Alene Baron is dealing with frustrated employees, closed schools, and a homeless man who harasses customers outside the door of her café. Then, two dead bodies turn up in the burned remains of buildings owned by the husband of Alene’s best friend and pastry chef, Ruthie.
Let’s touch base. Some writers have picked up a lot of clichés over the course of time, and I don’t want you to have to read between the lines here – but it’s starting to push me over the edge.
“Behind the Story of Smothered” Terry Ambrose’s Mysteries with Character
“One morning I was sitting in a neighborhood coffeehouse, imagining lives for the employees and other patrons, when I suddenly realized that it would make the perfect setting for a murder mystery,” G.P. said.
“Recipe Testing for a Culinary Mystery,” Novels Alive
n 2019, Battered: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery, my debut novel, was released into the world. It’s a cozy, culinary mystery, the kind without graphic violence, sex, or anything that would keep a reader up at night.
Alene Baron sits down with dru’s book musings responding to a few questions so that we can learn more about her. Are you ready? Let’s get to know Alene.
“On Writing Culinary Mysteries” Women Writers, Women’s Books
In a culinary mystery, a body will be discovered, an amateur sleuth will be forced to get involved, whoever isn’t murdered will eat and drink, and recipes will be provided in the back of the book.
“Kitchen Competition” Guest Post on The Book’s the Thing
This was a fun cozy packed full of interesting characters with just enough personal drama and romance to keep it interesting without overshadowing the mystery.
Meet G.P. Gottlieb, author of Smothered: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery (release date Feb 16). This will be her second novel published by D.X. Varos Ltd!
How Not to Pitch Your Book to Bloggers and Reviewers
I am host for New Books in Literature, a podcast channel on the New Books Network. Although I interview authors of both commercially and independently published fiction, I focus on independent presses, which I believe deserve more attention.
