The third Lydia Barnwell police procedural is now available on all platforms. When crime writer Parker Stevens is murdered hours after revealing he solved a cold case that has eluded Pittsburgh police for years. Detective Lydia Barnwell hunts for his killer while probing the long-forgotten case at risk to her career. A BookBub reviewer calls it “an excellent police procedural and murder mystery all wrapped up into one.” Get your copy for summer reading today! Get your copy today!

My short story, “The Guardian,” won second prize in Pennwriters annual short story competition. I would love to post a link, but I’ve submitted it to several markets and need it to remain unpublished for now.

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There’s been a change of location for today’s Spring Local Authors Fair. The event, featuring fifteen local authors, will be held from Noon-4, Saturday, April 5, at South Fayette Community Center, in the same building as the library. 515 Millers Run Road, South Fayette, PA 15064. I hope to see you there.

I’m one of the fifteen Pittsburgh-area writers attending the Spring Local Author Fair at the South Fayette Library on Saturday, April 5th from Noon until 4. Come by and say hello.

By JAMES H LEWIS In the beginning, there were no words. Movies were silent, with only the mugging of actors and occasional text establishing the plot. Sound, if you were fortunate enough to live in…

That’s how the Short Mystery Fiction Society characterized my short story in “Yellow Mama” webzine. Read it here.

Noted book blogger Deborah Kalb interviewed me on the publication of my latest novel, Death of a Mama’s Boy. Deborah has followed my work from the first novel, and I deeply appreciate her interest. Read it here. Order your copy.

Death of a Mama’s Boy, the second Lydia Barnwell mystery, is now available everywhere, including independent bookstores through Bookshop. A patrol officer investigates the break-in at a funeral home and is surprised by the perpetrator hiding in a casket. Hours later, he’s found dead. Detective Lydia Barnwell is handed this puzzling case while dealing with a personal mystery, a love note hidden in a purse in her attic. She peels off the layers of this story like those of an onion. ORDER YOUR COPY HERE

Yellow Mama, a mystery webzine, has just published my short story, The Night Caller, a mystery with paranormal overtones. It's a quick read, 1,200 words. Best of all, it's free. I hope you enjoy it. Read it for free

Death of a Mama's Boy, the second Lydia Barnwell mystery, will be available on all platforms on Tuesday, February 18. A patrol officer investigates the break-in at a funeral home and is surprised by the perpetrator hiding in a casket. Hours later, he's found dead. Detective Lydia Barnwell is handed this puzzling case while dealing with a personal mystery, a love note hidden in a purse in her attic. She peels off the layers of this story like those of an onion. Pre-order your copy today.