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• Join My BookTrib Live Chat on Thursday September 4 at 4 P.m. EDT

  

  I’ll be doing a live video chat on BookTrib at 4 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. PDT) Thursday September 4, 2014. We will talk about writing, forensic science, and my latest... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: Sergeant Adam Plantinga: Fiction Versus Reality

  

  As a novelist, one of your main jobs is to keep the story moving. And if your story deals with law enforcement, you probably don’t want to get too bogged down i... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Suspense Radio Interview Saturday August 30th at 8:30 A.m. PDT

  

  I’ll be on Suspense Radio with John Raab on Saturday, August 30 at 8:30 a.m. PDT. We will discuss my attest Samantha Cody thriller ORIGINAL SIN, snake-handling... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Join My Author TweetChat Tuesday August, 26 at 8 P.m. EDT

  

  I’ll be doing a TweetChat on Tuesday 8-26-14 from 8 to 9 p.m. EDT (5 to 6 p.m. PDT) to chat about writing and my latest Samantha Cody thriller ORIGINAL SIN. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• DP Lyle on Investigation Discovery’s Deadly Affairs

  

  Set your DVRs for the ID Channel show Deadly Affairs Saturday night 8-23-14 at 9 p.m. EDT. I was asked to discuss this horrible crime that took place in... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio This Saturday: An Interview With Barry A.J. Fisher,...

  

  Crime and Science Radio: The Changing World of Forensic Science: An Interview With Barry A.J. Fisher, past president of the American Academy of Forensic... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Mom Knows You’re Lying

  

  Remember how it seemed that your Mom always knew when you were lying? No, I swear, I didn’t do it. And then she’d give you that look. The one that melted all... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Samantha Cody Is Back in ORIGINAL SIN

  

  Today is the launch of my latest Samantha Cody thriller ORIGINAL SIN as well as the reprinting of the first two in the series DEVIL’s PLAYGROUND and DOUBLE... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Manner of Death After 33 Years

  

  Recently, James Brady died. He had received a serious head wound during John Hinckley’s failed assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. That was 1981. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: An Interview with Alafair Burke: The Criminal Justice...

  

  Author Alafair Burke is a former prosecutor and is currently a criminal law professor. She’ll talk to us about her experiences and some of the differences in... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Q and A: What Would My Victim of Scaphism Look Like After Two Weeks in a Pond?

  

  Q: My question is what would a corpse be like, a victim of scaphism and encased in leather with only the head, hands and feet protruding, discovered after... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Hometown Fiction

  

  My Dub Walker thriller series is set mostly in my hometown of Huntsville, AL. I recently wrote an article for South Huntsville Living, an online magazine about... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Cat Poop and Cancer

  

  Toxoplasmosis.That’s a big scary word. What it means is an infection with a parasite known as Toxoplasma gondii or T. gondii. And many millions of us are... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Taking A Bite Out Of Crime: An Interview with Forensic...

  

  Join Jan Burke and DP Lyle as they explore the world of forensic dentistry with Dr. Mike Tabor, Chief Forensic Dentist of the State of Tennessee Office for the... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Writers Beware: The Sharks Are Out There

  

  Why is this shark smiling?Because he’s going to eat your career.It’s not news to us writers that the world of publishing is undergoing a great upheaval. Some... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Q and A: How Could My Character Keep Blood In a Liquid State For Later...

  

  Q: I have a killer who drinks the blood of his victims. If he wants to bleed out a victim and wind up with blood in his freezer that he can reheat in a Mr.... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: Juan Dillon: Sherlock Holmes: Forensic Science Pioneer

  

  There are very few characters that have managed to assume a personality as pronounced as that of Sherlock Holmes. Even though he was a fictional character... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Can Odor Reveal the Time Of Death?

  

  One of the most important determinations that the medical examiner must make in any death investigation is the Time Of Death (TOD). This alone might help solve ... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• 2014 Thriller Award Winners

  

  Another wonderful CraftFest/ThrillerFest has ended. A very busy and exhausting week but can’t wait until next year.I want to congratulate all of this year’s... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: The Skeleton Crew: A Conversation with Deborah Halber

  

  The Skeleton Crew: A Conversation with Deborah Halber on the Amateurs Who Are Finding the Missing and Solving Cold CasesFor decades, all across the United... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE