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Pick Your Poison

December 11, 2019 by Carol Potenza

I’m developing a lecture on poisons and the imaginative ways they’ve been used, both fictionally and in real life. So browse below and see if anything strikes your fancy. In Ancient Rome, a poisoning plot that targeted powerful men was uncovered by a slave. She gave her information to an aedile, exposing a number of aristocratic women. These women were brought to the forum and were told the only way to prove their innocence was to drink the tinctures they’d created. Twenty women drank, and twenty women died. And so the “Conspiracy of Women” was born. Lindsey Davis has used these …

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So many mysteries, so little time…

December 10, 2019 by Carol Potenza

Great Mystery book sites and Newletters abound. They contain outstanding articles, excerpts and book reviews. So many books are published every day, these sites will give you information you will need to make the right choice for your reading. Cross my heart. CriminalElement.com: Mysteries, Thrillers, and all things Killer… TheBigThrill.org: The Magazine of the International Thriller Writers. Thrillbegins.com: The Best Resource for Aspiring and Debut Thriller Writers Booktrib.com: Where Readers and Writers Meet I’m a member of a great writing group. If you’re looking to change up your reading diet, here’s a link for you. https://leranm.com/our-authors/

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Welcome

December 10, 2019 by Carol Potenza

Thank you for visiting and I hope you’ve enjoyed Hearts of the Missing, a Nicky Matthews/New Mexico Mystery. All of the contemporary and historical mysteries I write combine three elements: Mystery, Science, and a hint of the Supernatural. The mysteries are intricate, the science is researched (I love that part) then twisted into fiction, and the supernatural is…scary. They are set in New Mexico, which gives me the opportunity to travel the whole state for my writing. Next spring, Route 66 is on my schedule for a new series of books! So come and read and explore and join my …

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Hearts of the Missing: Updates and Goodreads Giveaway: UPDATE

October 29, 2018 by Carol Potenza

Over 2090 entries in the Hearts of the Missing Goodreads Giveaway! Congratulations to the winners! I hope you enjoy the story. I am counting down the days for release of Hearts of the Missing. It is getting some great reviews from trade journals like Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, along with an author interview and inclusion in a Fall/Winter Best Debut article. I absolutely love that the book is getting noticed all over the country. Check out the link to the Library Quick Picks in Roberts, Washington. Right now I wanted to alert everyone to a Goodreads Giveaway going on from …

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Goodreads Listopias

June 15, 2018 by Carol Potenza

Hearts of the Missing has been added to a number of Listopias on Goodreads. If you are anticipating the book’s release as much as I am, I would appreciate the votes! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37638309-hearts-of-the-missing If you go to this link and scroll down, the lists will pop up. Choose one or come back the HOTM homepage and choose all. And check out some of the other books and authors–Rudolfo Anaya. John Nichols, Tony and Anne Hillerman, Willa Cather(!)

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COVER of Hearts of the Missing!

May 11, 2018 by Carol Potenza

It finally can be revealed! CriminalElement.com has posted the beautiful and ominous cover of my debut novel, ‘Hearts of the Missing’ on their site. It has the Tony Hillerman Prize Medallion and a wonderful quote from the amazing David Morrell. HERE IT IS! It is up million places and I promise to put the links up as soon as I can. So excited that this is starting. The book (both hard cover and Kindle AND audiobook) will release on December 4, 2018. Now I REALLY have to do something about my website!

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