by KJ Howe There is no drama like courtroom drama. High stakes, aggressive arguments, forensic evidence, and the riveting uncertainty of what the verdict will be. What’s not to love? The American legal system has produced some of the most compelling trials in history. But which...
WHY I’M NOT GOING TO PARIS THIS SPRING – HINT – I AIN’T FLYING
S. Lee Manning: Every day, I check my e-mails and Facebook. And, every day for the last month, they pop up: ads for amazingly cheap flights to Paris. Now, I know why those ads are showing up in my e-mail and my Facebook feed – because a month ago my husband and I chatted about a trip to France in...
WE ROGUES ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE …
Lisa Black is a finalist for the inaugural Sue Grafton Memorial Award Lisa's mystery, PERISH, is a nailbiting journey to the dark side of justice as forensic expert Maggie Gardiner discovers troubling new details about her colleague Jack Renner, a homicide detective with a brutal approach to law...
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DO YOU CURSE?: 6 Reasons Science Says It May Be Good for You
I'm worried about this one's blood pressure.By Gayle LyndsIf someone whacked your toe with a hammer, would you yell, “Golly darn!,” or swear like the proverbial sailor? All my life I've heard that those who cuss have lower IQs, or at least lesser vocabularies. And anyone who uses...
SPY SCHOOL: Or Things You Can Learn From the Ex-CIA Guy
by Chris GoffGadgets and info every spy needs to have.I have a confession to make—my husband Wes, a wonderful guy who is my biggest supporter, has begun amassing "spy tools" and "spy tips." Ever since I started writing the Raisa Jordan thrillers, he started following the exploits of a former CIA...
TOP TEN STUPID COP MISTAKES (IN FICTION)
by ROBIN BURCELLYou can never have too many handcuff keys.How do you make the police procedure in your mysteries or thrillers seem authentic? Below are some of the mistakes and overused tropes I’ve seen in books that usually pull me out of a story. The good news is that not everyone who reads...
Thrill Kill
Leopold in jailby Lisa Black Most all adults know the basics of the original wilding-teens thrill-killing: Nathan Leopold, 19, and Richard Loeb, 18, enticed and then murdered acquaintance Bobby Franks, 14, in 1924. No less than Clarence Darrow defended Loeb, and managed to...
Rogue Women January Roundup
Rogue Women Roundup!We're starting a new monthly RWW Roundup for those who like to binge read their blogs! Here's what the Rogue Women Writers talked about, researched and discussed in January:It's a new year and the Rogues discussed organizing tips and book suggestions. Jamie talked converting a...
Color and Thrillers: Empowerment resides in Red
My first novel's paperback coverby Jamie FrevelettiI've been flying all over recently, from the West Coast to the East with a stop in the Midwest, and I had occasion to plow through my magazine TBR pile. (I subscribe to a lot of them, from Foreign Affairs and National Geographic to Elle, Vogue and...
A Brilliant Woman — but who knew?
….by Karna Small Bodman Today I want to tell you the story of a brilliant scientist who, for decades, was recognized only for her beauty, not her intellect. But first I want to let you know that one of our own talented Rogues, August Thomas, author of a terrific debut thriller, Liar's...