Podcast appearances and mentions of Elaine Viets

West Allis residents and library book clubbers Jen and Jessi join Sarah for a discussion of what they've been reading. They also talk about why they enjoy book clubs, how they choose what to read next, odd jobs they'd like to pursue, and more. Titles discussed in this episode include: How Can I Help You by Laura Sims, Murder Is a Piece of Cake by Valerie Burns, the Fox and O'Hare series by Janet Evanovich, Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan, Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor, The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont, and Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah. Also mentioned: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix, How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, Burnt by Clare Frank, Toni Morrison, the Dead-End Job mysteries by Elaine Viets, and the Chloe Ellefson mysteries by Kathleen Ernst. Check out books and movies at countycat.mcfls.org, wplc.overdrive.com and hoopladigital.com. For more about WAPL, visit westallislibrary.org. Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay

Halstücher, Mystery Shopping und ein Mord … Die Cosy Crime-Reihe um Josie Marcus geht spannend weiter!

Handtaschen, Mystery Shopping und ein Mord … Band eins der spannenden Cosy Crime-Reihe von Elaine Viets

While attending Malice Domestic we tried to interview a wide variety of authors. This Episode we interiewed Ang Pompano is a reputed American writer of mystery and thriller stories. He is particularly famous for writing his debut novel called When It's Time For Leaving. Pompano says that he has been involved in writing mysteries for over twenty years. Raquel V. Reyes writes stories with Latina characters. Her Cuban-American heritage, Miami, and the Caribbean feature prominently in her work. Raquel is a co-chair for SleuthFest.Elaine Viets has written 34 mysteries in four series: the bestselling Dead-End Job series with South Florida PI Helen Hawthorne, the cozy Josie Marcus Mystery Shopper mysteries, and the dark Francesca Vierling mysteries. With the Angela Richman Death Investigator series,S.C. Perkins is the Agatha Award-nominated author of the Ancestry Detective mystery series featuring professional genealogist Lucy Lancaster.Karen Neary Smithson has been a child advocate, human right commissioner, and an art educator. As an author of traditional and cozy mysteries Karen finds writing magical. In addition to writing, she is a professional artist whose paintings are displayed in galleries.Next we will conclude our popup interview with more facinating authors.

It's a reunion this week on the KPL Podcast! Mystery author and St. Louis native Elaine Viets checks back in with us for a fun-filled conversation about her latest book "Death Grip." Then Jigisha and Ryan mixes Missouri history with National Poetry Month with a brief biography of T.S. Eliot. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast!    Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.orgRecommendations 1. An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris2. Grounds for Murder Tara Lush3. Ben Kinkade series by William Barnhardt4. New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith 5. Before She was Helen by Caroline Cooney6. TS Eliot: An Imperfect Life by Lyndall Gordan7. Young Eliot: From St. Louis to the Waste by Robert Crawford8. TS Eliot: A Short Biography by John Worthen 9. The Complete Poems and Plays by TS Eliot

In today’s episode 197, we visit with award-winning writer Tara Lush, author of “Grounds for Murder,” the first in a new series of cozy coffee shop mysteries. After Lana Lewis’ talented, but arrogant, Milanese barista quits abruptly before the Sunshine State Barista Championship, her café’s chances of winning the contest are tamped down. After a public argument with Fabrizio “Fab” Bellucci, her former barista is found dead behind her shop, and she is the primary suspect. Elaine Viets, the award-winning author of the Dead-End Job mysteries, had this to say about the book, “Tara Lush brews a fun Florida mystery, topped with a sweet frothy romance. Enjoy this blend of sunshine and quirky characters.” Engage with the show here: https://linktr.ee/CharlotteReadersPodcast Detailed show notes here: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottereaderspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottereaderspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlottereader Charlotte Readers Podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network and the Queen City Podcast Network. © Charlotte Readers Podcast and the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

