On this special Thursday episode, V chats with Suzanne Uttaro Samuels about her novel "Seeds of the Pomegranate"

A gritty story of a woman learning to survive in 20th century Gangland New York

In early 20th-century Sicily, noblewoman Mimi Inglese, a talented painter, dreams of escaping the rigid expectations of her class by gaining admission to the Palermo Art Academy. But when she contracts tuberculosis, her ambitions are shattered. With the Sicilian nobility in decline, she and her family leave for New York City in search of a fresh start.

Instead of opportunity, Mimi is pulled into the dark underbelly of city life and her father’s money laundering scheme. When he is sent to prison, desperation forces her to put her artistic talent to a new use—counterfeiting $5 bills to keep her family from starvation and, perhaps, to one day reclaim her dream of painting. But as Gangland violence escalates and tragedy strikes, Mimi must summon the courage to flee before she is trapped forever in a life she never wanted.

On this Sunday, V chats with Lori Duffy Foster about her upcoming historical novel "Spring Melt"

As a doctor’s wife in a thriving Adirondack village in the 1920s, Ella Devine seems to have an ideal life. Her husband grew rich catering to New York City socialites who wanted to hide their TB diagnoses from their friends. Their marriage is devoid of emotion, but so is she, having learned long ago to quietly accept whatever life offers. But all that changes when three men are charged with a nineteen-year-old murder, and the long-buried crime that shaped Ella’s childhood is exposed.

Spring Melt draws on the rich and fascinating history of the Adirondacks, where hikers who see only low hills and lush vegetation fail to perceive the hidden dangers and lose their lives by stepping two feet off the trail. Since the late 1800s, the wilderness that is the Adirondacks has been both a frontier to be conquered only by the hardiest of humans and a playland for the wealthy. When these two worlds collide, the resulting explosion can be fatal.

On this Sunday episode, V chats with Susan Van Kirk about her book "Fabric of Lies: An Endurance Mystery 6"

What happened to the Blackburns?

Grace Kimball and Jeff Maitlin are now married, and into their lives comes an unsolved mystery from 30-some years earlier. In 1981, Matt and Gemma Blackburn disappeared from the house next door to Grace and her then-husband, Roger Kimball. At that time, the Blackburn’s two-year-old, Anthony, was in the hospital recovering from pneumonia. Now, it’s 2014, and a thirty-five-year-old Anthony Blackburn returns to Endurance to find out what happened to his parents and solve a mystery deeply embedded in the history of the town.

Meanwhile, Jeff Maitlin, Editor-in-Chief of the Endurance Register, is threatened with a takeover of his local newspaper. The newspaper has been owned by the same family for four generations, and it would be a disaster for the tight-knit community to lose their local news and local ownership. But Jeff is fighting against a huge competitor—a corporate vulture hoping to steal everything of value and destroy the fabric of the town and Jeff’s beloved newspaper. Can he win? Can Grace help Anthony Blackburn solve the mystery of his parents’ disappearance?

On this Sunday episode, V chats with Nancy Nau Sullivan about being a teacher in a boys prison and her newly unreleased historical fiction novel.

Check out her Blanche Murninghan Mystery series.

"Saving Tuna Street (A Blanche Murninghan Mystery) (book 1)"

Blanche "Bang" Murninghan is a part-time journalist with writer's block and a penchant for walking the beach on her beloved Santa Maria Island. Gran left her a cabin on Tuna Street, and she's got her friends and family--her itinerant cousin, Jack, and Cap, a lovable old fisherman who coddles her like a grandfather, and her friend, Liza, a realtor who looks like she emerged from central casting. All is well. Until the land-grabbing goons arrive from Chicago. Blanche finds herself in a tailspin, flabbergasted that so many things can go so wrong, so fast. Her friend, Bob Blankenship, Liza's partner, is found murdered in the parking lot of the marina, and she suspects the slick, handsome land developer Sergi Langstrom and his company of chaos are behind it all. Blanche keeps digging. All the way to hell. The goons, it seems, are a front for a drug cartel.The harder Blanche pushes against the source of trouble, the more she is sucked into the vortex of greed, murder, drug runners, and kidnapping (hers). The appearance of the mysterious Haasi, a tiny Native American with glossy braids and dark eyes, complicates things, and it's a good thing. She appears and disappears but always ends up at Blanche's side. They all keep getting closer to the sources of the spurious land development and the murder and the drug running. Who can look away? It's like watching a hurricane, which, literally, comes straight for Tuna Street.

