Fran Stewart fell in love with mysteries at an early age. An award-winning mystery writer and member of the National League of American Pen Women, the Atlanta Writers Club, and Sisters in Crime, Fran conveys her indomitable spirit, warmth, and humor in her writing, along with a discussion of specific social disorders. Her books are about much more than the story. The people and events in her life lend form and structure to the plot and characters and serve as a voice for communicating life’s many lessons. Experience Fran’s passion for people as she interviews exciting authors of our time.
Do you love a good mystery? Come behind the scenes with Fran Stewart on Mystery Matters as she interviews your favorite mystery writers. Suspense thrillers, private eyes, cooking mysteries, amateur sleuths, forensics, dog & cat mysteries – Fran’s guests come from all the mystery categories. Each week Mystery Matters discusses the elements of good mystery, exploring how authors weave clues together to form their intricate puzzles. Not only will listeners hear the secrets of the fictional story, but they’ll also learn about the real story behind the novel. Join Fran Stewart on VoiceAmerica each Friday at 10 AM Eastern / 7 AM Pacific for Mystery Matters, where Murder is an Open Book.
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Cathy Akers-Jordan teaches a course in Detective Fiction at the University of Michigan in Flint. She wrote her master’s thesis ...
Cathy Akers-Jordan teaches a course in Detective Fiction at the University of Michigan in Flint. She wrote her master’s thesis ... Learn More »
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Marion Moore Hill loves animals and gave her librarian heroine a canine sidekick, Rip, named for Jack the Ripper despite ... Learn More »
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Cathy Akers-Jordan teaches a course in Detective Fiction at the University of Michigan in Flint. She wrote her master’s thesis ... Learn More »
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Maggie Bishop, one of “100 Incredible East Carolina University Women,” explores and writes in the ancient Appalachians of North Carolina ... Learn More »
Kathryn Casey is an award-winning, Houston-based novelist and journalist, the creator of the Sarah Armstrong mystery series and the author ...
Kathryn Casey is an award-winning, Houston-based novelist and journalist, the creator of the Sarah Armstrong mystery series and the author ... Learn More »
Diane Chamberlain is the best-selling author of 18 novels, complex stories about love, compassion and forgiveness with a touch of ...
Diane Chamberlain is the best-selling author of 18 novels, complex stories about love, compassion and forgiveness with a touch of ... Learn More »
Jane Cleland’s only experiment at living in the country ended with a hair-raising encounter with a wild turnkey. Now she ...
Jane Cleland’s only experiment at living in the country ended with a hair-raising encounter with a wild turnkey. Now she ... Learn More »
Lonnie Cruse is the author of MURDER IN METROPOLIS (a real town in Illinois, home of an enormous statue of ...
Lonnie Cruse is the author of MURDER IN METROPOLIS (a real town in Illinois, home of an enormous statue of ... Learn More »
Barbara D'Amato has written 17 books that include nine in a mystery series starring Chicago freelance investigative reporter Cat Marsala, ...
Barbara D'Amato has written 17 books that include nine in a mystery series starring Chicago freelance investigative reporter Cat Marsala, ... Learn More »
Jeanne Dams is from South Bend, Indiana. She grew up reading English mysteries, though, and they bred in her a ...
Jeanne Dams is from South Bend, Indiana. She grew up reading English mysteries, though, and they bred in her a ... Learn More »
Christine Duncan, author of the Kay Berreano mystery series, was number eight of ten kids. And then there were four ...
Christine Duncan, author of the Kay Berreano mystery series, was number eight of ten kids. And then there were four ... Learn More »
Beth Groundwater’s first mystery, A REAL BASKET CASE, garnered great reviews from Booklist, Kirkus, and other national reviewers and was ...
Beth Groundwater’s first mystery, A REAL BASKET CASE, garnered great reviews from Booklist, Kirkus, and other national reviewers and was ... Learn More »
Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over twenty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up ...
Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over twenty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up ... Learn More »
Marion Moore Hill loves animals and gave her librarian heroine a canine sidekick, Rip, named for Jack the Ripper despite ...
Marion Moore Hill loves animals and gave her librarian heroine a canine sidekick, Rip, named for Jack the Ripper despite ... Learn More »
M. E. Kemp has roots in New England going back to 1636. She was born in Oxford, MA where her ...
M. E. Kemp has roots in New England going back to 1636. She was born in Oxford, MA where her ... Learn More »
Cassandra King is a best-selling novelist whose fiction has won the hearts of readers everywhere, especially in the American south. ...
