Best Tess Hayes Podcasts (2025)

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Interview with R.G. Belsky & Bonnie Traymore

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Suspense Radio host Tracey Devlyn dives into the darker side of dating with R.G. Belsky and Bonnie Traymore, co-authors of SWIPE—a gripping thriller about secrets, swipes, and survival. *** A serial predator. A vigilante dater. A deadly game of cat and mouse. When a confrontation turns deadly, one woman scrambles to hide her tracks—while a disgrace…

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Sr. Joy O'Grady's story with Brigid Hull, SMC 2025 1:10:03

24d ago1:10:03

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Join Tess and Brigid Hull in listening to former President of the Congregation, Sr. Joy O'Grady, CSC's story.By Tess Hayes

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Sr. Adria Conner's story with Sara Peabody, SMC 2026 51:29

1M ago51:29

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Join Tess and Sara Peabody in hearing Sr. Adria Conners, CSC's story. They spend a lot of time discussing Fr. Bryan Massingale, STD's lecture "Courageous Hope in Precarious Times" at The Center for The Study of Spirituality. You can view Massingale's lecture here.By Tess Hayes

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Sr. Pat McCabe's Story 1:01:21

1M ago1:01:21

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Sr. Pat's story is the first story of Season 2! Join Tess in hearing her story.By Tess Hayes

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Welome to Season 2! 2:12

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Welcome back to The Stories of Our Sisters: A Living History. Season 2 out April 15, 2025, with new episodes every Tuesday!By Tess Hayes

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Interview with Tess Gerritsen

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Suspense Radio host Tracey Devlyn chats with Tess Gerritsen, author of the Martini Club series, about her latest twisty mystery—THE SUMMER GUESTS.A missing teen. A decades-old corpse. A past that refuses to stay buried.In a coastal town cloaked in secrets, retired CIA operatives and a local police chief must unravel a web of danger after a teenager…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 26: Storytelling in Dixie 27:11

6M ago27:11

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Here’s the thing about the South—if you can’t tell a story, they won’t feed you. They’ll simply deposit you behind the barn and let you wither away. That doesn’t happen often because everyone down there can spin a yarn. Some better than others, but a story is a story. This is a rich tradition and congers up names like William Faulkner, James Dickey…

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Interview with Marcia Clark 21:04

6M ago21:04

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We are so honored to bring you ex-criminal prosecutor and current bestselling author Marcia Clark. She joins us to talk about her latest book, TRIAL BY AMBUSH, her first True Crime novel. Marcia Clark is the best selling author of nine legal thrillers and one memoir, starting with four bestselling legal thrillers featuring prosecutor Rachel Knight:…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 25: Stroll Through Forensic History 35:19

6M ago35:19

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SHOW NOTES: FORENSIC SCIENCE TIMELINE Prehistory: Early cave artists and pot makers “sign” their works with a paint or impressed finger or thumbprint. 1000 b.c.: Chinese use fingerprints to “sign” legal documents. 3rd century BC.: Erasistratus (c. 304–250 b.c.) and Herophilus (c. 335–280 b.c.) perform the first autopsies in Alexandria. 2nd century …

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Criminal Mischief Episode 24: Common Writing Mistakes 23:50

6M ago23:50

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SHOW NOTES: Writers, particularly early in their careers, make mistakes. Often the same ones over and over. Here are a few pitfalls to avoid. OVERWRITING: Too many words Too cute by far Strained Metaphors Purple prose DIALOG: Tag alert Characters all sound the same Inane conversations “As you know” chatting SHOW VS TELL: DESCRIPTION: Not too much N…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 23: Apollo 11 and Me 27:07

6M ago27:07

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SHOW NOTES: It’s hard to believe that it’s been 50 years. Exactly 50 years. This show has nothing to do with crime writing or the science of crime. It is rather a step back in world history. And in my personal history. Yes, I was there. Inside the gates of the Cape Canaveral Space Center. July 16, 1969, 9:32 a.m. I remember it like it was yesterday…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 22: Common Medical Errors in Fiction 24:36

6M ago24:36

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Too often, fiction writers commit medical malpractice in their stories. Unfortunately, these mistakes can sink an otherwise well-written story. The ones I repetitively see include: Bang, Bang, You’re Dead: Not so fast. No one dies instantly. Well, almost no one. Instant death can occur with heart attacks, strokes, extremely abnormal heart rhythms, …

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Criminal Mischief Episode 21: Autopsy of a Thriller, The Terminator 25:53

