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My new novel, Little Sins , admittedly started out partly as an exercise in nostalgia as I have lived for many years a few thousand miles away from where I grew up. It was an enjoyable experience writing it and recalling those places that helped to shape me all those years ago. The very process of remembering in order to be able to describe in prose was a rediscovery for me in many ways. I’m by no means the first novelist to utilize my hometown in writing. HP Lovecraft made o

With the publication date of Little Sins getting closer, I’ve been asked: Why did you write it? You’ve previously penned historical novels set hundreds of years ago so why the switch up to the 20th century and writing suburban “domestic suspense”? Well, there are several reasons actually, including that I’ve already published a few short stories set in modern times. But the spark for Little Sins was provided on a trip back to where I grew up in Rhode Island a month before t

Here’s the premise: two sixteen-year-olds, best buddies, are out camping alone in local woods when they stumble across a body in a shallow grave. First off, they recognize the victim. Second, one finds something near the grave that could tie one or both of their fathers to the scene. He pockets the evidence and doesn’t tell his friend. Now, both boys have some serious thinking to do and decisions to make. That was the kernel of a story which I’ve now turned into my latest nov

A couple of years ago I published a short story in Mystery Tribune magazine called "Shooting the Breeze." It's a tale about two retiree neighbours during a downtown Providence heatwave in 1963, sweltering away in folding chairs and smoking cigarettes. Just making conversation. But the acerbic banter might just point to something a little bit darker lurking beneath the surface. Head on over to the online magazine, pull up a seat next to Harry, and have a read for free.