In the first novel of Stella Bixby’s RILEY COOPER series, CATFISHED, Bixby’s protagonist is at her lowest point: living in her parent’s basement with no prospects for employment — until she becomes a park ranger. And that’s when the fun — and the murders — begin

Stella and I discuss how her former careers as a park ranger and firefighter molded her plots, Riley’s her love-hate relationship with the cop on the beat, Luke Hannah, and the changes in Riley’s future, now that the 16th novel of the series will soon be released. There’s still a lot ahead for this former prom queen, and you’ll want to hear all about it.

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In FIELDS' GUIDE TO ABDUCTION—the first novel of Julie Mulhern’s POPPY FIELDS funny mystery series—Hollywood influencer Poppy Fields’s trip to Mexico, is much less relaxing than sunbathing by breathtaking infinity pools or attending glittering parties on patios overlooking the Pacific. Instead, she’s got to placate a drug cartel boss whose infatuated with Poppy’s movie star mother. With death lurking around every corner, Poppy will need more than her smarts, acting skills, and a lot of luck to make it back to Rodeo Drive.

Julie and I talk about how the character of Poppy came to her, the added layer that fame puts on the already complex dynamic of mother-daughter relationships, and how Julie’s world travels have been incorporated into Poppy’s life—all great stuff for a heroine whose whirlwind life is already 8 novels and counting.

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In ONE HIT WONDER, the first novel in Kristi Roses’s Samantha True funny mystery series—her heroine, rookie forensic photographer—discovers that her small Washington town of Wind River has a sinister underbelly when it is hit with not just one murder, but two. And what does a Sasquatch sighting have to do with it? Well, you’ll have to read it to find out.

Kristi and I talk about the fun she has surrounding Samantha with a marvelous cast of quirky characters; how Samantha’s dyslexia forces her think outside the box; and how Kristi plots her books so that, even six books later, the twists and turns keep on coming.

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