VICTIMS
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Time for another non-Delaware. I wanted to write from the perspective of psychologist who wasn’t Delaware – someone younger, tormented, with a troubled past. This novel probably tapped into my need to explore a decade and a half working as a hospital psychologist. The experiences that beset Dr. Jeremy Carrier, particularly with [...]
Long before network t.v. discovered cold cases, I wondered about the possibility of solving a decade old crime with minimal evidence. Kind of like a locked-room mystery using time passage as the impediment. This novel represented another creative stretch, in that I alternated Alex and Milo’s perspectives, using first person narrative for [...]
This may be the quintessential Delaware novel, very much in the tradition of the Southern California hardboiled master I admire most – Ross McDonald. L.A. highs and lows, the skin trade, fabulous wealth, shattered intimacy. The past coming back to haunt those who dare ignore it. From time to time, former patients [...]
Recent headlines have thrust the question of “Whose life, is it anyway?” to the forefront of our national consciousness. Working in a cancer unit and serving on a committee that struggled to draw up guide-lines about termination of care, I was exposed to the issue decades ago. I propose no facile solutions. [...]
My first non-Delaware outing since THE BUTCHER’S THEATER. The challenge was to write both from a woman’s perspective and through the eyes of a child. Having treated kids for years, I was pretty sure I pull off the latter. My confidence for handling a female POV was a bit shakier, but I [...]
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A COLD HEART
When I’m not writing, I’m often playing guitar and painting. The world of art and performance fascinates me. The people who make it to the top garner all the attention. But what happens to the artists, equally or more talented than their famous peers, who never achieve celebrity status? In the art world, [...]