In today's episode 197, we visit with award-winning writer Tara Lush, author of “Grounds for Murder,” the first in a new series of cozy coffee shop mysteries. After Lana Lewis' talented, but arrogant, Milanese barista quits abruptly before the Sunshine State Barista Championship, her café's chances of winning the contest are tamped down. After a public argument with Fabrizio “Fab” Bellucci, her former barista is found dead behind her shop, and she is the primary suspect. Elaine Viets, the award-winning author of the Dead-End Job mysteries, had this to say about the book, “Tara Lush brews a fun Florida mystery, topped with a sweet frothy romance. Enjoy this blend of sunshine and quirky characters.” Engage with the show here: https://linktr.ee/CharlotteReadersPodcast Detailed show notes here: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottereaderspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottereaderspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlottereader Charlotte Readers Podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network and the Queen City Podcast Network. © Charlotte Readers Podcast and the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

Als ein Teenager bei einem schrecklichen Autounfall ums Leben kommt, ist die Mordermittlerin Angela Richman eine der ersten am Tatort. Doch kaum hat sie sich in die Ermittlungen vertieft, erleidet sie mehrere Schlaganfälle hintereinander. Vom ansässigen Neurologen Dr. Gravois fehldiagnostiziert und vom unbeholfenen, aber brillanten Neurochirurgen Dr. Jeb Travis Tritt geheilt, steht Angela vor einer schwierigen Genesung. Dann wird Dr. Gravois ermordet und ausgerechnet ihr Retter Dr. Tritt ist der Hauptverdächtige in dem Fall. Angela glaubt an Dr. Tritts Unschuld, aber kann sie ihren Instinkten vertrauen?

Wenn der Schal sich immer enger um den Hals legt … Mystery-Shopperin Josie Marcus ermittelt zum dritten Mal Als alleinerziehende Mutter reicht Josie Marcus' Budget leider nicht für die Luxus-Boutiquen, in denen sie sich als Testkäuferin herumtreibt. Ihre beste Freundin Alyce hingegen zieht nun vom Vorort in die noble Gemeinde Wood Winds. Der Klatsch und Tratsch dort ist jedoch alles andere als vornehm, besonders als die reiche Tuch-Designerin Halley Harwick ermordet wird. Sofort werden Alyce und ihr Mann unter Verdacht gestellt, immerhin sind sie erst zugezogen. Für Josie ist es Ehrensache, in Wood Winds undercover zu gehen und die delikaten Geheimnisse der Reichen und Schönen zu lüften, bevor es einen weiteren Mord gibt … Gelesen von Anja Kalischke

Diese Schuhe sind zum Sterben schön … Mystery-Shopperin Josie Marcus ermittelt zum zweiten Mal Die Mystery-Shopperin Josie Marcus hat einen neuen Auftrag: ein Testkauf bei Soft Shoe, der angesagtesten Schuh-Boutique von St. Louis. Allerdings ist der Inhaber Mel Poulaine nicht nur aus beruflichen Gründen von Josies Füßen fasziniert … Sie verfasst einen vernichtenden Bericht, der Mels Karriere zerstören könnte – und kurz darauf wird er ermordet. Josie ist entschlossen, sich dieses Mal rauszuhalten. Aber als die Tochter ihrer Nachbarin, Cheryl Malmy, verdächtigt wird, beschließt Josie, doch Nachforschungen anzustellen. Kann sie einem Killer ein Bein stellen, der ihr immer einen Schritt voraus zu sein scheint? Gelesen von Anja Kalischke

