This weekend I’ll be in Spokane, Washington! The place that inspired the writing of The Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries! I will be in Spokane these date—be sure to pop by one or more of these events to say hi and learn more about my books! I realize some of these are private events, but I …
Hello my dear readers! Tonight I’ll be interviewed by the incredible Tori on her channel! I hope you’ll tune in and join the live conversation as we chat. Feel free to ask any questions you might have about me and my writing. I’d love to have the opportunity to answer them! Join us Tonight, Feb …
A little over ONE WEEK TILL RELEASE!! I took the opportunity of unboxing to tell you a little more about the history, locations, returning characters, and more concerning the third book in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries: Crazy Maids in a Row! Coming October 25th! Thank you for joining me for the unboxing of Crazy Maids …
Crazy Maids in a Row, Book 3 in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, releases October 25! COMING OCTOBER 25! Now available for pre-order wherever books are sold! Let the countdown begin! “Her books are a high that no drug can match.” — @purposeofabook, Bookstagram Reviewer “Page-turning addicting!” — @thegingermorticia, Bookstagram Reviewer “All the Agatha Christie …
One of my main sources for researching locations in 1901 Spokane has become Sanborn Maps. Sanborn maps are fire insurance maps, created to show where buildings existed in a city for safety reasons, including where the water mains ran and where the nearest station is. Like most maps of Spokane around my time period, I …
Hangman Creek, the Campbell House, and the Montvale Hotel aren’t the only local historical locations featured in Cupboards All Bared. (Each of those links will take you to the in-depth article on those locations.) You’ll find many more little cameos from local Spokane locations throughout the book, like the Spokesman-Review building and Dodson’s jewelry. Check …
The third major location featured in Cupboards All Bared is the Montvale Hotel. The Montvale was built in 1899 by Probate Judge John Binkley as one of the first Single Room Occupancy hotels in Spokane. This means it was built for the laborers that were constantly in flux in Spokane, coming through to work on …
We’re going to jump now to another important location in the book: where they find the body. Once I knew the events of the second book had to include McKinley’s visit and the Campbells, I needed a way to tie in a murder. Just down the road from the Campbell House is Overlook Park, which …
Exciting news! I was interviewed by The Spokesman-Review! The very same paper that I’m always searching for research for my books! I am now part of that history! Read the full article here. Special thanks to Cindy Hval for interviewing me! We had an incredible conversation about books—mine and others. Be sure to join me …
Cupboards All Bared, Book 2 in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, is direct proof that reading old newspaper articles can be incredibly inspiring to historical mystery writing! While researching for the first book, originally set in early May 1901, I stumbled across this article: There’s nothing quite like reading articles from the time period to …
