he has also produced in the U.K. (Kenrex), at Lincoln Center (Musashi and Temple of the Golden Pavilion), Kennedy Center (Up In The Air), BAM (MacBeth) and in Central Park (Japan Day @ Central Park 2007-2017). His nonprofit All For...

🎙️ Chuck Richardson writes speculative fiction with a Christian worldview for people who question everything and seek truth, and he blogs about the Bible. Chuck is a former engineer, technical writer, and freelance newspaper writer.  Chuck’s debut novel, True Status (2023), was a 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist. Chuck believes the most important thing for everyone to learn is what G...

🎙️ Ann Harrison is a blind author. She wrote The Spirit of Creativity: Inspirational Poems for the Creative at Heart. She is currently working on a middle-grade mystery with supernatural and fantasy elements in the mix. She plans to self-publish Shadows on the Wall, the first book in her debut middle-grade series, Spirit Writer Society. Ann has been published in several anthologies, including a de...

🎙️ Pamela Henry is the owner of Soul Custody Press in Redlands, California, assisting writers in creating “memoirs with a message” on family topics including divorce, custody and visitation, children, and related subjects, written by professionals, parents and public figures. Certified as a Peer Support Specialist through RI International. Certificate in Early Childhood Education from the Universi...

 Ami McConnell is a writer, editor, and publishing consultant based in Nashville, TN.She formerly served as Editor-in-Chief and VP of Howard Books/Simon & Schuster. Before that she acquired and edited for HarperCollins where she helped launch a successful fiction imprint. Editing credits include numerous New York Times bestsellers and award-winning titles. Today McConnell works with celebritie...

Award-winning Author, Founder & President of Blue Handle Publishing and Book Puma Author Services. Book Puma began after founder, writer, and CEO of Blue Handle Publishing, Charles D’Amico, ran into issues trying to get his Neil Baggio Suspense Series edited and polished. He realized how much the game was stacked against the writer. He knew he wasn't the only one struggling with the process, w...

Don Sawyer, writer and educator, grew up in Michigan and moved to Canada in the 1960s. Don has worked with youth and adults from many cultural backgrounds and in a variety of locales. A world of opportunity and experiences opened up after he left a PhD program in Modern Chinese History, from teaching in a small Newfoundland outport, to training community workers in West Africa, to teaching First N...

Alethea (she/ze) writes various forms of SFF, with a particular love for science-fantasy, dark fantasy, dystopias, and folklore. Many of her works take place at the intersection between technology and magic. She enjoys writing stories with subtle political and philosophical messages, but primarily wants her stories to be great tales with characters readers will love. She also has soft spots for fo...

🎙️ Breakfield is a 25+ year technology expert in security, networking, voice, and anything digital. He enjoys writing, studying World War II history, travel, and cultural exchanges. He also enjoys wine tastings, winemaking, Harley riding, cooking extravaganzas, and woodworking. Burkey is a 25+ year applied technology professional who excels at optimizing technology and business investments for cus...

CC Robinson is the debut author of the Divided series, a dystopian series set in a racially divided world. CC has more than two decades’ experience working in cross-cultural settings as both a medical doctor bringing health care to post-civil war nations around the globe and as an Associate Pastor at a multi-ethnic congregation led by an African-American man in Cincinnati, the setting for Divided....

Rachel Bykowski, a Chicago playwright, writes to explore the many facets of the female identity. Her full-length, 28 Light Years From Now, is the winner of 2020 Getchell New Play Award. Her full-length play, Tight End, has been featured with The National New Play Network (NNPN) in a workshop at the Kennedy Center for the MFA Playwrights’ Festival in 2016, was a top 20 finalist for CulturalDC’s Sou...

Jenny Milchman is the Mary Higgins Clark award-winning and USA Today bestselling author of five novels. Her work has been praised by the New York Times, New York Journal of Books, San Francisco Journal of Books, and more; earned spots on Best Of lists including PureWow, POPSUGAR, the Strand, Suspense, and Big Thrill magazines; and received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, B...

Ann lives in the beautiful Northern Arizona mountains with her clever husband (Sam Lucky, with whom she co-authors The Deadwood Undertaker series), charming children, and incredibly sassy cats. After many years and several colleges, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in English with an emphasis on creative writing from the University of Washington. Her books are character-driven, mixed-genre adventu...

Diane Bator began writing as a kid when she fell in love with storytelling. After ten years with various traditional publishers, she’s created her own company, Escape With a Writer Publishing to relaunch her previous work plus many new titles. She is also a member of Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Canada, The Writers Union of Canada, and International Thriller Writers. Diane is a proud mom of...

Alison McBain (1979-not dead yet) was born in Canada, raised in California, and arrived in Canada with a few detours along the way. She has over two hundred poems and short stories published in magazines and anthologies such as Flash Fiction Online, On Spec, and Litro. Her debut and award-winning novel is The Rose Queen: Book 1 of the Rose Trilogy, and was shortly followed by a collection of her s...

Alexandra Beaumont is a British fantasy novelist with a passion for folklore, playing musical instruments and exploring the wilds of the UK. With a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, specializing in gothic literature, Alexandra's lyrical books weave together myth, magic and intrigue. Her captivating stories transport readers to enchanting worlds filled with unforgettable characters...

J. Lee is the award-winning author of The Hubley Case, The Silent Cardinal, The Deadly Deal and The Reluctant Reckoner. He graduated from Duke University with dual degrees in Engineering and Sociology and lives in the Chicago area with his family. To learn more about him or his novels, please visit www.jleethrillers.com Make sure to check out this author and connect with hin on Instagram with @j.l...