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My 2025 year in review — a recap of all my book news (and some personal news) from 2025
“Wake Up Dead Man,” the new New Knives Out Movie, is a Love Letter to John Dickson Carr and the Golden Age of Mystery Fiction
“Wake Up Dead Man,” the new New Knives Out Movie, is a Love Letter to John Dickson Carr and the Golden Age of Mystery Fiction
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A special 10th anniversary book: A hardcover illustrated special edition of The Accidental Alchemist
Ashland Mystery Festival: An inspiring book festival for those who love cozy mysteries
Ashland Mystery Festival: An inspiring book festival for those who love cozy mysteries
That time I was trapped in the Louvre during an art heist
That time I was trapped in the Louvre during an art heist
Summer in the Scottish Highlands and Islands
Summer in the Scottish Highlands and Islands
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Two new short stories in 2025: a Jaya Jones puzzle and a Hindi Houdini impossible crime
The Magic of Malice Domestic: Toastmaster and Guess Who Won an Agatha
The Magic of Malice Domestic: Toastmaster and Guess Who Won an Agatha
A Visit to the Poisoned Pen Bookshop
A Visit to the Poisoned Pen Bookshop
Illusions and Impossible Crimes: A Magical Meetup at Denver’s Museum of Illusions
Illusions and Impossible Crimes: A Magical Meetup at Denver’s Museum of Illusions
The story of how locked-room mystery THE LIBRARY GAME came to be
The story of how locked-room mystery THE LIBRARY GAME came to be
Interview with Soneela Nankani, narrator of the Secret Staircase Mysteries audiobooks
Interview with Soneela Nankani, narrator of the Secret Staircase Mysteries audiobooks
The Treehouse at Tempest Raj's family home
The Treehouse at Tempest Raj's family home
Weaving my favorite mysterious elements into A MIDNIGHT PUZZLE
Weaving my favorite mysterious elements into A MIDNIGHT PUZZLE
Fun Facts about Carnivorous Plants
Fun Facts about Carnivorous Plants
Portland, Oregon's Pittock Mansion and The Alchemist of Monsters and Mayhem
Portland, Oregon's Pittock Mansion and The Alchemist of Monsters and Mayhem
The Rose City Vampire: the first Accidental Alchemist short story!
The Rose City Vampire: the first Accidental Alchemist short story!
The Accidental Alchemist published in GERMANY!
The Accidental Alchemist published in GERMANY!
Why I love Elizabeth Peters
Why I love Elizabeth Peters
Celebrating Elizabeth Peters, my all-time favorite author, at Malice Domestic
Celebrating Elizabeth Peters, my all-time favorite author, at Malice Domestic
Accepting the Raven Award at the Edgars
Accepting the Raven Award at the Edgars
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Crime Writers of Color will receive the Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America
National Novel Writing Month: Working on the next Accidental Alchemist novel
National Novel Writing Month: Working on the next Accidental Alchemist novel
A big anniversary: 10 Years as a Published Author!
A big anniversary: 10 Years as a Published Author!
Portland, Oregon: The Witch's Castle and the Board Game from The Alchemist of Riddle and Ruin
Portland, Oregon: The Witch's Castle and the Board Game from The Alchemist of Riddle and Ruin
Planning a Permaculture Garden of Herbs, Fruits, and Vegetables
Planning a Permaculture Garden of Herbs, Fruits, and Vegetables
Should I grow my own tea plants?
Should I grow my own tea plants?
"The Locked Room Library" Exciting News
"The Locked Room Library" Exciting News
Advance Reader Copies of the 2nd Secret Staircase Mystery, The Raven Thief
Advance Reader Copies of the 2nd Secret Staircase Mystery, The Raven Thief
Road trip to Portland, fueled by Elizabeth Peters audiobooks
Road trip to Portland, fueled by Elizabeth Peters audiobooks

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