Which is worse, the cure or the disease?
An asclepion is a spa-like temple dedicated to Asclepius, the Greek god of health and medicine. This asclepion built in 357 BCE on the...
THE MYSTERY OF NANCY DREW
So many of you have told me how much you enjoyed the Nancy Drew mysteries, so much so that you’ve credited them with fostering your love...
MY LIFE OF CRIME
I began my life of crime at the age of eight when I started reading the original version of the first Nancy Drew mystery, The Secret of...
INSPIRATION AND LEMONADE:
Let me introduce you to a favorite author of mine, Vicki Hinze, whose series, the Seascape Novels, blends the paranormal with mystery and...
THE PLAYFUL PAN
The playful Pan, with the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, is the Ancient Greek god of Nature, goats, rustic music, shepherds,...
THE ETESIAN WINDS OF THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
On December 10, I posted a blog about the Khamseen winds, the hot winds that choke the Eastern Mediterranean during the spring, but then...
WHO IS MIRIAM BAT ISAAC
Miriam bat Isaac is the protagonist in my mystery series set in first-century CE Roman Egypt. Though fictive, she is modeled after what...
PUT SOME EXCITEMENT INTO JANUARY 2016!
ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A FREE COPY OF MY SECOND BOOK! When Miriam starts out to trace the leak of an alchemical secret that surfaces...
DID ANY RABBIS BECOME GLADIATORS?
So many of you when reading my books in the Miriam bat Isaac Mystery Series ask about Miriam’s brother Binyamin and whether Jews indeed...