Catharine Riggs
Where The Crawdads Sing
My latest addition to my SETTING TO SCENE blog thread is Delia Owens’ blockbuster hit, Where The Crawdads Sing. Set in North Carolina’s...
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Catharine Riggs
- Feb 7
- 2 min
The Birds
This is the second post in my new blog thread—FROM SETTING TO SCENE—featuring novels with plots that are inseparable from nature. It’s a...
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Catharine Riggs
- Jan 29
- 2 min
Hummingbird Salamander
After my exhilarating and enlightening week spent at the Bodega Marine Lab intensive getting re-certified as a California Naturalist, I...
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Catharine Riggs
- Jan 24
- 1 min
BRITTA
Check out my most recent short story as featured in Mystery Tribune literary magazine. This work of noir short fiction is set in a dying...
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Catharine Riggs
- Jan 5
- 1 min
Book World vs. Goodreads
“But as in many other corners of the web, the removal of gatekeepers is both liberating and frightening, promising the wisdom of crowds...
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Catharine Riggs
- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min
My First Thriller: Patricia Cornwell
“When the international bestselling author’s first review came in, it was from her hometown paper and it wasn’t good.” The local theater...
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Catharine Riggs
- Dec 12, 2023
- 2 min
My Favorite Reads of 2023
It’s December and once again I’ve compiled a list of my top reads of the year. It’s an eclectic mix comprised of two memoirs, two...
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Catharine Riggs
- Dec 6, 2023
- 1 min
"Agents and Editors Aren’t Always Right"
Just ask Hugh Howey, James Lee Burke, Lisa Genova, Elmore Leonard, Kathryn Stockett, Heidi Durrow and more. In other words, if you...
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Catharine Riggs
- Nov 27, 2023
- 1 min
"The Money Always Wins"
I recently completed my first sci-fi short story which confirmed my suspicion that I’m an A.I. catastrophist. I’m hoping I’m wrong but...
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Catharine Riggs
- Nov 21, 2023
- 1 min
"Foul-Ups and Has-Beens"
Hats off to Mick Herron. Love reading about authors who struggled through years of negligible sales but kept writing and hit it big later...
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Catharine Riggs
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
My Favorite Reads of 2022
The five novels listed below weren’t published this year. I’m a slow reader and always on the hunt for great books no matter what year...
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Catharine Riggs
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
Summer Reading Highlights
I planned to write and post this article prior to summer turning to fall but was bogged down in the final edits of my latest thriller and...
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Catharine Riggs
- Jul 3, 2020
- 1 min
A Thrifty Summer Read
During the month of July, What She Never Said is available on Kindle for $.99 USD. The uberwealthy can afford designer clothes,...
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Catharine Riggs
- Jun 4, 2020
- 1 min
Vengeance is Yours!
Seven Crime Novels Where Vengeance is Completely Justified: Honored to have bestselling author T.R. Ragan include my 2018 novel What She...
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Catharine Riggs
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Dysfunctional Mothers & Me
I love writing about dysfunctional families. Both of my Santa Barbara Suspense thrillers feature mothers who made disastrous choices...
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Catharine Riggs
- Apr 11, 2020
- 2 min
Holiday Pandemic Reads
In honor of this period of self-isolation, I’ve compiled a list of my favorite pandemic/dystopian reads. Enjoy! Pale Horse, Pale Rider....
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Catharine Riggs
- Mar 14, 2020
- 1 min
March Madness Giveaway
To celebrate the six-month anniversary of the launch of the second novel in my Santa Barbara Suspense series, Partners in Crime Tours is...
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Catharine Riggs
- Feb 4, 2020
- 1 min
Author Interview
Many thanks to Tony at NFReads.com for featuring my author interview. Here’s a sample: What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your...
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Catharine Riggs
- Dec 18, 2019
- 2 min
Holiday Reflections
When I was a child, I dreamed of becoming a writer. I was the kid who had a passion for books. Wanted to travel with Stuart Little. Chat...
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Catharine Riggs
- Dec 1, 2019
- 1 min
Thrilling Holiday Sale!
For the month of December, the Kindle version of my twin thrillers What She Gave Away and What She Never Said are on sale in the US...
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