Death by Dissertation

Meet the Other Cassandra

Mine solves murders. The other one wants to control your thermostat. A few weeks ago, I noticed something strange. Not ‘anonymous letter slipped under my door’ strange. But strange enough to earn a mental sticky note labeled: suspicious. There was a sudden blip of activity around my Cassandra Sato Mystery series. Nothing huge. Just enough […]

Crafting Cassandra: Five Years, One Dissertation

Ever wondered what happens when you take a pinch of Hawaiian sunshine, mix it with Nebraska cornfields, and throw in a crime scene investigation just for fun? Well, you get Death by Dissertation, a concoction I brewed up during a month-long cram session known as National Novel Writing Month back in November 2014.

Pineapple Upside Down Spam Cake

Spam in a cake? Yep. And it’s surprisingly delicious.

When I was brainstorming recipes to pair with my first Cassandra Sato mystery, Death by Dissertation, I knew it had to involve Spam. Cassandra grew up in Hawai‘i, where Spam is practically a food group (seriously, six million cans eaten every year!).

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