Category: Fool Her Once

What’s Happening With My New Thriller, Fool Her Once? An Update

If anyone thinks that for an author all the hard work stops when you’ve turned in your edits and revisions, think again. I was done with final edits and revisions of Fool Her Once by the end of July. I was ready to relax and enjoy the rest of the summer.

Not so fast. Suddenly there was a whole new set of tasks for me: A slew of sample covers to review; audio samples from which to pick a narrator for the audiobook version of Fool Her Once. Then, there were copy edits to review and page proofs to look through (Twice.) And, acknowledgments to write, and a Q&A with the author (me) to add to the back of the book. Oh, and how about some topics for book club discussions to add into the mix? Continue reading “What’s Happening With My New Thriller, Fool Her Once? An Update”

Robins Island –A Key Location in my Thriller– Becomes a Real-Life Crime Scene

In my new thriller, Fool Her Once, Robins Island is a key location. The tear-shaped blob in the middle of Peconic Bay between the North and South Forks of Long Island becomes a crime scene about half-way through my novel. It’s where a body washes up on the rocks on the west side of the island.

It is also the location for the climax of my thriller in which my female protagonist, Jenna Sinclair, an investigative reporter, confronts the real antagonist of the story.

Robins Island with sand spit separating it from North Fork. Photo Credit Peter Boody

Imagine my surprise, then, when just this week Robins Island became a real-life crime scene with police descending on it in full force. Only a handful of local newspapers covered the story about poachers with  allegedly criminal intentions sneaking onto the private island . Continue reading “Robins Island –A Key Location in my Thriller– Becomes a Real-Life Crime Scene”

Why Neary’s Restaurant Had To Be In My Thriller

Neary’s, a legendary Irish pub — frequented by mayors, politicians, police commissioners, cardinals, writers and other celebrities– made headlines this month when Jimmy Neary, its owner and founder passed away at the age of 91. The restaurant opened on Manhattan’s 57th Street on St.Patrick’s Day in 1967. Almost as well-known as the celebrities who dined at Neary’s, Jimmy was still working at his restaurant until the day he died.

Neary’s on 57th Street near First Avenue, Manhattan

Regular readers of this blog may recognize the name of the restaurant since, entirely coincidentally, it appeared last week in a published excerpt from my new thriller Fool Her Once. The excerpt together with the cover reveal was featured on the Criminal Element website and in its weekly newsletter. Continue reading “Why Neary’s Restaurant Had To Be In My Thriller”

Fool Her Once: Cover Reveal –With An Excerpt

The mystery and suspense website, Criminal Element.com  was given the exclusive right to reveal the cover for my third thriller Fool Her Once. And, here it is:

To access the full reveal and excerpt on Criminal Element’s website please click here. Criminal Element was launched in 2011 as a website for fans of crime fiction. It publishes a weekly newsletter with information, reviews and excerpts from new releases in the mystery, suspense and thriller genres. Continue reading “Fool Her Once: Cover Reveal –With An Excerpt”

Copy Edits And Commas Can Drive An Author Crazy

Let me emphasize at the outset that the title of this blog refers to copy edits not copy editors. One of the tasks of a copy editor is to pick out inconsistencies and whatever doesn’t make sense. Copy editors are invaluable to the process of getting your manuscript turned into a readable hardcover or paperback or e-book. Continue reading “Copy Edits And Commas Can Drive An Author Crazy”