Today we are joined by F.M. Meredith, (also known as Marilyn Meredith) author of “Smell of Death,” reviewed yesterday. F.M., we’re so glad you could be here. You write the Rocky Bluff P.D. series, of which “Smell of Death” is the fourth installment. What are the titles of your other books, and can you give us a brief synopsis of each? “Final Respects” is the first in the series, and it focuses on Doug Milligan and his best friend Al Bertalone. Both men are good policemen. The big difference between the two is their wives. Doug’s wife hates the fact … Continue reading →

Thank you for joining us for part two of our conversation with Camille Marchetta, author of “The River, By Moonlight.” If you missed part one, click here. Camille, you wrote for television before you became a novelist. Can you tell us a little about that? For almost as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a writer. And because I grew up loving films and television almost as much as books, it never occurred to me to choose one over the other. In fact, in England where I worked as an agent for a while, writers pretty much … Continue reading →

Today we are joined by author Camille Marchetta, who wrote the book “The River, By Moonlight.” I enjoyed the book and am glad to bring you this interview. Camille, thank you for joining us. Your book is set right at the start of World War I. What interested you in writing a book about this era? It’s always been a period that interested me, because of Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises,” I suppose, and Ford Maddox Ford’s “Parade’s End” Trilogy, and Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front,” books I read at an impressionable age. But, more to the point, … Continue reading →