Happy New Year!
Happy new year! I hope you had a great time celebrating, hanging with friends, watching the ball drop on TV, or doing whatever makes you happiest. Every New Year’s Eve, my husband and I sit down and...
View ArticleMy next book launch!
My fourth book, A GOOD KILLING, comes out May 12th! I’m so excited to share it with you. This is my best book yet. Anna goes home to Michigan to defend her sister against a murder charge. The story is...
View ArticleRead on…
Here are a few articles that I wrote recently for other sites. Readers of this blog might enjoy them, so I’m posting the links below. I think we need to recalibrate our understanding of sexual...
View ArticleHow To Plan a Murder in Washington, D.C.
I had the honor of speaking at the Smithsonian last night, leading a seminar called “How to Plan a Murder in DC.” I didn’t actually teach any deadly moves, but talked about how DC serves as a great...
View ArticleThanks for your support!
My latest book, A GOOD KILLING, got off to a great start because of you. Thanks so much for buying it, for telling friends, and for posting wonderful reviews! I’m very grateful to all my fantastic...
View ArticleTHE LAST GOOD GIRL launch — and a free paperback!
I’m excited that my next book, THE LAST GOOD GIRL, is coming out on May 3rd! This is the fifth book in the Anna Curtis series (like the others, it can be read as a standalone). It’s about the...
View ArticleCollege Decisions & Campus Sex Assaults
The month of May is the deadline for many colleges’ tuition payment and the time when students must decide where to go. As a former sex-crimes prosecutor, I’m happy to see that many young women making...
View ArticleBeware the Adorable Rapist
Ladies, take a good look at a photo of Brock Turner. Doesn’t matter if you see the disheveled mugshot belatedly released by authorities or the smiling yearbook portrait offered by Turner’s parents....
View ArticleKavanaugh Hearing Coverage
I was asked to comment on the Brett Kavanaugh hearings by MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, Larry King, Nightline, and CNN’s Headline News. Follow the links or click below to see my take.
View ArticleThe Myth of He-Said/She-Said
This essay originally appeared in TIME Magazine. Americans have been told a dangerous myth. It is an old but enduring one, which gives its beneficiaries unwarranted power — and in many instances, is...
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