I love to read mysteries, especially cozy mysteries. Recently I got to thinking: Would I make a good sleuth in real life?

What would I do well?

I’m nosy. I would be happy to dig around in people’s files or social media accounts, looking for a clue.

I’m observant. I notice little details, such as when items have been rearranged.

I like to come up with reasons for why people do what they do. That would be mighty helpful when coming up with motivations for different suspects.

What would trip me up?

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Exciting news: I have written my very first guest post on another author’s blog!

Check it out by clicking here.

For this guest post, I had my choice of writing an author interview or a character interview. I chose the character interview for two reasons: 1) I wanted to do a character interview, and the opportunity arose and 2) I think the fact that Rachel Kent, the sleuth in my Tech-Free B&B cozy mystery series, lives without a cell phone or a computer makes her unique, and I wanted to...

I am so excited! Today I am officially revealing the cover for Cabbage & Conspiracy, my latest cozy mystery novel.

It's summer in Hillsville, Michigan, and Rachel Kent, owner of the tech-free Yesteryear B&B, is ready to welcome another group of guests. But then Boyce Bradley, a location scout sniffing out a new spot to build a theme park, offers to buy the family farm. Rachel turns him down, but when he turns up dead, she's the prime suspect. Rachel will have to unravel a tangle of...