I’m an anxiety-ridden nomad who keeps getting mistaken for a ghost. A stolen handle of rum leads me to Josephine, a young French intern with a blasé joie de vivre (did I spell that right?). We drink wine, argue about the weirdness of mouths and whether or not aliens have tampered with human breeding, and […]

Are you making these mistakes when socializing? Marilyn Monroe proved that one does not have to have an air about them to be charismatic. She was walking with a photographer and magazine editor towards the Grand Central Terminus deep in conversation. It was a busy day and the terminus was packed with people, and nobody […]

Opening the Cozy Corgi in Estes Park is a dream come true: small-town charm, fresh-baked bread, hours by the fire reading mysteries, and… murder. For Winifred Page and her devoted corgi, Watson, the puzzle pieces of life are falling into place as they settle into their home in the Colorado mountains. Surrounded by family and […]

Reality TV success. New restaurant. Abused. Stalked. Murdered. After winning a cooking reality TV competition, Chef Vickie Lopez used that fame to fulfill her dream to open her own restaurant. Shortly after it opens, Chicago Homicide Detective Drexel Pierce finds her hanging in her office. As Drexel digs deeper into her life, the veneer begins […]