Please join me at 7 p.m. (mountain standard time) Thursday evening, January 14, for a zoom talk on BLOGGING–the pros, the cons, and the unexpected benefits. Here’s the link to join the meeting: https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/schedule       With fond memories of the late, great Aretha Franklin, click here to listen to “Who’s Zoomin’ Who?” 

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    What’s legal isn’t always right; what’s illegal isn’t always wrong. Nobody tells Lou Belmonte he can’t hug his wife of 50 years. Restricted by COVID from visiting his beloved Cameo in a memory care lockdown, he busts her out, assaulting two employees who try to stop him. The couple flee to a remote fire lookout in Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness. Their daughter Virgie begs for help from her best friend, investigator Tawny Lindholm and her high-powered attorney husband,…

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Now Available! Crowded Hearts – A Novella will soon be published as an ebook. Loyal readers requested a story about Tawny and Tillman’s wedding…IF it happens. Big IF.  As Tawny and Tillman prepare to tie the knot, complications throw fresh curves at them: the blending of families, echoes from their past, and an unexpected death. But those problems pale in the face of the lovers’ own secret doubts. Will there be a wedding?     Here’s a sneak peek:  CROWDED…

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Loyal readers are solid gold. I’m grateful to many of you who have followed the four books of my series, Tawny Lindholm Thrillers with a Heart. You welcomed Tawny (and Tillman Rosenbaum) into your homes and consider them friends…or, sometimes in Tillman’s case, the guy you love to hate!       Spoiler alert: Tawny and Tillman are getting married…maybe. I didn’t plan to write a wedding story but a number of readers asked for it. And I always listen…

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    If you love dogs or just want to read a feel-good story, please visit my latest post at The Kill Zone.

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On Sunday, September 6, 2020, at 4 p.m. please join bestselling thriller author Debbie Burke, acclaimed memorist Susan Purvis, and award-winning suspense author Christine Carbo for an outdoor reading beside the beautiful Swan River in Bigfork, Montana. The River View Bar, 191 Mill Street, Bigfork, MT 59911, is hosting our event on their spacious lawn with widely spaced seating. Beverages and hors d’oeuvres available.  Starting at 4 p.m., Sue, Christine, and I will read excerpts from our books, followed by Q&A and…

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Today is True Crime Thursday over at The Kill Zone where I blog. Please drop by and watch this amazing three-minute video recounting a police stop that includes speed, grand theft auto, and murder…in a way you’ll never expect! Here’s the link.

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Dead Man’s Bluff is FREE July 11-12, 2020.  “Dead Man’s Bluff is a great read with a climax you’ll not see coming. Author Debbie Burke kept me reading non-stop until I came to a final plot twist. If you’re looking for a wonderful story that’s exceptionally well written, Dead Man’s Bluff is for you. 5 Stars any day!“           Garry Rodgers, bestselling author of based-on-true-crime thrillers In the Attic, From the Shadows, Under the Ground. Grab your FREE ebook and…

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Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing mystery author Kathleen Reardon for The Kill Zone. Her books are set in the academic arena and plenty of deceit and treachery goes on behind those ivy-covered walls! Please enjoy this visit with Kathleen.  

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