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Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
50 episodes
1 week ago
Yvette Walker is a multifaceted storyteller whose work spans gripping crime fiction, faith-centered nonfiction, and award-winning journalism. She is the author of the Linda Radcliffe crime-novel series, including Sixty and the sequel, Trial of the Heart, in which she blends sharp suspense with deeply human characters, crafting narratives that explore justice, redemption, and the complexities of the heart. An accomplished journalist and Opinion Editor inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall...
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Yvette Walker is a multifaceted storyteller whose work spans gripping crime fiction, faith-centered nonfiction, and award-winning journalism. She is the author of the Linda Radcliffe crime-novel series, including Sixty and the sequel, Trial of the Heart, in which she blends sharp suspense with deeply human characters, crafting narratives that explore justice, redemption, and the complexities of the heart. An accomplished journalist and Opinion Editor inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall...
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Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 49: Interview with Yvette Walker
Yvette Walker is a multifaceted storyteller whose work spans gripping crime fiction, faith-centered nonfiction, and award-winning journalism. She is the author of the Linda Radcliffe crime-novel series, including Sixty and the sequel, Trial of the Heart, in which she blends sharp suspense with deeply human characters, crafting narratives that explore justice, redemption, and the complexities of the heart. An accomplished journalist and Opinion Editor inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall...
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4 weeks ago
42 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 48: Interview with Candace Kade
Candace Kade is a novelist and screenwriter drawn to stories involving tech, psychology, culture, and the occasional sword fight. She’s the author of The Hybrid Series, a YA sci-fi trilogy. The first book, Enhanced, has been optioned for film, and the next book is coming out soon. A third culture kid, she calls both Chengdu and OKC home. She’s also a certified Krav Maga instructor and an unapologetic fan of writing fight scenes. When she’s not building new worlds on the page or screen, you’ll...
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2 months ago
40 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 47: Interview with Merle Davenport
Merle Davenport is President of the Tulsa NightWriters, where writers help writers. He writes in a variety of genres and enjoys speaking at conferences. He and his wife collaborate on historical romance novels, turning their love story into stories for others. His new book, based on twenty-five years of experience teaching inside prisons as well as extensive research, is titled “Echos of the Criminal Mind.” Coming out this fall, this true crime book is written for authors to give them a bette...
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2 months ago
31 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 46: Interview with Rev. Dr. John F. Toles
The Rev. Dr. John F. Toles is an Episcopal priest and author. He has served as the rector of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Enid since 2015 and has been an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church for over twenty years. In addition to his pastoral duties, Fr. Toles is an accomplished writer, known for his engaging mystery novels featuring the character, Father Anthony Savel. His works often blend elements of faith, humor, and suspense, drawing from his experiences in ministry. Tune in...
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3 months ago
33 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 45: Interview with Debbie Burkart
Tornado Alley's June 2025 interview is with a renaissance woman, Debbie Burkart. She's a writer of fiction and nonfiction. She's also a quilter, a horsewoman, and a native of the middle of the country. Hear her story.
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4 months ago
24 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 44: Interview with J. M. Linkhart
J. M. Linkhart is a fantasy writer and co-founder of Goblin Booth Productions, a small multi-media studio based in Oklahoma. Her Kirkus-starred, debut novel First-Degree Magic releases May 6, 2025. She is the writer, editor, and primary voice actress of The Harrowing of Minerva Damson, an audio-drama available on all major podcasting platforms. When not writing or recording one of the many podcasts she produces, you may find her reading about her latest historical hyperfixation or rewatching ...
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6 months ago
44 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 43: Interview with Marty Ludlum
When not writing, Marty Ludlum is an award-winning college professor of Business Law at the University of Central Oklahoma. His Disco Diva Series features the newly promoted detective Donna Summer Wyznecki (Yes, she's named after the disco diva), who breaks hearts and solves mysteries with a little sass and an eclectic cast of quirky characters, good food, bad dancing, and plenty of hysterical twists. Listen to Marty discuss his Las Vegas setting and how to party and solve crime with Donna Wy...
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7 months ago
51 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 42: Interview with Dawn Allen
Dawn Allen is a retired writing professor, past president of Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc., and an award-winning writer. Her stories have appeared in online journals and print anthologies. She is an active member of the Tornado Alley Chapter of Sisters in Crime and the Mystery Writers of America. She holds an MFA in Writing from the University of Nebraska. Dawn loves Poe and writing mysteries. Tune into her lively interview on writing and get a preview of her new novel.
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8 months ago
41 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 41: Interview with Dona Mularkey
A published author and award-winning engineer and scientist, Dona Mularkey reads from her latest publication, The Seven Year Glitch, a novel from Wild Rose Press. Dona graduated from UNC-Charlotte as their first female student to earn an engineering degree, later earning a PhD at Vanderbilt University. A world traveler, professor, and scuba diver, Dona has also worked and studied abroad in Japan and Ukraine. To fill the evenings in Kyiv, she began writing short stories, which served as outlin...
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9 months ago
36 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 40: Interview with Courtny Bradley
Meet Courtny Bradley, affectionately known as Courtagonist in the cozy mystery realm. An educator with over a decade of experience, Courtny has been unraveling cozy mysteries online since 2017. Married to her best friend, she juggles the delightful chaos of parenting two rambunctious toddlers in the heart of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Courtny’s debut novel, Death on Deck, kicks off her new cozy mystery series, The Cruising Crew. The series will feature a group of women friends cruising through l...
