Catriona McPherson on The Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon

I've been on hiatus but am back with all new episodes! Tune in to hear chats with authors writing on the lighter side of crime fiction. You'll learn about novels filled with twisty mysteries, engaging characters, and well-crafted plots. You won't find stories that contain explicit sex or graphic violence. Discover new works by your favorite authors and works by authors who are new to you. Thanks for listening. The Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon is part of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. The music is "I Have an Idea" by alanajordan on Pixaby

Catriona McPherson returns to the Corner to chat about Hop Scot, the 6th Last Ditch Motel mystery. It’s Christmas in Scotland! Tune in for some Scottish holiday fun. Find out what happens when Lexie Campbell goes home—with a bunch of Americans in tow. Learn what Christmas is like in Scotland and hear about some of Catriona’s favorite holiday traditions. Listen where you listen to podcasts. Find Catriona at http://catrionamcpherson.com/ Help the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. Leave a 5-star rating or review. Web: ⁠https://thecozycornerwithalexiagordon.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thecozycornerpodcast⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcast_cozy/⁠ Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alexia_gordon/the-cozy-corner-with-alexia-gordon-podcast/⁠ Find me, your podcast host, at: Web ⁠https://alexiagordon.net/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AlexiaGordon.writer⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexiagordonauthor/ Newsletter: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/alexiagordon/poc2pov

On this last day of NaNoWriMo, tune in to my chat with two NaNoWriMo winners. Jocelyn Cole and Sharon Nagel, better known as Juneau Black, join me in the Corner to chat about Twilight Falls, the 4th Shady Hollow mystery. Hear how the series began with finger puppets and the NaNoWriMo challenge. Learn how they write as a team. Find out what the best occupation is for a snake and where to get a Joe’s Mug Coffee & Diner mug. Find Juneau Black at https://www.juneaublack.com/. Help the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. Leave a 5-star rating or review. Web: ⁠https://thecozycornerwithalexiagordon.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thecozycornerpodcast⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcast_cozy/⁠ Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alexia_gordon/the-cozy-corner-with-alexia-gordon-podcast/⁠ Find me, your podcast host, at: Web ⁠https://alexiagordon.net/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AlexiaGordon.writer⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexiagordonauthor/ Newsletter: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/alexiagordon/poc2pov

What does a community theater production of Jack and the Beanstalk have in common with the Commedia dell’arte and what does either have to do with murder? Tune in to my chat with author Janice Hallett to find out. Janice joins me in the corner to talk about The Christmas Appeal, her Christmas novella, and the soon-to-be released in the US, The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels. Learn about epistolary novels and how Janice brought a 400-year-old literary tradition into the 21st century. Hear how writing for the government prepared her to write crime fiction. And find out if Janice is a plotter or a pantser. Plus, get a hint about what comes after The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels. Listen to the Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon wherever you listen to podcasts. Find Janice on Instagram at @janice.hallett and on X as @JaniceHallett   Help the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. Leave a 5-star rating or review. Web: ⁠https://thecozycornerwithalexiagordon.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thecozycornerpodcast⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcast_cozy/⁠ Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alexia_gordon/the-cozy-corner-with-alexia-gordon-podcast/⁠   Find me, your podcast host, at: Web ⁠https://alexiagordon.net/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AlexiaGordon.writer⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexiagordonauthor/ Newsletter: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/alexiagordon/poc2pov

Crime fiction and food go together like Tommy and Tuppence. Author Karen Pierce joins me in the Corner to chat about her crime fiction-inspired cookbook, Recipes for Murder: 66 Dishes that Celebrate the Mysteries of Agatha Christie. Tune in to find out how Christie used food in her fiction to advance plots and reveal character. Hear how Karen researched period-appropriate recipes and developed them for the book. Listen wherever you listen to podcasts. Find Karen’s book at https://wwnorton.com/books/9781682687789 Help the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. Leave a 5-star rating or review. Web: ⁠https://thecozycornerwithalexiagordon.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thecozycornerpodcast⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcast_cozy/⁠ Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alexia_gordon/the-cozy-corner-with-alexia-gordon-podcast/⁠ Find me, your podcast host, at: Web ⁠https://alexiagordon.net/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AlexiaGordon.writer⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexiagordonauthor/ Newsletter: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/alexiagordon/poc2pov

