by Tj | Oct 31, 2017 | Black Opal, cozy, Dying for the Past, Dying to Know, Dying to Tell, great escape, historical fiction, Historical murder mystery, murder mysteries, New Sins for Old Scores
New Sins for Old Scores is my latest murder mystery with a paranormal twist—the twist is that one of the lead characters is dead. Yup, read it again. He’s dead. And this story is packed with a band of characters, each with their own agenda, and each trying to either...
by Tj | Aug 3, 2017 | Black Opal, cozy, Dying for the Past, Dying to Know, Dying to Tell, great escape, historical fiction, Historical murder mystery, murder mysteries, New Sins for Old Scores
Murder, like history, often repeats itself. And that, my friends, is the premise for my new murder mystery, New Sins for Old Scores from Black Opal Books. My fourth mystery follows similar footsteps of my last series—a murder mystery with a paranormal twist that...
by Tj | Aug 31, 2016 | Black Opal Books, Dying for the Past, Dying to Know, Dying to Tell, Love affair, Midnight Ink, murder mysteries, mystery novels, New Sins for Old Scores, politics, Tj O'Connor, whodunit
My hands are shaking. My breath tightens in my chest. My thoughts are swirling with images of the time we spent together. Now she’s gone—out of my reach and nothing but silence remains. The emptiness is back. Yet, deep down, I know it has never left. Not since early...
by Tj | Aug 2, 2016 | asteroid, Black Opal Books, Dying for the Past, Dying to Know, Dying to Tell, election, Midnight Ink, murder mysteries, mystery novels, New Sins for Old Scores, politics, Tj O'Connor, whodunit
Oh, Dear God … when will it end? When will my television return to zombies and murder mysteries and documentaries about ancient astronauts and how the Martians built the pyramids? Sure, sure, all those things could still describe politics today—the zombies in...
by Tj | Jul 1, 2016 | Black Opal Books, cozy mysteries, Dying for the Past, Dying to Know, Dying to Tell, murder mysteries, mystery author, New Sins for Old Scores, Tj O'Connor
Today, just now, I sat down to write my monthly blogs—something I procrastinate on and then feverishly bang them out impromptu (it keeps me agile). I was panicked for a topic and tired from travelling around begging looking for fans. I was grasping for a blog idea. A...
by Tj | Dec 12, 2015 | Dying for the Past, Dying to Know, Ghost Gumshoe, historical mystery, murder mysteries, Paranormal Mystery, Tj O'Connor, Winchester
December already? Ugh … the crush of the holidays, the long nights, and shortened days. Less business days to work and no less demand to produce. It’s the time of year that makes me scream for more time to write. All this and my new book, Dying to Tell, the third book...
