BOOK: April Yellow Moon, A Cat Collier Mystery, by Carol Ann Kauffman

In this fourth installment in the Cat Collier Short Story Mystery Series, a dear, old friend comes up missing and Cat Collier must scramble to find her before it's too late.

 
A powerful enemy resurfaces and claims responsibility for a personal attack on Cat's family. 
Nola relives Trent's murder.

 
Carter proposes...again.

Mary Catherine Collier, also known at Cat, started at the bottom of the ladder in the newspaper business. Literally the bottom. She wrote obituaries in the basement of the Heaton Valley Herald in a small town in northeastern Ohio.
But what she really wanted to do with her life was open her own investigation service business.

 
The Cat Collier mysteries have been called a cross between Nancy Drew and Mike Hammer. As the author of the twelve-book series, I've always thought them more as a cross between Jessica Fletcher and Jessica Jones.

The Cat Collier Mysteries are written as a serial series. It is best if you beginning with January Black Ice. Characters from the first book pop up in others. Problems... grow. 

These books are short, easy reads. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I've enjoyed writing them. The complete series in available on Amazon.

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TV TIME: Trigger Points (Peacock)

 

This Peacock Original series follows bomb disposal expert Lana Washington as she deals with a rash of bomb threats and amateur explosive devices in London.

For those of you old enough to remember, this series reminds of the old UXB, that followed British Military Bomb Diffusers as they try to neutralize leftover war bombs. It starred Anthony Andrews and ran on BBC. It was one of the best British series I’ve ever seen.

This one has the potential to rival UXB. 

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INTERVIEW: Nonfiction Author Lance Hillsinger

Lance Hillsinger

San Luis Obispo, California

USA

  

 

Good morning, Lance, and welcome to Vision and Verse. What have you written?

 

In Place of the Parent:  Inside Child Protective Services

Build A Better Bridge:  Social Policy for the 21st Century

Beyond Amelia:  Lesser-known Women of Yesteryear

 

In progress:  Not Your Grandmother’s Bible:  A New Look at the Good Book.

(working title)

 

What is your favorite genre rot write?

  Nonfiction.  (However, on my bucket list is to write a fictional novel).

 

Favorite Food: 

I am not a foodie.   I like all kinds of food except Japanese and Okra

 

Tea or coffee?  

Neither

 

Wine, beer, or soda? 

Yes, to all three. In terms of consumption, diet Coke is the clear winner, with white wine a distant second. Beer gets an honorable mention during NFL playoffs.

Where would you like to visit? 

I have a timeshare in Las Vegas that I’m requested to swap for a place in New York City.   I have never been to NYC.  I also want to get to Egypt, Iceland, Tahiti, Alaska, Niagara Falls, and many other places.     

 

Favorite Musical Artist:  

Moody Blues

 

Favorite Music to work out to: 

A medley of Queen, the Beatles, and Disco

 

Do you listen to music while writing?  

Big no.

 

Favorite work of art:   

Nighthawks (aka the diner painting) by Edward Hopper.

 

I really like that one, too. How old was I when I started to write? 

I was a juvenile court social worker for 34years.  I was assigned to the court unit when I was about 27.  There was a lot of writing in that assignment.  I began writing my first book at about the same time. I finished it when I retired from the county at age 60.

 

Outlines or notecards?  

I have an outline in my head.  

  

 

Describe your perfect evening.   

My perfect morning would be snorkeling (or scuba diving) and taking pictures with a GoPro.   The perfect evening would be recapping the morning over a nice meal someone else cooked.  

 

Where do you get your inspiration?

With my books I mainly want to educate and “move the needle” toward a better way.  

I got the inspiration for my most recent book while visiting the Museum of Divingin the Florida Keys.

 

What do you do when you get Writer’s Block?  

I only get writer’s block when I’m tired.   

 

Favorite Author:   

Brian Kilmeade. He wrote Thomas Jefferson and the BarbaryPirates and similar books

 

Best book:   

City of Joy by Dominique LaPierre

 

Last book:  

Exceptional by Liz and Dick Chaney.   I am middle-of-the-road politically, but there is truth (and much falsehood) on the left and the right.

 

Who is the person who most influenced your life the most?

That’s a hard one. I grew up in an intact home with loving parents.   I don’t want to pick between them.

 

Who is the one person, dead or alive, real or fictional, you would like to sit down and  have a conversation with?

Jesus, what a question!  

Hey, that is a good answer – Jesus.  I would want to know if He thought the four gospels got His story right.  I could use the conversation as a foreword to Not Your Grandmother’s Bible.  

 

Do you have some links for us to follow you?

 

My author's website:

lancehillsinger.net

My Amazon author profile. 

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lance-Hillsinger/author/B08WKPDV2T?

 

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BOOK REVIEW: The Rise by Ian Rankin

 

A gorgeous, black glass high-rise building in the best section of London with top notch security. A dead security guard. And all the occupants looks guilty. 

Ian Rankin weaves a story of the ultra rich and have-nots and how their lives entwined in a perfect tale of greed and murder. 

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ART: Norwegian-Iranian Artist Violet Polsangi

 

I found Violet Polsangi while researching up and coming artists of 2023 for the Art section of this blog and was immediately drawn to her work. Yes, her paintings combine both abstract and concrete elements. But they also combine strong architectural elements with the softest of color. I think they are beautiful! 

I left the links at the top of the posts for your further exploration. 

I 

Follow Violet on Instagram. 

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SCHEDULE: APRIL 22 - 26, 2024

 Mon., April 22 - ART:

Norwegian-Iranian Artist

Violet Polsangi

Tues., April 23 - BOOK REVIEW:

The Rise

by Ian Rankin

Wed., April 24 - INTERVIEW:

Nonfiction Author

Lance Hillsinger

Thurs., April 25 - TV TIME:

Trigger Points 

(Peacock)

Fri., April 26 - BOOK:

April Yellow Moon

A Cat Collier Mystery

by Carol Ann Kauffman

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