Paul Austin Ardoin, Crime Fiction Author

Why I Love NaNoWriMo

Why I Love NaNoWriMo

November is National Novel Writing Month. And NaNoWriMo, as it's lovingly called, is not only a month, it's also an international nonprofit organization. The goal: write 50,000 words of a...

Why I Love NaNoWriMo

November is National Novel Writing Month. And NaNoWriMo, as it's lovingly called, is not only a month, it's also an international nonprofit organization. The goal: write 50,000 words of a...

Eight Quick Questions

Eight Quick Questions

I was recently interviewed by Armand Rosamilia, author and contributor to the Hot Tub Crime Machine blog, as part of his Eight Quick Questions segment. Here are some of the highlights,...

Eight Quick Questions

I was recently interviewed by Armand Rosamilia, author and contributor to the Hot Tub Crime Machine blog, as part of his Eight Quick Questions segment. Here are some of the highlights,...

Fenway 4: The Dedication

Fenway 4: The Dedication

Based on my time as a member of UC Santa Barbara’s American Shakespeare Company in the early 1990s, The Upstaged Coroner is deeply personal for me. The Shakespeare professor in the book is...

Fenway 4: The Dedication

Based on my time as a member of UC Santa Barbara’s American Shakespeare Company in the early 1990s, The Upstaged Coroner is deeply personal for me. The Shakespeare professor in the book is...

The Upstaged Coroner Cover and Release Date

The Upstaged Coroner Cover and Release Date

Check out the cover art for The Upstaged Coroner! Like all my covers, the art for the fourth Fenway Stevenson Mystery was designed by Ziad Ezzat of Feral Creative Colony...

The Upstaged Coroner Cover and Release Date

Check out the cover art for The Upstaged Coroner! Like all my covers, the art for the fourth Fenway Stevenson Mystery was designed by Ziad Ezzat of Feral Creative Colony...

Review: Murder is Bad Manners

Review: Murder is Bad Manners

Murder is Bad Manners (Wells & Wong Mystery Book 1) By Robin Stevens • ★★★★★ I don't normally read middle-grade or YA fiction (well, okay, Harry Potter), but after hearing...

Review: Murder is Bad Manners

Murder is Bad Manners (Wells & Wong Mystery Book 1) By Robin Stevens • ★★★★★ I don't normally read middle-grade or YA fiction (well, okay, Harry Potter), but after hearing...

Review: Two for the Dough

Review: Two for the Dough

Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum #2) By Janet Evanovich • ★★★★ A solid thriller/mystery from Janet Evanovich. Although—this one left me scratching my head when it was over. I was...

Review: Two for the Dough

Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum #2) By Janet Evanovich • ★★★★ A solid thriller/mystery from Janet Evanovich. Although—this one left me scratching my head when it was over. I was...