Edith Maxwell, writing as Maddie Day, returns to the Corner to chat about Murder Uncorked, the first mystery in her new series, the Cece Martin Mysteries. Tune in to find out how Edith does wine research, how a New England-based author came to write a series set in California, and how she writes multiple series at the same time. Plus, hear about the benefits of Cape Cod writer’s retreats. Listen where you listen to podcasts. Edith has launch events coming up: • Pedronecelli Winery in Geyserville, CA - Oct 29, 3 pm. Register for this ticketed event here. • Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA, in conversation with Rhys Bowen - Oct 30, 1 pm • The Avid Reader in Davis, CA, in conversation with Catriona McPherson - Nov 2, 6:30 pm Find Edith at wickedauthors.com, MysteryLoversKitchen.com, and https://edithmaxwell.com/. Help the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. Leave a 5-star rating or review. Web: ⁠https://thecozycornerwithalexiagordon.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thecozycornerpodcast⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcast_cozy/⁠ Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alexia_gordon/the-cozy-corner-with-alexia-gordon-podcast/⁠ Find me, your podcast host, at: Web ⁠https://alexiagordon.net/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AlexiaGordon.writer⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexiagordonauthor/ Newsletter: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/alexiagordon/poc2pov

Bonus episode! Recorded live at Bouchercon 2023. Author Cathy Ace joined me in the podcast studio to chat about crime--fiction, that is. Find Cathy at https://www.cathyace.com/ Help the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. Leave a 5-star rating or review. Web: ⁠https://thecozycornerwithalexiagordon.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thecozycornerpodcast⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcast_cozy/⁠ Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alexia_gordon/the-cozy-corner-with-alexia-gordon-podcast/⁠ Find me, your podcast host, at: Web ⁠https://alexiagordon.net/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AlexiaGordon.writer⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexiagordonauthor/ Newsletter: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/alexiagordon/poc2pov

Mark Tong, one-half of the writing duo Verity Bright, stops by the Corner to chat about the 15th Lady Eleanor Swift historical mystery, Murder by Invitation. Tune in to hear about the 1920s in the UK, find out why it was unusual for a lady to inherit an estate, and learn why the Cornish coast is a perfect spot for murder! Listen to the Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon wherever you listen to podcasts! Find Verity Bright at https://veritybright.com/ Help the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. Leave a 5-star rating or review. Web: ⁠https://thecozycornerwithalexiagordon.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thecozycornerpodcast⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcast_cozy/⁠ Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alexia_gordon/the-cozy-corner-with-alexia-gordon-podcast/⁠ Find me, your podcast host, at: Web ⁠https://alexiagordon.net/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AlexiaGordon.writer⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexiagordonauthor/ Newsletter: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/alexiagordon/poc2pov

History professor and crime novelist, Lisa Lane, took a break from the Bouchercon festivities to stop by the Corner and chat about her Victorian-era Tommy Jones Mysteries. Tune in to learn some surprising facts about the Victorians. We have more in common with them than you think. Listen where you listen to podcasts! Find Lisa at https://grousablebooks.com/ Help the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. Leave a 5-star rating or review. Web: ⁠https://thecozycornerwithalexiagordon.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thecozycornerpodcast⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcast_cozy/⁠ Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alexia_gordon/the-cozy-corner-with-alexia-gordon-podcast/⁠ Find me, your podcast host, at: Web ⁠https://alexiagordon.net/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AlexiaGordon.writer⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexiagordonauthor/ Newsletter: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/alexiagordon/poc2pov

Alice Bell stops by the Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon to chat about her debut crime novel, Grave Expectations. Tune in to hear where posh weirdos hang out in England, learn what gaming journalism has in common with crime writing, and find out how to make the English country house trope modern. Plus, ghost stories! Do you know what part of England is the most haunted. Listen to find out—available where you listen to podcasts. Find Alice at https://twitter.com/ABeeWords Help the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. Leave a 5-star rating or review. Web: ⁠https://thecozycornerwithalexiagordon.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thecozycornerpodcast⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcast_cozy/⁠ Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alexia_gordon/the-cozy-corner-with-alexia-gordon-podcast/⁠ Find me, your podcast host, at: Web ⁠https://alexiagordon.net/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AlexiaGordon.writer⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexiagordonauthor/ Newsletter: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/alexiagordon/poc2pov