Who are the Stiletto Gang?
The Stiletto Gang is a group blog full of traditional and indie published romance and mystery authors talking about writing, life, and how hard it is to find a new way to kill someone. Each day of the week features a new author. We keep our monthly blogging schedule posted in the sidebar. and we invite you to follow us on Facebook and/or sign up for daily blog alerts.


The quizzing continues
/in cozy mystery, cozy mystery books, Mysteries/by donalee Moultonby donalee Moulton Last month we tried our hand at a fun quiz about watches — central to the mystery that unfolds in Bind. Well, the questions keep coming; only this time the focus is on thievery, and, if you can believe it, thievery in Canada. Try your hand at these. Scroll down for the […]
The Montanari Universe
/in Inspiration, Paranormal Mystery, Romantic Suspense, Series/by Bethany MainesThe Montanari Universe My third book with Varus Publishing is now available! CurseLocked is book three in the Montanari Universe series. Each novel in the series is connected by the character of Dante Montanari, a four-hundred-year old dragon shifter. When I came up with the idea for the series I intended to use Dante simply […]
Is it Time to Face Your Fears?
/in Artificial Intelligence, Author Life, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery Series, Psychology, Romantic Suspense, Samantha Newman Romantic Mystery series/by Gay YellenOctober is Halloween time, when holiday shenanigans are supposed to bring thrills and chills of the playful sort. I was reminded of this while shopping at Costco last week and had the stuffing scared out of me by the ear-spiltting roar of an 8-foot tall, vicious-looking animatronic werewolf with glowing green eyes and fangs dripping […]
The Lost Art of Letter Writing
/in Author Life, How-to, Inspiration, Kathleen Kaska, letter writing, Sydney Lockhart Historic Hotel Mystery Series, words, writing life/by Kathleen KaskaThe Lost Art of Letter Writing: When was the last time you wrote a letter, or received one? With texting, email, and Facebook messaging as popular (and expedient) forms of communication, people rarely write letters today. Why bother, you might ask? I was fortunate to have had a friend who preferred to communicate this old-fashioned […]
Clicking Our Heels – What is Your Favorite Game or Pastime?
/in Clicking Our Heels/by DebraClicking Our Heels – What is Your Favorite Game or Pastime? Everyone needs a little fun, so we asked each member of The Stiletto Gang to tell us their favorite game or pastime: Judy Penz Sheluk: Golf. This past summer, I belonged to four ladies leagues (two different courses). But the season here is short […]