by Carolyn Arnold | August 18, 2026 | Detective Amanda Steele
Ask ten crime fiction readers what makes them stay up far too late reading “just one more chapter,” and you’ll probably get ten different answers. But after writing crime thrillers for years, I’ve discovered there are a few ingredients I keep coming back to. Here are...
by Carolyn Arnold | August 11, 2026 | Detective Amanda Steele
When we think of detectives, we often picture the investigation—the evidence, the interviews, the pursuit of a suspect, and the satisfaction of bringing a killer to justice. But what we don’t often see is what those investigations take from the people leading...
by Carolyn Arnold | August 5, 2026 | Sandra Vos Series
When I started thinking about my next series, I knew two things: I wanted to stay in the world of crime fiction, and I wanted to create another strong female lead. The challenge was finding a role that felt fresh. Detectives, homicide investigators, and FBI agents...
by Carolyn Arnold | July 22, 2026 | Detective Amanda Steele
When I first met Detective Amanda Steele, she was at the lowest point of her life. She was still reeling from the devastating loss of her husband and daughter in a fatal car crash. Every day was a battle against grief, and beneath it all was an overwhelming sense of...
by Carolyn Arnold | July 8, 2026 | Detective Amanda Steele
One of the things I love most about writing crime fiction is putting my detectives in situations where the investigation isn’t just another case—it becomes deeply personal. That’s exactly what happens in Dead Woman Walking. When realtor Christine Lane is found...