6M ago25:53

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SHOW NOTES: A scene-by-scene analysis of The Terminator Each scene is either good (+), Bad (-) or Neutral (0) for Sarah Conner, the protagonist. Watch the movie and rate each scene. You will see that through the first 2/3s of the film things don’t go well for Sarah but she overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to win in the end. This is how a goo…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 20: Elements of a Thriller 28:35

6M ago28:35

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SHOW NOTES: Elements of a Thriller Open with a Bang or a Chill or a Compelling Question Establish the 4 Ws Early-------Who, What, When, and Where Inciting Incident---Sets the protagonist’s story in motion Establish the Story Question—What does the Protagonist want/need? Rising Tension Who/What opposes the Protagonist and Why? What does the antagoni…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 19: SUNSHINE STATE is coming 15:45

6M ago15:45

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From Publishers Weekly: In Lyle’s ingenious third mystery featuring retired major league pitcher Jake Longly (after 2017’s A-List), Jake, who runs a restaurant in Gulf Shores, Ala., is again roped into working for his father Ray’s PI firm. An attorney has contacted Ray on behalf of Billy Wayne Baker, a convicted serial killer. Though Baker pleaded …

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Criminal Mischief Episode 18: Gunshot to the chest 26:39

6M ago26:39

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SHOW NOTES: Gunshot wounds (GSWs) come in many flavors and those to the chest can be particularly dicey. Yet, a chest GSW can be a minor flesh wound, a major traumatic event with significant damage, or deadly. If you have a character who suffers such an injury, this podcast is for you. Here are few interesting questions about chest GSWs: Could a Pe…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 17: DNA and Twins 24:41

6M ago24:41

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SHOW NOTES: For years it was felt that the DNA of identical twins was indeedidentical. Since they come from a single fertilized egg, this would seem intuitive. But, nature likes to throw curve balls—and the occasional slider. After that first division of the fertilized, and after the two daughter cells go their way toward producing identical humans…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 16: Arsenic: An historical and modern poison 20:00

6M ago20:00

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From HOWDUNNIT:FORENSICS Toxicology is a relativelynew science that stands on the shoulders of its predecessors: anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and medicine. Our knowledge in these sciences had toreach a certain level of sophistication before toxicology could become areality. It slowly evolved over more than two hundred years of testing,starting w…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 15: Introducing Characters 23:45

6M ago23:45

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SHOW NOTES: You never get a second chance to make a first impression. The same is true for your fictional characters. So, make them vivid and memorial. How do you do this? There are many ways. Let’s explore a few of them. Riding the Rap--Elmore Leonard Ocala Police picked up Dale Crowe Junior for weaving, two o’clock in the morning, crossing the ce…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 14: Rules of Writing 24:58

6M ago24:58

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SHOW NOTES: Somerset Maugham: There are three rules for novel writing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. Terry Brooks Rules Read, Read, Read Outline, Outline, Outline Write, Write, Write Repeat Dave Barry: Don’t Be Boring Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing 1-Never open a book with weather 2-Avoid prologues 3-Never use a verb other than "…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 13: Alice In Wonderland Syndrome 18:34

6M ago18:34

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SHOW NOTES: One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall White Rabbit, The Jefferson Airplane And then there was this excellent question from my friend and wonderful writer Frankie Bailey that was published in SUSPENSE MAGAZINE as part of …

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Criminal Mischief Episode 12: Fentanyl, A Dangerous Game 26:55

6M ago26:55

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SHOW NOTES: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is as much as 300 times more powerful than morphine sulfate. It can be injected, ingested, inhaled, and will even penetrate the skin. It is used in medical situations frequently for pain management, sedation, and for twilight-anesthesia for things such as colonoscopies. Fentanyl is the number one caus…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 11: Civil War Limb Pit and the history of Infectious Diseases 20:02

6M ago20:02

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SHOW NOTES: Here in the 21st century we know a great deal about infectious diseases. We can treat bacterial infections with antibiotics, immunize people against numerous diseases, understand how viruses work, and have a huge fund of knowledge about surgical sterility and disease prevention. This was not always the case. In fact, in the history of m…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 10: Rattlesnakes and Murder 21:03

6M ago21:03

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SHOW NOTES: “Good fences make good neighbors”—Robert Frost,”Mending Wall” I suspect Ryan Felton Sauter’s neighbor, Keith Monroe, would agree. People commit murder for a host of reasons. Things like financial gain, revenge, lust, anger, to cover another crime, and many other motives. It seems that these motives can even include a dispute with the du…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 9: The Mysterious Human Brain 29:19

6M ago29:19

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SHOW NOTES: Head Trauma (Direct, Infectious, Anoxic, Vascular) Physical Abnormalities Behavioral Changes Language/Communication Brain Lobes: Frontal: Controls personality, emotions, intellect, judgement, problem solving, attention, organizing, social skills Broca’s Area: Speech, writing, particularly expressing Parietal: Controls motor and sensory …