On this Sunday episode, V chats with Lisa M Lane about her "The Tommy Jones Mysteries" series.

"Murder at Old St. Thomas's (The Tommy Jones Mysteries)"

In 1862 London, the body of a famous surgeon is found, sitting upright, in an old operating theatre. His dead eyes stare at the table at the center of the room, where patients had screamed and cried as medical students looked on.

The bookish Inspector Slaughter must discover the killer with the help of his American sergeant Mark Honeycutt and clues from Nightingale nurses, surgeon's dressers, devious apothecaries, and even stage actors.

Victorian Southwark becomes the theatre for revealing secrets of the past in a world where anesthesia is new, working-class audiences enjoy Shakespeare, and women reformers solve society's problems.

On this Sunday episode, V chats with Carol Amorosi about her book series "The Dun Cael Mysteries"

A Villain in the Village (The Dun Cael Mysteries Book 3)

A seemingly simple horse theft. A web of deceit and betrayal. And murder.

A shepherd's discovery of a valuable brooch ignites a chain of events exposing a conspiracy as the close-knit community finds itself threatened by mysterious raiders.

As a bronzesmith, Jannon is called upon to identify the mysterious find. His search for truth takes him far afield and exposes a deceitful warrior, a vengeful former queen, and hidden family secrets. As tensions rise, loyalties are tested, and the village must confront its past to protect its future.

Can Jannon reveal the brooch's secrets and solve the murder in time to save his village?

A Villain in the Village weaves an intricate tale of intrigue and betrayal set against the backdrop of ancient Celtic warrior culture and tribal tradition. Its unforgettable cast of characters navigates loyalty, loss, and community. The vivid historical details and captivating twists and turns make A Villain in the Village an immersive journey through the triumphs and tribulations of an ancient village determined to survive.

On this special Thursday episode, V chats with Jonathan Dunsky about his Adam Lapid Mysteries Books.

coming soon

"The Jewish Policeman (Adam Lapid Mysteries Book 9)"

World War II was over. But his war was just beginning.

Germany 1945 - Former police detective Adam Lapid survived Auschwitz. Now he lives in a displaced persons camp for Holocaust survivors.

Consumed by a desire for vengeance, Adam dreams of hunting Nazis and making them pay for their crimes.

But when another crime strikes closer to home, Adam will need to set aside the role of the avenger and become a detective once more.

On this special Tuesday episode, V chats with Celeste Connally about her "Lady Petra Inquires" series.

latest in the series

"All's Fair in Love and Treachery (Lady Petra Inquires, 2)"

Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in this dazzling next installment in a captivating Regency-era mystery series with a feminist spin.

21 June, 1815. London may be cheering the news of Napoleon’s surrender at Waterloo, but Lady Petra Forsyth has little to celebrate after discovering that the death of her viscount fiancé three years earlier was no accident. Instead, it was murder, and the man responsible is her handsome, half-Scottish secret paramour Duncan Shawcross―yet the scoundrel has disappeared, leaving only a confusing riddle about long-forgotten memories in his wake.

So what’s a lady to do when she can’t hunt down her traitorous lover? She concentrates on a royal assignment instead. Queen Charlotte has tasked Petra with attending an event at the Asylum for Female Orphans and making inquiries surrounding the death of the orphanage’s matron. What’s more, there may be a link between the matron’s death and a group of radicals with ties to the aristocracy, as evidenced by an intercepted letter.

Then, Petra overhears a nefarious conversation with two other men about a plot to topple the monarchy, set to take place during three days of celebrations currently gripping London.

As the clock counts down and London’s streets teem with revelers, Petra’s nerves are fraying as her past and present collide. Yet while all’s fair in love and war, she can never surrender, especially when more orphaned girls may be in trouble. And to save their lives, the monarchy itself, and even her own heart, Lady Petra must face her fears with the strength of an army of soldiers and fight with the heart of a queen.