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Elaine Viets to the studio. About Elaine: Elaine Viets has written 34 mysteries in four series: the bestselling Dead-End Job series with South Florida PI Helen Hawthorne, the cozy Josie Marcus Mystery Shopper mysteries, and the dark Francesca Vierling mysteries. With the Angela Richman Death Investigator series, Elaine returns to her hardboiled roots and uses her experience as a stroke survivor Elaine won the Anthony, Agatha and Lefty Awards. About A Star is Dead: Hollywood diva Jessica Gray is on the last leg of her one-woman show when she suffers a sudden and fatal illness . . . but Angela Richman thinks there’s more to it. “Ageless” Hollywood diva Jessica Gray is finishing the last leg of her one-woman show in St Louis, Missouri, and the nearby town of Chouteau Forest is dazzled. During the show she humiliates three homeless women onstage, fires her entourage – not for the first time – and makes a bitter enemy of the town’s powerful patriarch. After she collapses at an after-show party and is rushed to the hospital, she ignores the advice of her doctors and discharges herself in order to return to LA. On the way to the airport she suffers a deadly coughing fit. It was poison. When Angela Richman’s friend, Mario, is arrested for the murder and faces the death penalty, she is compelled to investigate. @Copyrighted Listen on your favorite app.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Elaine Viets to the studio. About Elaine: Elaine Viets has written 34 mysteries in four series: the bestselling Dead-End Job series with South Florida PI Helen Hawthorne, the cozy Josie Marcus Mystery Shopper mysteries, and the dark Francesca Vierling mysteries. With the Angela Richman Death Investigator series, Elaine returns to her hardboiled roots and uses her experience as a stroke survivor Elaine won the Anthony, Agatha and Lefty Awards. About A Star is Dead: Hollywood diva Jessica Gray is on the last leg of her one-woman show when she suffers a sudden and fatal illness . . . but Angela Richman thinks there’s more to it. “Ageless” Hollywood diva Jessica Gray is finishing the last leg of her one-woman show in St Louis, Missouri, and the nearby town of Chouteau Forest is dazzled. During the show she humiliates three homeless women onstage, fires her entourage – not for the first time – and makes a bitter enemy of the town’s powerful patriarch. After she collapses at an after-show party and is rushed to the hospital, she ignores the advice of her doctors and discharges herself in order to return to LA. On the way to the airport she suffers a deadly coughing fit. It was poison. When Angela Richman’s friend, Mario, is arrested for the murder and faces the death penalty, she is compelled to investigate. @Copyrighted Listen on your favorite app.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Elaine Viets to the studio.                                                                                                           About Elaine:        Elaine Viets has written 34 mysteries in four series: the bestselling Dead-End Job series with South Florida PI Helen Hawthorne, the cozy Josie Marcus Mystery Shopper mysteries, and the dark Francesca Vierling mysteries. With the Angela Richman Death Investigator series, Elaine returns to her hardboiled roots and uses her experience as a stroke survivor   Elaine won the Anthony, Agatha and Lefty Awards. About A Star is Dead:  Hollywood diva Jessica Gray is on the last leg of her one-woman show when she suffers a sudden and fatal illness . . . but Angela Richman thinks there’s more to it. “Ageless” Hollywood diva Jessica Gray is finishing the last leg of her one-woman show in St Louis, Missouri, and the nearby town of Chouteau Forest is dazzled. During the show she humiliates three homeless women onstage, fires her entourage – not for the first time – and makes a bitter enemy of the town’s powerful patriarch.   After she collapses at an after-show party and is rushed to the hospital, she ignores the advice of her doctors and discharges herself in order to return to LA. On the way to the airport she suffers a deadly coughing fit. It was poison. When Angela Richman’s friend, Mario, is arrested for the murder and faces the death penalty, she is compelled to investigate.   @Copyrighted Listen on your favorite app.

Die superreichen Familien des Chouteau-Waldes mögen auf eine Frau wie die Mordermittlerin Angela Richman herabsehen, aber sie verlassen sich auch auf sie. Als ein schrecklicher Autounfall einen Teenager aus dem Wald tötet, ist Angela unter den ersten am Tatort. Ihre Ermittlungen sind jedoch kaum im Gange, als sie eine Reihe von lähmenden Schlaganfällen erleidet. Vom ansässigen Neurologen Dr. Gravois fehldiagnostiziert und vom unbeholfenen, aber brillanten Neurochirurgen Dr. Jeb Travis Tritt geheilt, steht Angela vor einer schwierigen Genesung. Als Angela erfährt, dass Dr. Gravois ermordet wurde – angeblich vom Chirurg, der ihr das Leben gerettet hat, ist sie noch von Medikamenten betäubt und halluzinierend. Angela glaubt an Dr. Tritts Unschuld, aber kann sie ihren Instinkten vertrauen? Ihr Schädel-Hirn-Trauma lässt Zweifel aufkommen, ob sie ihre investigativen Fähigkeiten jemals wiedererlangen wird. Aber sie ist entschlossen, Dr. Tritt vor einem Todesurteil zu retten – selbst wenn ihr Fortschritt auf Schritt und Tritt von einer mächtigen Gemeinschaft beobachtet wird, die zu allem bereit ist, um ihre Mitglieder zu schützen …

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack presents the writers who contributed to the anthology The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell, edited by Josh Pachter.    Twenty-eight contributors, twenty-six stories (two of them collaborations), one or two apiece inspired by songs on each of Joni's seventeen studio albums.   • One of the collaborations, "Both Sides, Now," is by Art Taylor and Tara Laskowski. They've both won major awards for their fiction, but this is their first-ever collaboration. The other one, "Talk to Me," is by Jackie Sherbow and Emily Hockaday; Jackie, managing editor of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and Emily, managing editor of Asimov's Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction & Fact; they've co-edited an anthology together.  Other contributors include Sherry Harris (the immediate past president of Sisters in Crime), Donna Andrews (multiple award winner), Barb Goffman (multiple award winner), Michael Bracken (Golden Derringer winner for lifetime achievement), John Floyd (Golden Derringer winner for lifetime achievement), and many more. Tonight's guests are guest host Josh Pachter:  (Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm, "The Beat of Black Wings"), David Dean:  (Ladies of the Canyon, "The Priest"), Edith Maxwell: (Hejira, "Blue Motel Room"), Barb Goffman:  (Wild Things Run Fast, "Man to Man"), Elaine Viets:  (Dog Eat Dog, "Dog Eat Dog"),Alison McMahan:  (Taming the Tiger, "Harlem in Havana"), Mindy Quigley  (Taming the Tiger, "Taming the Tiger")

It's April, that means it's National Poetry Month. In this episode we interview authors Alison C. Rollins about her new poetry book Library of Small Catastrophes. She's a St. Louis native and a fellow librarian. We also interview mystery writer and St Louis native Elaine Viets about her new book, A Star is Dead. It is book 4 of the Death Investigator Series. In addition, Ryan and I discuss our favorite non-fiction books. It's a packed episode, please have a listen.

Josie Marcus liebt es, Testkäuferin zu sein. Mehr als begeistert ist sie auch von ihrem neuesten Auftrag: Sie soll im Laden der angesagten Handtaschen-Designerin Danessa Celedine einen Testkauf durchführen. Leider sind Celedines Läden nicht annähernd so glamourös wie ihre Klientel und Josies Bericht über die Zustände könnte einen lukrativen Deal platzen lassen. Als Celedine und ihr Geliebter kurz darauf ermordet aufgefunden werden, ist Josie Marcus mit einem Schlag in einen Todesfall verwickelt – als Hauptverdächtige! Werden ihre Mystery-Shopper-Qualitäten dabei helfen, das Verbrechen aufzuklären oder wird es ein weiteres Fashion Victim geben?

Christie and Cathi prepare for Thanksgiving this week by offering safe dinner table conversation starters. Clips from past episodes are included featuring Elaine Viets, Brad Parks, and Hank Phillippi Ryan. They also discuss cooking ahead of Thanksgiving day. The wine this week is the brand new Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2019.

Native of St. Louis, Missouri, Viets has a degree in journalism and became a longtime popular media figure in St. Louis. She was a regular columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for twenty-five years, her columns focusing mostly on local issues and human-interest fare. She also hosted the local light-news television program Viets Beat, for which she won Emmy Awards in 1989 and 1990. After moving to Washington, D.C. and leaving the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Viets wrote a syndicated column carried by United Feature Syndicate and later by United Media. She also began writing mystery novels and eventually left the newspaper.   Subscribe to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1

Cathi and Christie are joined by award winning author, Elaine Viets at Sleuthfest 2019. From teddy bears to Mexican food to organizational skills, they cover many topics in this fun and enjoyable conversation. Elaine has written the Dead-End Job series, and her latest mystery is "Ice Blonde" from the Angela Richman, death investigator series. This week's wine is Fat Bastard.

This week's wine is Layer Cake Shiraz. Join Cathi and Christie as they share their excitement for the upcoming mystery writers convention, Sleuthfest. They also discuss the books: "Ice Blonde" by Elaine Viets and "Defending Jacob" by William Landay. 

This episode features the first chapter of the mystery novella Ice Blonde by Elaine Viets, which features death investigator Angela Richman, and it is read by local actor Julia Reimer. In each episode we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. You can learn more about Elaine on her website. Ice Blonde, and other books in the series, are all available for purchase and were published by JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. Julia Reimer has read several other Mysteryrat's Maze podcast episodes.

Dying In Style by Elaine Viets.

Elaine Viets reads her story "After the Fall" from the January/February 2006 issue of AHMM. Featuring a question and answer session with editor Linda Landrigan. http://www.elaineviets.com/