Podcast appearances and mentions of Margaret Maron

The original voice of Stephanie Plum, audiobook narrator and actress, C.J. Critt joined the podcast. While she is known to many audiobook fans from the Janet Evanovich series, as the Voice of America's favorite bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, C.J. has brought to life the works of Anne Tyler, Larry McMurtry, Patricia Cornwell, Margaret Maron, Haven Kimmel, Joan Hess, J.A. Jance and Barbara Kingsolver, among many others, in 200 works of Popular Fiction for Harper Audio, Recorded Books, BBC America Audiobooks, Library Ideas and Listen-up!, garnering a dozen EARPHONES awards and fans nationwide. She also records assorted anime voices for CrunchyRoll, Sound Cadence and Studio Nano. CJ Critt Webpage Show Host - Toni Marcolini Podcast Page

Margaret Maron (1938-2021) in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff on the Probabilities radio program on KPFA, recorded June 6, 1994 while she was on tour for the third Deborah Knott mystery, Shooting at Loons. Margaret Maron died of a stroke on February 23, 2021 at the age of 82. At the time of her death she'd written twenty Judge Deborah Knott mysteries, nine Sigrid Harald mysteries, two other novels, and two collections of short stories. Along with writing about complex women characters, her books also focused on her native North Carolina, its life and its politics. Following the interview, her next book was in the Sigrid Harald series, Fugitive Colors, published in 1995. She stayed away from that series until 2017, when she wrote Take Out, which turned out to be her last novel. She won an Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1993 and for Best Short Story in 2002 and was named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America in 2013. After Shooting at Loons, she wrote seventeen more Deborah Knott novels. Also, over the course of her career, she became a major spokeswoman and advocate for the organization Sisters in Crime, and served as its first Vice President, and later its President.  Despite the success of her novels, to date none of her books or stories have been adapted for film or television, according to IMDb. This interview was digitized and re-edited in March, 2021 and represents the first time it has been heard in over a quarter century. This is the first time the complete interview has ever seen the light of day. The post Margaret Maron (1938-2021), 1994 “Shooting at Loons” appeared first on KPFA.

It’s the holiday season and what better way is there to celebrate than to sit by the fire with a cozy holiday mystery novel? Perhaps to sit by that same fire with a sultry romance novel? That is the question that Jenn and Mary endeavour to answer in this very special holiday episode of Casing the Cover? Which genre produces the better holiday covers? Listen and find out!To find out more about the books we discussed in today’s episodeThe Mysteries -Yule Be Dead by Lorraine Bartlett and Gayle Leeson https://lorrainebartlett.com/yule-be-dead/Yuletide Homicide Jennifer David Hesse https://jenniferdavidhesse.com/index.htmlSilent Night by Robert B. Parker and Helen Brann https://www.robertbparker.net/book-display.php?ISBN=0425271617Christmas Mourning by Margaret Maron https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/margaret-maron/christmas-mourning.htmTwas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622349/twas-the-knife-before-christmas-by-jacqueline-frost/Santa Cruise by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark http://maryhigginsclark.com/book/santa-cruise/Six Geese A-Slaying and Duck the Halls by Donna Andrews http://www.donnaandrews.com/Ho-Ho-Homicide by Kaitlyn Dunnett https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/kaitlyn-dunnett/ho-ho-homicide.htmAntiques Ho-Ho-Homicides by Barbara Allan https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/barbara-allan/antiques-ho-ho-homicides.htmThe Romances-A Billionaire Wolf for Christmas by Terry Spear https://terrylspear.wordpress.com/2018/08/31/everyone-needs-a-billionaire-wolf-for-christmas/The Christmas Wishing Tree By Emily March https://emilymarch.com/the-christmas-wishing-treeChristmas Camp and Christmas Camp Wedding by Karen Schaler https://www.karenschaler.com/The Negotiator by Helenkay Dimon https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062749840/the-negotiator/The December Deception by Dana Volney https://danavolney.com/?p=725A Cowboy Under My Christmas Tree by Janet Dailey https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/janet-dailey/The Christmas Admirer by Laura V. Hilton https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/laura-v-hilton/christmas-admirer.htmMerry Humbug Christmas by Sandra D. Bricker https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/sandra-d-bricker/merry-humbug-christmas.htmChristmas on Mistletoe Lane by Annie Rains http://www.annierains.com/christmas-on-mistletoe-lane.htmlChristmas in Icicle Falls by Sheila Roberts https://www.sheilasplace.com/icicle-falls.html#Season of Wonder by RaeAnne Thayne https://www.raeannethayne.com/book/season-of-wonder/New episodes of Casing the Cover are uploaded on the last Tuesday of each month. New and current episodes available atSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Qg83iCryEXcwoTIJ6aqOAStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mary-harrington/casing-the-coverApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casing-the-cover/id1470176150Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qOQUYz-qEJZ0JGgFsmnQQTo get regular updates about Casing the Cover, or to suggest an upcoming episode topic or book for review you can find us at:https://www.facebook.com/CasingTheCover@casingthecover on Twitteror email us at Casingthecoverpod@gmail.comSpecial thanks to Mic Leone for our logo design: https://www.facebook.com/MicLeoneDesigner

