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Join host Libby Fischer Hellmann in conversation with Author Cara Black as they discuss her latest release Murder in Bel-Air.

Cara Black’s riveting 19th installment in her New York Times bestselling Parisian detective series entangles private investigator Aimée Leduc in a dangerous web of international spycraft, post-colonial Franco-African politics, and neighborhood secrets in Paris’s 12th arrondissement.

Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc is about to go onstage to deliver the keynote address at a tech conference that is sure to secure Leduc Detective some much-needed business contracts when she gets an emergency phone call from her daughter’s playgroup: Aimée’s own mother, who was supposed to pick Chloe up, never showed. Abandoning her hard-won speaking gig, Aimée rushes to get Chloe, annoyed that her mother has let her down yet again.

But as Aimée and Chloe are leaving the playground, Aimée witnesses the body of a homeless woman being wheeled away from the neighboring convent, where nuns run a soup kitchen. The last person anyone saw the dead woman talking to was Aimée’s mother, who has vanished. Trying to figure out what happened to Sydney Leduc, Aimée tracks down the dead woman’s possessions, which include a huge amount of cash. What did Sydney stumble into? Is she in trouble?

About Cara:

Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 19 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, which is set in Paris. Cara has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards, a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation, the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the Paris City Medal, which is awarded in recognition of contribution to international culture—and invitations to be the Guest of Honor at conferences such as the Paris Polar Crime Festival and Left Coast Crime. With more than 400,000 books in print, the Aimée Leduc series has been translated into German, Norwegian, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, and Hebrew.

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Frequent collaborators Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross have authored numerous thriller and horror titles. On Thrill Seekers, they talk about their latest solo releases, haunted houses and how to put an original spin on vampires.

Thrill Seekers host Alex Dolan is the author of The Euthanist and The Empress of Tempera. His has been an executive committee member of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Litquake and is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.

This is a trademarked copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network LLC.

Frequent collaborators Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross have authored numerous thriller and horror titles. On Thrill Seekers, they talk about their latest solo releases, haunted houses and how to put an original spin on vampires.

Thrill Seekers host Alex Dolan is the author of The Euthanist and The Empress of Tempera. His has been an executive committee member of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Litquake and is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.

This is a trademarked copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network LLC.

Tom Pitts is a Canadian-American author and screenwriter who received his education on the streets of San Francisco. He remains there, working, writing, and trying to survive. He is the author of 101, American Static, Hustle, and the novellas Piggyback and Knuckleball. His new novel, Coldwater, will be released by Down & Out Books in 2020.

Thrill Seekers host Alex Dolan is the author of The Euthanist and The Empress of Tempera. His has been an executive committee member of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Litquake and is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.

This is a trademarked copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network LLC.

Tom Pitts is a Canadian-American author and screenwriter who received his education on the streets of San Francisco. He remains there, working, writing, and trying to survive. He is the author of 101, American Static, Hustle, and the novellas Piggyback and Knuckleball. His new novel, Coldwater, will be released by Down & Out Books in 2020.

Thrill Seekers host Alex Dolan is the author of The Euthanist and The Empress of Tempera. His has been an executive committee member of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Litquake and is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.

This is a trademarked copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network LLC.

Dr. Natasha Bajema interviews Paul Carroll, Director, Nuclear Partnerships at N Square. He spent 17 years as Program Director at the Ploughshares Fund and is an expert on nuclear weapons and North Korea. We talk about the secrecy of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, the cost of modernization, and his two visits to North Korea.

Dr. Natasha Bajema interviews Paul Carroll, Director, Nuclear Partnerships at N Square. He spent 17 years as Program Director at the Ploughshares Fund and is an expert on nuclear weapons and North Korea. We talk about the secrecy of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, the cost of modernization, and his two visits to North Korea.

Sandra graduated from the University of Sydney with a BA in Applied Science and has an MBA from LaSierra University. Her debut Novel, Cecilia, won a Literary Classics Gold Award for Best YA/Adventure and Silver Award for Best YA/Fantasy, and was a Finalist for the Wishing Shelf Book Awards.

Sandra wrote and directed the short animation, The Adventures of Gilbert the Goofball, which was runner-up for Best Animation at the Action on Film Festival, and her short story, Lucky Quarter, was a finalist for the Rick DeMarinis Short Story Award. Selected to participate in the Australians in Film Writers Room, Sandra work-shopped the screenplay version of Cecilia which placed in the top 15% of the Film Academy’s Nicholls Screenwriting Competition.

Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! by visiting Tamara and Alistair at their websites: alistaircross.com and tamarathorne.com

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Sandra graduated from the University of Sydney with a BA in Applied Science and has an MBA from LaSierra University. Her debut Novel, Cecilia, won a Literary Classics Gold Award for Best YA/Adventure and Silver Award for Best YA/Fantasy, and was a Finalist for the Wishing Shelf Book Awards.

Sandra wrote and directed the short animation, The Adventures of Gilbert the Goofball, which was runner-up for Best Animation at the Action on Film Festival, and her short story, Lucky Quarter, was a finalist for the Rick DeMarinis Short Story Award. Selected to participate in the Australians in Film Writers Room, Sandra work-shopped the screenplay version of Cecilia which placed in the top 15% of the Film Academy’s Nicholls Screenwriting Competition.

Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! by visiting Tamara and Alistair at their websites: alistaircross.com and tamarathorne.com

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Author and acclaimed strategic planner Beth Branning steps into the Interrogation Room to answer a few questions about planning for success and reaching your full potential. A degreed journalist and communications professional, she served San Diego Zoo Global for 15 years as the Chief Strategy Officer and Director of its Vision, Innovation, and Strategy group. Beth's new release, THE CALL, lays out the strategy she and her colleagues at SDZG used to lead the fight against extinction.

In this episode, Beth and host Gavin Reese discuss how strategic planning can help writers reach the full potential of their personal, profession, and creative lives, and how important paradigm and self-awareness are to success.

Beth's work:

https://www.amazon.com/Call-Strategic-Empowered-Against-Extinction/dp/1935442724/

Beth's site:

https://branningstrategies.com

Gavin's works:

https://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS/

Gavin's site:

https://gavinreese.com