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Criminal Mischief Episode 8: Mood and Tone in Crime Fiction 26:04

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SHOW NOTES: The opening passages tell the reader the type of world they are entering and what they can expect. The opening might give character insights, setting, and the basics of the crime—and reveal the voice. What’s the difference between mood and tone? Tone is the author’s attitude Mood is the atmosphere and emotion the author creates So, tone…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 7: Famous and Odd DNA Cases 29:05

6M ago29:05

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SHOW NOTES: FAMOUS AND ODD DNA CASES Colin Pitchfork: The Beginning http://aboutforensics.co.uk/colin-pitchfork/ Timothy Wilson Spencer, The Southside Strangler” First US DNA Conviction (David Vasquez—first to be exonerated by DNA) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Wilson_Spencer http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/352011 Brown’s Chicken Murd…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 6: Writing Modern Crime Fiction 29:27

6M ago29:27

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SHOW NOTES: Do modern forensic science and police investigative techniques make creating compelling crime fiction more difficult? Are there simply too many balls to keep in the air? Too much to consider? Or is now little different from then? The Past, the present, and the future Forensic Science timeline—-a fairly knew discipline Basic Science, the…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 5: Making Characters Compliant 28:20

6M ago28:20

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SHOW NOTES: Coercion and ThreatLeverage Trauma: Trauma is time limited Unconscious vs Pain/Fear of death Drugs: Drugs have variable timelines Drugs don’t have timers Alcohol and Mickey Finn Narcotics and sedatives Date Rape Drugs Rohypnol GHB—Gamma Hydroxybutyrate E, Ecstasy, MDMA—3.4-Methylenedioxy Methamphetamine Ketamine LINKS: Date Rape Drugs: …

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Criminal Mischief Episode 4: POV in Crime Fiction 32:51

6M ago32:51

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SHOW NOTES:Who is telling the story? Is he/she also the protagonist or an observer? Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird Nick in The Great Gatsby Is he/she reliable? How many POV characters is too few/too many? Which characters know too little to drive the story/or know too much and might spoil the story? TYPES:FIRST PERSON POV: The “I” Character Advanta…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 3: Time of Death 33:52

6M ago33:52

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The ME’s 3 most important determinations: Cause, Manner, and Time of DeathPart II: Time of Death NotesDETERMINATION OF THE TIME OF DEATH Determining TOD is critical Both an art and a science The sooner after death the more accurate the estimateChanges death variable and unpredictable. Physiologic TOD, Estimated TOD, Legal TOD Always a best guess No…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 2: Cause and Manner of Death 27:58

6M ago27:58

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Bestselling Author and forensic expert D.P. Lyle hosts the show. The ME’s 3 most important determinations: Cause, Manner, and Time of Death Part I: Cause and Manner of Death NotesCAUSE/MECHANISM OF DEATH:Cause of death is why the individual died Heart attack, GSW, traumatic brain injury, diseasesMechanism-physiological derangement that causes death…

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Criminal Mischief Episode 1: Murder Motives 33:31

6M ago33:31

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Types of Crimes: theft, burglary, robbery, embezzlement, assault, rape, ID theft/ransom, extortion, forgery, arson, kidnapping, DUI, drug dealing, trafficking, pimping/prostitutionMotives for Murder:Financial – – insurance, inheritance, business takeovers, avoidance of alimonyProperty disputesRevengePoliticalCults & ReligionsMurder for hireEmpathy …

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Interview with Kate White 16:02

6M ago16:02

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Kate White is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of eighteen novels of suspense: ten standalone psychological thrillers, including the upcoming The Last Time She Saw Him (May ’24), and also eight Bailey Weggins mysteries.For fourteen years Kate served as the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, which under her bec…

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Interview with Maxie Dara 21:48

6M ago21:48

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Maxie Dara is from a tiny, Hallmark movie-style town in Ontario, Canada where she works as a writer and actress, because rejection-heavy careers are her passion. She is also a two- time award- winning playwright. Maxie knew she wanted to be a writer at the age of seven, when she first fell in love with the written word. She also wanted to be a merm…

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Interview with Lee Child and Andrew Child 59:26

6M ago59:26

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We are so pleased to bring you the replay of this live event. Lee and Andrew Child were gracious enough to let us host this live event. They talked about their latest book IN TOO DEEP and everything Jack Reacher. You gotta check this out!IN TOO DEEP:Reacher had no idea where he was. No idea how he had gotten there. But someone must have brought him…

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Interview with Stephen Follows 37:17