On Sunday November 24, 2019, at 5 pm EST, The Mysteries Discussion Group will be discussing  Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron. You can find it on BARD by looking for DB37825.  You can find it on

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The Nikki Latrelle Mystery Novels are set in the high-stakes world of horse racing -- a world Sasscer Hill knows well and captures in vivid detail. It's impossible to talk about horse racing mysteries without giving a nod to the master, Dick Francis. But Sasscer was also influenced by Walter Farley's Black Stallion series, which she devoured as a child. She also gives a shout out to Tami Hoag and Margaret Maron, and to Dick's son, Felix, whose new series is set in the same realm as Sasscer's soon-to-be-released Fia McKee series. The first book in Sasscer's new series, Flamingo Road, comes out in early 2017.  Check out Sasscer's blog for ongoing updates as well as more info on Irish Travelers, Fia McKee, and horses.  ;-)  As always, if you'd rather read than listen, a transcript is below. Enjoy! Transcript of Interview with Sasscer Hill Laura Brennan: My guest today is thriller author, amateur jockey and racehorse breeder, Sasscer Hill. Her Nikki Latrelle mysteries are set in a world she knows well: behind the scenes at -- and on -- the racetrack. Sasscer, thank you for joining me. Sasscer Hill: I'm delighted to be here. LB: I absolutely want to talk about writing and your books, but first, I want to talk about horses. You grew up around horses? SH: I did. I took a lot of riding lessons as a child, but it wasn't until my father died when I was 16 and a gentleman who had a lot of champion steeplechase horses took me under his wing -- he was a family friend that my family had known. And I learned almost everything I know about horses from him. And then of course I ended up buying a broodmare and had my own race horses for 30 years. So, yeah, I know a little bit race horses and horses in general. LB: It's just an, it's an entirely different world than anything I've experienced. How did you start riding competitively? SH: The gentleman who took me under his wing, as I said, was a big-time steeplechase person, and so of course he was involved in the sport. And I loved it from the get-go. I just thought it was the coolest thing in the world, racing over fences. But scary, you know? And I ended up entering some amateur, little steeplechase races and it was scary as heck, but it was a real adrenaline rush. And a lot of fun. So I stuck with that and won a big race up in Potomac one year when I was 36, and that was my big day. But it is, you connect with horses. When you're really connecting with the horse, it's like you steer him with your mind. It's incredible. LB: Well, you give your horses, and the books, they have so much personality. SH: Oh, they do in real life, not just in books. They have tremendous personality. LB: So you turned to writing, with a T, and why mysteries? What linked racing with murder for you? SH: Oh, Dick Francis, for sure. And I started out of course with Walter Farley's Black Stallion books, and they were always filled with intrigue. And of course like all of us mystery lovers, who didn't love Nancy Drew? And all those kinds books as we grew up, and as we got older we were reading all those wonderful English writers like Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie and I mean I just loved all of those. And of course I graduated to Dick Francis and that was it for me. I thought, boy, I'm gonna write like Dick Francis -- or at least in the tradition of. Nobody can write like Dick Francis, and to try, I thought, would be very foolish. Just in the tradition of. LB: I think there's a commonality though, between you and Dick Francis, in that racing comes first for your main character. SH: It does, for Nikki Latrelle. In the new books that are coming out with St. Martin's, it still at the racetrack, but now instead of a jockey, I'm dealing with a female agent who works for the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau. And that's kind of a different story line, but still it's all about the horses. Because the stories wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the horses at ...

  Tammy Kaehler's Kate Reilly Racing Mysteries feature thrills on and off the track. Her fourth book, Red Flags, has just been released. You can learn more about Tammy directly from her website. Plus Tammy has graciously donated an autographed copy of her first Kate Reilly Racing Mystery, Dead Man's Switch for the May book giveaway. Sign up in the box on the right before May 31, 2016 to be entered to win. Speaking of Dead Man's Switch, we talk about how Tammy got the initial spark for the series. She gives a shout-out to Hallie Ephron, and if you want to know the name of the how-to book Hallie wrote, it's Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel. But if you're into suspense, you should check out her fiction as well. We also talked about drivers who have helped her: Patrick Long, Oliver Gavin and Pippa Mann. Pippa's breast cancer awareness sponsorship for the Indy 500 mirrors a scenario Tammy came up with for Kate, who, in her books, has teamed up with Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Between the time we recorded this and now, Pippa did announce that she will once again be driving the pink car at the Indianapolis 500. Finally, Tammy talked about writers who have influenced her: Dick Francis, Agatha Christie, and a recent spark from Margaret Maron. I had a request to put series books in order, which I think is a brilliant idea, so here are Tammy's Kate Reilly Racing Mysteries, from first to most recent: 1 - Dead Man's Switch 2 - Braking Points 3 - Avoidable Contact 4 - Red Flags I will happily add more as Tammy writes 'em! Meanwhile, if you would rather read than listen to the interview, here is the transcript. Enjoy! -- Laura Transcript of Interview with Tammy Kaehler Welcome to Destination Mystery, a podcast for readers who love a good mystery. I'm Laura Brennan. Laura Brennan: My guest today is Tammy Kaehler, author of the Kate Reilly racing mysteries. Set in the fast-paced world of professional motorsports, the mysteries feature a racecar driver who happens to be a damn good amateur sleuth, as well as a woman proving herself in the male-dominated field of racing. Murder interweaves with the dramas on and off the track. The fourth book in the series, Red Flags, has just been released. Tammy, thank you for joining me. Tammy Kaehler: Thank you for having me. Glad to be here. LB: I want to talk about writing and I want to talk about Kate and Red Flags, but first I want to talk about racing. When did you become a racing fan? TK: It was 2004, and I can pinpoint that very clearly because I didn't know a single darn thing about racing before that year. Not a thing. I was working freelance at the time, and I had a contract with a subprime mortgage lending company and if you remember 2004, that was the heyday for such companies. They were making money hand over fist. And the one I was working for decided that the way they wanted to spend their marketing dollars that year, was sponsoring a racing series and racing team and then taking brokers and entertaining them at the races. So they did that, and they needed extra hands, and I went along to the season of races that year to help entertain, do the corporate marketing as such. And I learned about this fascinating sport sort of from the inside out because I was representing a VIP, I was a VIP, so I got VIP treatment and learned everything there was to know. And I walked into this world and just, like, my jaw dropped, it was fascinating and I thought, there are stories here and I want to tell other people about this crazy sport. LB: Well, your research, is, it must be intense. Because both your second and your third Kate Reilly books won back-to-back awards from the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association. TK: Yes. LB: Yay! A) congratulations but, B) that must be the hardest nut to crack because they cover this, that's their world. TK: Yeah, yeah and really, I was so proud of those awards,

Margaret Maron's latest book is the last to feature her popular character, Judge Deborah Knott. Long Upon The Land sees the judge dealing with a murder on her father's property (which is being investigated by her husband in his role as Sheriff's Deputy) & the mystery of a cigarette lighter that once belonged to her mother. DG Martin talked with her at the Bouchercon mystery writers convention.

Margaret Maron's latest book is the last to feature her popular character, Judge Deborah Knott. Long Upon The Land sees the judge dealing with a murder on her father's property (which is being investigated by her husband in his role as Sheriff's Deputy) & the mystery of a cigarette lighter that once belonged to her mother. DG Martin talked with her at the Bouchercon mystery writers convention.

The Guests: Triss Stein, author of recently released “Brooklyn Secrets” as well as “Brooklyn Bones” and “Brooklyn Graves” http://trissstein.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Triss-Stein-252528508190481/?fref=ts The Books: “Brooklyn Bones,” “Brooklyn Graves,” and “Brooklyn Secrets” by Triss Stein, Margaret Maron, S J Rozan, Penelope Lively The Music: “In Too Deep (feat.Emily Bruce)” by GoldFish and “My-getsu” by DJ Krush and Toshinori Kondo #inkandworm #rfb #snowpocolypse2016 #trissstein #brooklyn #brooklynmysteries #neighborhoodsofbk #bkpl #libraries #adventurouslibrarians #history #historicalfiction #relationships

