Murder, She Thought!

Today, please welcome guest author Nancy Bilyeau, author of the Joanna Stafford trilogy: And now, with no further ado…..here’s Nancy: Murder, She Thought! When you write crime fiction, you find yourself brooding over murder at unexpected times. While prepping the ingredients for a slow-cooker beef stew for my family, I’m thinking through motive. As I ride the New York City subway to a magazine office, I’m daydreaming about opportunity—in my stories, I hasten to add. Not on the subway, although the F line has been known to tempt me. It’s when I’m mulling over method, though, that I really go

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An Interview With Nancy Bilyeau

Please help me welcome Nancy Bilyeau, author of the upcoming historical thriller THE CHALICE (Simon & Schuster, March 5, 2013). I’m delighted that Nancy could join us the day before her release! Nancy Bilyeau is a novelist and magazine editor who has worked at Rolling Stone, InStyle, Good Housekeeping and, presently, DuJour magazine. It took her five years to research and write her debut novel, “The Crown.” She now lives with her husband and two children in New York City. “An intriguing and suspenseful historical novel”–Booklist 1.   Where did you grow up? Will you share a favorite story from your

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