7M ago37:17

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Interview with Stephen Follows.We are pleased to bring you something very special. Stephen Flowers has written the ultimate horror companion book. Over 27,000 movies are included in his HORROR MOVIE REPORT. Stephen Follows is a leading film industry analyst known for his extensive research on film statistics, which has been featured in major public…

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THE GREY WOLF - by Louise Penny - audiobook sample 12:11

7M ago12:11

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THE GREY WOLF by Louise Penny, read by Jean Brassard (October 29)The 19th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series.Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is impossible to find on any map, someone has managed to track down Armand Gamache, head of ho…

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Interview with Blake Crouch 17:52

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Blake is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of a dozen novels, most recently, Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade, for which he is also writing the movie for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners. His international-bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy was adapted into a television series for FOX, executive produced by M. Night Shya…

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Interview with Robert Dugoni 20:28

7M ago20:28

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Robert Dugoni is a critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and #1 Amazon bestselling author, reaching over 9 million readers worldwide. He is best known for his Tracy Crosswhite police series set in Seattle. He is also the author of the Charles Jenkins espionage series, the David Sloane legal thriller series, and s…

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Interview with John Connolly 27:42

7M ago27:42

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We are pleased to bring you International Bestselling Author John Connolly to talk about his latest book NIGHT AND DAY. John will also get into what’s next for Charlie Parker and much more!John Connolly is a bestselling author of mystery and supernatural fiction.With over 30 published works, including the popular Charlie Parker series, his books ha…

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Interview with Peter May 23:12

7M ago23:12

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Interview with Peter MayWe are pleased to talk with International Bestselling Author Peter May to discuss his latest book THE BLACK LOCH.Peter May is a Scot living in France. Winner of two major French literary awards, May’s books have also won Crime Novel of the Year awards in France, Scotland, the UK, and the United States. Peter May started his …

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Interview with Brad Thor 20:56

8M ago20:56

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BRAD THOR is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four thrillers, including SHADOW OF DOUBT, BLACK ICE (ThrillerFix Best Thriller of the Year), NEAR DARK (one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Books of the Year), BACKLASH (nominated for the Barry Award for Best Thriller of the Year), SPYMASTER (“One of the all-time best thriller novels” —Th…

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Interview with Riley Sager 15:39

8M ago15:39

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Interview with Riley Sager. Riley Sager joins us to talk about his latest book MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend—and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect …

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Interview with Anthony Horowitz 19:20

8M ago19:20

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We are so pleased to bring you international bestselling author Anthony Horowitz and his interview talking about the MOONFLOWER MURDERS and the new PBS Show about the book.Bestselling author Anthony Horowitz brings back his famous literary detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland, hero of Magpie Murders, in an inventive, labyrinthine story that is …

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Interview with Jeffrey Deaver and Isabella Maldonado 27:12

8M ago27:12

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Join John Raab and DP Lyle for a conversation with best-selling authors Jeffrey Deaver and Isabella Maldonado about FATAL INTRUSION, the first in their new thriller series.Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling author. His books are sold in 150 countries and have been translated into over twenty-five languages. He has sold 50 mil…

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Interview with Tasha Alexander 20:33

8M ago20:33

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Bestselling author of the Lady Emily series, Tasha Alexander, is back with book 18 in that series.The daughter of two philosophy professors, I grew up surrounded by books. I was convinced from an early age that I was born in the wrong century and spent much of my childhood under the dining room table pretending it was a covered wagon. Even there, I…

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Crime and Science Radio - Cat Warren "What the Dog knows" 1:01:02

8M ago1:01:02

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Cadaver dog handler Cat Warren is the author of What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs, a terrific book on dogs who work in the military, in police departments, and by searching for both contemporary and historical missing remains. She talks with Jan Burke about how cadaver dogs and their handlers are trained, the environments a…

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Crime and Science Radio - The Devils Dozen 58:56

8M ago58:56

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Dr. Katherine Ramsland Interview: The Devil’s Dozen: What Makes the Bad Guys Tick? Join DP Lyle and Dr. Katherine Ramsland for a discussion of bad guys, who they are, what they do, and why they do what they do. Several cases in her excellent book THE DEVIL’S DOZEN will be discussed.Go to http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com for more informatio…

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Crime and Science Radio - Judging Evidence 1:01:38

8M ago1:01:38

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Join Jan Burke and former prosecutor Marcia Clark, author of "KIller Ambition" as part of her Rachel Knight series, for a discusson on rules of evidence and how new scientific technologies become accepted by courts, what can go wrong to keep evidence out of trial, and some of the ways forensic science is used in the plots of her legal thrillers.Cri…

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