The Evil Deeds We Do (Five Star) The evil deeds we do are often the things we do for love. Lainie Davis Gardner's past comes back to haunt the one-time record industry powerhouse in the complex, gripping, often intense tale bestselling author Robert S. Levinson weaves in The Evil Deeds We Do, his twelfth mystery-thriller. First, she's confronted by L.A. Assistant D.A Harry Roman, who promises he'll soon prove Lainie was behind the murder of her husband, Roy. Next, the mayor's chief advisor, Thom Newberry, Lainie's one-time lover, offers her a permanent solution to her problem with Roman, but it comes at a steep price, one Lainie agrees to pay on Newberry's guarantee it will keep her from ever losing custody of her troubled, trouble-inspiring teenage daughter, Sara. She has six weeks to locate and steal a file secreted in heavily guarded quarters by brutish Leonard Volkman, who runs a vast financial empire and was, she believes, behind Roy's financial downfall. She strikes a partnership deal with Volkman to create a label built around singer-songwriter Miranda Morgan and reluctantly accepts help from Rod Flynn, a gregarious Irishman operating Volkman's bogus film production company. Events escalate to include fading movie star Lance Clifford; Chips Crandall, Lainie's nemesis during her time behind bars; Berry Berryman, a notorious hoodlum; music impresario Benny Sugar; and Newberry's teenage son, Jerry, whose relationship with Lainie's daughter Sara causes a series of twists that culminate in multiple deaths and heartbreaking tragedy. Robert S. Levinson is the bestselling author of twelve mystery-thrillers, among them Finders, Keepers, Losers, Weepers, Phony Tinsel, A Rhumba in Waltz Time, The Traitor in Us All, and Ask a Dead Man. His short stories appear frequently in the Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock mystery magazines. He is a Derringer Award winner, a Shamus Award nominee, and regularly included in “year's best” anthologies. Bob served four years on Mystery Writers of America's (MWA) national board of directors. He wrote and produced two MWA Edgar Awards shows and two International Thriller Writers Thriller Awards shows. His work has been praised by Nelson DeMille, Clive Cussler, Joseph Wambaugh, Margaret Maron, David Morrell, Jeffery Deaver, T. Jefferson Parker, Willliam Link, John Lescroart, James Rollins, Joseph Finder, Margaret Maron, Thomas Perry, William Kent Krueger, and others. He resides in Los Angeles with his spouse, Sandra, and Rosie, their mixed-breed rescue pooch, who believes she rescued them. More atwww.robertslevinson.com.

A St. Andrew's University program offers a therapeutic experience for participants. Researchers at NCSU look into ways to communicate with guide and rescue animals. And author Margaret Maron talks about her new book.

As Judge Deborah Knott presides over a case involving a barroom brawl, it becomes clear that deep resentments over race, class, and illegal immigration are simmering just below the surface in the countryside. An early spring sun has begun to shine like a blessing on the fertile fields of North Carolina, but along with the seeds sprouting in the thawing soil, violence is growing as well...

Best Selling author Margaret Maron usually sets her popular Deborah Knott mystery novels in fictional Colleton County east of Raleigh where Knott grew up. But in her new book, "Three Day Town," she takes Judge Knott and her new husband to New York City for a winter holiday and honeymoon, and of course, a murder. DG Martin talks to Margaret Maron about "Three Day Town."

In this episode, Babe Ardy, with her Helpers Sarah and Amy take on board Laurie R. King, author of the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series, fresh off a two-week promotional tour for the latest book in the series, The Pirate King. Apart from the world of swashbuckling on the silver screen and women in the canon (with a particular emphasis on blondes), we also talk about Sherlockian scholarship, Russell on screen, and how to successfully cross the worlds of Edwardian England and modern-day San Francisco. For your further edification, links to things we mention in this episode: You can find out all about Laurie on, and if you're on Twitter, you can follow and . : the first of two volumes of Sherlockian scholarship, co-edited with Leslie S. Klinger. The second volume is still under way. : A collection of short stories inspired by the Sherlock Holmes canon, also co-edited with Leslie S. Klinger. Short story authors include Neil Gaiman, Lee Child, and Margaret Maron. : A free ebook with excerpts from each of the Russell books, in case the podcast has made you curious and you want to start reading ;) : The crossover of the worlds of Kate Martinelli and Mary Russell. : Les Klinger's edition of the Canon. Prepare for a lot of footnotes.