Diana Gould, Melodie Johnson Howe, and Sheila York pull back the curtain on Hollywood as a setting for crime fiction. Drawing on insider experience, they explore how fame, illusion, ambition, and power create fertile ground for suspense, secrets, and high-stakes drama.
Secrets and Suspense in Small Town Mysteries
Rural mysteries thrive on isolation and community tension. Learn how landscape, local dynamics, and atmosphere shape suspense and drive mysteries where everyone knows each other and secrets are hard to keep.