Cassandra King is a best-selling novelist whose fiction has won the hearts of readers everywhere, especially in the American south. ... Learn More »
Vicki Lane and her husband moved to the mountains in 1975. Though both had been teachers in Florida, they immersed ...
Vicki Lane and her husband moved to the mountains in 1975. Though both had been teachers in Florida, they immersed ... Learn More »
Donna Leon is the internationally-acclaimed author of the Commissario Guido Brunetti ...
Donna Leon is the internationally-acclaimed author of the Commissario Guido Brunetti ... Learn More »
Like Claudia Rose, Sheila Lowe is a court-qualified handwriting expert who testifies in forensic cases. She has more than 30 ...
Like Claudia Rose, Sheila Lowe is a court-qualified handwriting expert who testifies in forensic cases. She has more than 30 ... Learn More »
Margaret Maron brings her own experience to her Deborah Knott series. She was born and raised on her family’s century-old ...
Margaret Maron brings her own experience to her Deborah Knott series. She was born and raised on her family’s century-old ... Learn More »
Claire Matturro, author of the Lilly Belle legal mysteries, grew up in rural Alabama and on the gulf coast of ...
Claire Matturro, author of the Lilly Belle legal mysteries, grew up in rural Alabama and on the gulf coast of ... Learn More »
Darden North is a native of Mississippi and a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist in Jackson, MS. His work lends unmistakable authenticity to ...
Darden North is a native of Mississippi and a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist in Jackson, MS. His work lends unmistakable authenticity to ... Learn More »
Jana Oliver was born and raised in Iowa, trained as a registered nurse, farmed with a team of draft horses ...
Jana Oliver was born and raised in Iowa, trained as a registered nurse, farmed with a team of draft horses ... Learn More »
"There's something about Martha’s Vineyard women," says Cynthia Riggs. "Vineyard women are very strong. There's a heritage of the women ...
"There's something about Martha’s Vineyard women," says Cynthia Riggs. "Vineyard women are very strong. There's a heritage of the women ... Learn More »
Dirk Robertson knits. Not just any old kind of knitting either. He sells his one-of-a-kind creations in Montreal, Toronto, and ...
Dirk Robertson knits. Not just any old kind of knitting either. He sells his one-of-a-kind creations in Montreal, Toronto, and ... Learn More »
In 1996, aspiring novelist Sarah Shaber heard from a New York editor that her first novel, SIMON SAID, had won ...
In 1996, aspiring novelist Sarah Shaber heard from a New York editor that her first novel, SIMON SAID, had won ... Learn More »
Andrea has had an eclectic career as a probation officer, television host, flight attendant, book reviewer and adoption ...
Andrea has had an eclectic career as a probation officer, television host, flight attendant, book reviewer and adoption ... Learn More »
Sylvia Dickey Smith’s award-winning Sidra Smart mysteries feature a middle-aged woman who left her preacher husband and his fear-based religion. ...
Sylvia Dickey Smith’s award-winning Sidra Smart mysteries feature a middle-aged woman who left her preacher husband and his fear-based religion. ... Learn More »
Denise Swanson started writing after coming face-to-face with evil. She quickly decided she would rather write about villains than encounter ...
Denise Swanson started writing after coming face-to-face with evil. She quickly decided she would rather write about villains than encounter ... Learn More »
Internationally-acclaimed suspense writer Patricia Terrell, who writes under the name p.m.terrell, brings us explosive page turners that raise our political ...
Internationally-acclaimed suspense writer Patricia Terrell, who writes under the name p.m.terrell, brings us explosive page turners that raise our political ... Learn More »
Maggie Toussaint is a scientist by training, a romanticist at heart. She’s fascinated by how things work, whether it’s complex ...
Maggie Toussaint is a scientist by training, a romanticist at heart. She’s fascinated by how things work, whether it’s complex ... Learn More »
Eugenia Lovett West, a Boston native, divides her time between Connecticut and New Hampshire. She’s worked for Harper’s Bazaar and ...
Eugenia Lovett West, a Boston native, divides her time between Connecticut and New Hampshire. She’s worked for Harper’s Bazaar and ... Learn More »
Jeri Westerson grew up on the mean streets of Los Angeles and so always had a thing for noir. She ...
Jeri Westerson grew up on the mean streets of Los Angeles and so always had a thing for noir. She ... Learn More »
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