First published in The Madera Tribune on March 16, 2016. I spent some time on the phone Monday with Sophie Reiss, who happened to be...

“The Recovery Agent” (2022, 297 pages in hardback) is the first book in a new series by the author of the very funny Stephanie Plum...

For The Madera Tribune Gueorgina Bojorquez testifies at the Emmett Till trial. Who was Emmett Till? At first I didn’t know who he was...

Anyone familiar with the classified pages of The Madera Tribune should know I am a Notary Public. My display ad is featured in every...

I know that this will make you feel uncomfortable, but I’d like you to join me in an exercise. Pretend that your child has been kidnapped...

First published in The News Tribune, Tacoma on May 1, 1985. As I write this, my body says it should be 4 p.m., but the clock on the wall...

“How It Happened” (2018, 353 pages in paperback) by Michael Koryta is a murder mystery which appears to be no mystery at all because it...

Tennessee is beautiful this time of year. I spent last week just outside Nashville, in the community of Spring Hill. Beautiful homes,...