I never intended to become the keeper of Ravenwood’s secrets. It happened gradually, like the slow unwinding of a watch spring. The pocketwatch arrived on a Tuesday, carried by Martha Holloway, her eyes misty with memories. “It belonged to my father,” she said, placing it gently on my workbench. “Mayor James Holloway. Found it while […]
Tag: cozy mystery
The Timekeeper’s Cozy Mysteries: Echoes in the Clockwork
I found it in the back of Mrs. Abernathy’s estate sale, a grandfather clock with spindly hands frozen at 3:17. The wood carried scars of a life well-lived, much like the woman who’d owned it. My fingers traced the intricate carvings along its face, worn smooth by decades of gentle touches. “It hasn’t worked since […]
The Return of Bernard, the Burglar Cat
Cat Burglar and the Golden Egg is now available on Amazon Kindle! Bernard, the burglar cat, is a nod to one of my all-time favorite mystery series: the Burglar novels by Lawrence Block. Like Block’s books, Bernard’s story let me play with the line between crime and fun, but with whiskers, a tail, and a […]
Two New Books Now Available on Amazon Kindle
It has been nearly seven years since I last published anything. In that time, I’ve wandered across deserts and mountaintops, lived out of my backpack, slept under the stars, and completely lost track of what it means to sit still long enough to write a book. The truth is, life has been both amazing, and […]