5 THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME

FIVE THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME

The Holidays are coming and what better hostess gift than a book.  Wine soon disappears down the gullet, albeit often pleasantly, flowers die... ah, but a book lasts forever.  So why not one of mine.... or both.  

Check out "Freeze Frame" a political thriller that takes place in Manhattan... 

 

 

...or "White Gloves & Roy Roys" a murder mystery which also takes place in Manhattan, but this book's time period is the 1930's and 1968.

 Both are on Amazon (White Gloves is also on Barnes & Noble), Kindle and ebooks.

For all of you who have followed my blog, here are 5 Things you may not know about me:

1. I'm an ex-dancer

2. As an artist (as well as a writer), I was hired to repair a religious mural on the ceiling of a Catholic cathedral in the Brooklyn Navy yard when I was 17.  Four scaffolds up!!!  I pretended it was the Sistine Chapel.  I started right after Thanksgiving and the church was often filled with beautiful voices singing seasonal hymns as the choir practiced for the Christmas masses while I was hanging from the ceiling painting.

3. I love cheeseburgers, hot dogs and pizza (well, you probably knew that) and write a food and drink column for the Ojai Quarterly magazine - what you might not know is that my heroines in both my books are foodies of sorts as they run for their lives or seek revenge.

4. Mysteries and certain political thrillers are my favorite reading genres (well, I do write them, after all), but my favorite authors are Pat Conroy and John Irving.

5. I pay homage to Radio City Music Hall in my lst book, the Manhattan political thriller, "Freeze Frame" and to the Schrafft's restaurants in my latest book, "White Gloves & Rob Roys

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ALERT THE MEDIA

ALERT THE MEDIA

Well, if you can, I'd appreciate it.

"Freeze Frame" - my John Grisham meets Sue Grafton suspense thriller is now on Kindle just in time for the holidays!!! Yay!!!

If you haven't checked it out yet, I hope you do... 

 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009XIE7EA

Click in and read the reviews (most from people I don't even know), the blurbs, etc., etc. And if the spirit moves you, tell all your friends and families - even strangers on the street... I'd appreciate it. (and it's cheap!!!)

Thanx!!!

"THE MURDER BOOK" PASTA

"THE MURDER BOOK" PASTA

I love mysteries – spy books, detective novels, legal thrillers – I devour them.  Which is why I had to write one… (shameless plugs R us!)

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… and food has become an ingredient in many of these tales.

Kinsey Millhone loves Big Macs, Stephanie Plum loves donuts and her mom’s cooking, and Spenser loves to cook anything from pork chops in a skillet to an omelet made with leftovers from his fridge.  He also likes to drink a cocktail now and again, fine wine and a variety of beers.  In fact a Spenser book is where Richard first learned about Rolling Rock Extra Pale, a beer he still drinks on occasion.  Lorna Raven, the heroine in my book, craves Grey’s Papaya hot dogs and the cheeseburgers at Prime Burger in Manhattan.

But it was in Jonathan Kellerman’s “The Murder Book” an Alex Delaware mystery, where I found my new favorite pasta.  It made me stop reading and “smell the aromas.”

Often a movie made from a book is disappointing, but a recipe from a murder mystery?  Well, Richard took the ingredients and “produced” a dish that killed!  Definitely better than the book.  We’re taking an option on it.

"The Murder Book" Pasta

Richard’s Interpretation

Ingredients:

1 boneless, skinless chicken breast (this was not in Alex’s dish, but Richard decided to add it. Shrimp would also work)

pasta (Richard used spaghetti)

pine nuts – toasted (to taste)

olives – pitted and chopped (to taste)

capers – (to taste)

1 clove minced garlic

2 shallots

½ cup of white wine

fresh parmesan cheese

fresh parsley (optional)

Directions:

Cook the chicken breast and cut into cubes.  Put aside.

While cooking the pasta (Richard used spaghetti)…

Sautee shallots in extra virgin olive oil until soft but not browned

Add garlic, cook 30 seconds

Add white wine and reduce a bit

Add olives and capers

In a separate skillet fry the parsley in hot EVOO for no more than 30 seconds!  Drain on a paper towel

When the pasta is cooked and drained, put it in a big pasta bowl, add the sauce and more olive oil if needed, to taste.  Toss and serve. 

Grate fresh parmesan cheese over each serving, then sprinkle on the fried parsley.

Green light it!