Steve Hockensmith Interview-Holmes on the Range series

06/18/19 • 30 min

Steve Hockensmith is the author of more than a dozen published novels, including two Edgar finalists, a New York Times bestseller and a Foreword Reviews IndieFab Mystery Book of the Year. He's written several series, including the "Holmes on the Range" mystery/Western hybrids and three tarot-themed whodunnits. He's also a prolific writer of mystery short stories, having appeared in Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock magazines dozens of times.
We also highlight two books we are currently reading. An American Family: A Gripping Contemporary Suspense Drama by Jackson Baer. and The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson. The remarkable new account of an essential piece of American mythology—the trial of Lizzie Borden—based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence.

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Last but surely not least we give a shoutout to Art Kilmer our latest supporter on Patreon.