I have a confession to make. I love Hallmark Christmas movies. Unexpected viewing for an author who spends most of her time writing about the dark side of humanity, these sweet and sometimes schmaltzy movies have taught me a lot about the art of the thriller. Don’t believe me? Well, you’ve clearly never spent two […]
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I’ve always wanted to write a serial killer book. That probably sounds a little strange, but it’s true! From Dexter to Hannibal Lecter to James Patterson’s Kyle Craig, it’s safe to say these guys are fascinating. Deadly and deranged but fascinating nonetheless. As a psychologist and author, I’ve long had a yearning to take a […]
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Serial killers age. They turn into old men. Though that fact may seem obvious, most of us probably conjure the infamous Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer, both of whom were around age thirty when they were apprehended. But within the last few years, with the advent of forensic genealogy, there’s been an uptick in the […]
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As all our stories do, my story begins with my mother’s. An English teacher and closet poet, she gifted me her love for words, and her uncanny knack for stringing them together. Words are the thread, the stitches that bind the fabric of all my memories of her. Five years old, her reading to me […]
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As an author, there is nothing more exciting than hearing your work come to life, especially when there are talented voice actors like Kristin James (as Evie), Eric Stuart (as Butch), and Brad Oxnam (as Sebastian) involved. This amazing group of voices gave life to some of my favorite characters in The Hanging Tree audio […]
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“I knew you were having an affair on me, when you started ordering off the diet menu at King Wok’s.” –Lyle Mitchell, Escape at Dannemora February is the month of love, and though Valentine’s Day may be over, I’m willing to bet you’re still nursing a chocolate heart hangover. I recently finished the riveting Showtime […]
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“I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.” –Hippocratic Oath “It turns out crazy people […]
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“If a plot is a novel’s skeleton, and characters are the muscle, then theme is its soul.” —Janice Hardy Like a forensic anthropologist analyzing human remains for clues, writers piece together a story bit by painstaking bit, taking inspiration from the world around us. A gripping headline; a conversation, overheard; a look exchanged between strangers. […]
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I am beyond thrilled to reveal the cover of The First Cut, my new thriller (see what I did there?)! It’s the third standalone novel in the Doctors of Darkness series. Again, I enlisted the artistic talents of the amazing, Giovanni Auriemma, and drew inspiration from the Cat Stevens’ song, The First Cut is the […]
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“Society wants to believe it can identify evil people, or bad or harmful people, but it’s not practical. There are no stereotypes.” – Ted Bundy “And this is the forbidden truth, the unspeakable taboo—that evil is not always repellant but frequently attractive; that it has the power to make of us not simply victims, as nature […]
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Like archaeologists sifting through ancient soil, psychologists take a special interest in the past, carefully excavating the bones of trauma and triumph to better understand the toils and trials of the present. Though the past does not define us, it is a lens through which psychologists understand the make-up of an individual. Perhaps that’s why […]
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“Books allow you to see the world through the eyes of others. Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.” –Malorie Blackman Empathy is a prerequisite for a psychologist. To listen without judgment. To show compassion for the human condition. To imagine oneself in the predicament […]
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