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10 months ago
30 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 39: Interview with Callie Hutton
USA Today bestselling author, Callie Hutton, has penned more than sixty-eight historical romance books and Victorian Cozy Mysteries with humor and “historic elements and sensory details.” (The Romance Reviews). Ms. Hutton’s cozy mystery book, The Sign of Death was a finalist in the Simon and Schuster Mary Higgins Clark award in 2022. With close to a million novels sold and translated into several languages, she continues to entrance readers with her heartfelt stories. Callie reads from her re...
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11 months ago
40 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 38: Interview with Shaun Perkins
Shaun Perkins, the founder/director of the Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry in Locust Grove, has published several books of poetry and a novel. She is a podcast co-host of Wacky Poem Life and has a book about the fiction of Erle Stanley Gardner, “Cocktails, Coquettes & Cigarettes: Perry Mason Concoctions,” coming out soon from Bear Manor Media. Shaun is a Teaching Artist with the Oklahoma Arts Council. She has also been the webmaster for the Territory Tellers, Oklahoma's state storytelling...
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12 months ago
43 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 37: Interview with Mark Edward Jones
Mark Edward Jones is an award-winning author known for his mystery, thriller, and paranormal novels. He also won first place for flash fiction in the Southwest Writers Contest. A retired higher education finance professional, Mark began his writing career after retiring in 2017. He is best known for the Detective Henry Ike Pierce series, starting with Peculiar Activities, and his contributions to the "Friday the 13th" paranormal series. Born and raised in Duncan, Oklahoma, he holds degrees in...
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1 year ago
35 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 36: Interview with H.B. Berlow
H.B. Berlow, Dudeist minister, Tikiphile, husband, and cat dad, is the author of the four-book historical crime fiction series The Ark City Confidential Chronicles and a new series, The Wichita Chronicles, starting with The Day of Calamity: Volume One and followed by The End of the Treachery: Volume Two (to be released December 9, 2024). Listen to Tikiman Berlow’s analysis of the hard-boiled character, historical fiction, cuisine, and the creative spirit.
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1 year ago
42 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 35: Interview with Sheldon Russell
Dr. Sheldon Russell has fifteen books published, including historical fiction and a five-book mystery series. He and his wife Nancy, a sculptor, currently live on the family ranch in Oklahoma where they work on their respective art projects. Russell is a three-time winner of the Oklahoma Book Award, the Langum Prize for Historical Literature, the Spur Award for Best Western Historical Novel, and the 2023 Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award from The Oklahoma Center for the Book. His lates...
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1 year ago
31 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 34: Interview with Lou Berney
Best-selling author, Lou Berney, has won the Edgar, Hammett, Anthony, and Oklahoma Book awards, and he’s a three-time finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize. He also teaches at Oklahoma City University. Author of November Road, The Long and Faraway Gone, Whiplash River, and Gutshot Straight, Lou reads from his latest novel, Dark Ride. He also discusses his take on genre, his writing process, and future projects. Tune in to hear his encouraging words for writers.
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1 year ago
28 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 33: Interview with Amy Lillard
Amy Lillard, the award-winning, best-selling author of over sixty books and novellas in a variety of genres, reads from her latest cozy mystery, Murder for the Sages (2024). Amy, well known for her cozy mysteries and her series featuring the Amish community, discusses her field research and how to write respectfully about another culture. You can find out more about her work on her websites: Amy Writes Romance and Amy Writes Mysteries.
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1 year ago
35 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 32: Interview with Peggy Doviak
When Peggy Doviak’s mother got taken to the cleaners by an unscrupulous stockbroker, Peggy got mad. She was so angry that she changed careers from corporate training to financial planning. Now a best-selling personal finance author, syndicated radio host of “Ask Peggy About Your Finances,” and host of the podcast, “Ask Peggy About Your Money,” Peggy Doviak is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM practitioner and financial consumer advocate. Her first cozy mystery, You Can’t Cheat Death, feat...
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1 year ago
34 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 31: Interview with LMG Swain
Oklahoma speculative fiction writer, LMG Swain, reads an abridged version of “Superstition,” a story from his collection, Feary Tales, Vomit I: Twisted Tales of Terror. Come for an eerie tale, and stay for great tips on writing and the structure of fiction. Swain’s novel, Anatomy of Terror, in his Universal Monsters series was nominated as the Young Adult horror novel of the year by the Horror Writers of America. He has taught literature, mythology, and writing in secondary schools all over ...
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1 year ago
49 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Episode 30: Interview with Vivian Zabel
Vivian Zabel, who lives in Hydro, Oklahoma, taught English and writing for thirty years, but she has written herself since a child. In this touching and inspirational interview, Vivian reads from her latest book, Burnt Offering, and shares her passion for the safety and welfare of children. She is a tireless helper of other writers and promoter of the value of reading and writing. Vivian, a member of Tornado Alley Sisters in Crime, has been a member of OWFI since 200...
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1 year ago
37 minutes

Tornado Alley Mystery Writers
Yvette Walker is a multifaceted storyteller whose work spans gripping crime fiction, faith-centered nonfiction, and award-winning journalism. She is the author of the Linda Radcliffe crime-novel series, including Sixty and the sequel, Trial of the Heart, in which she blends sharp suspense with deeply human characters, crafting narratives that explore justice, redemption, and the complexities of the heart. An accomplished journalist and Opinion Editor inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall...