Books by Debra H. Goldstein
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Left Coast Crime – February 27-29, 2026
Debra will be appearing on the "Labels: Cozy, Traditional, Suspense, or Thriller?" on Saturday, February 28 at 2:45 p.m.
Dahlonega Literary Festival – March 7, 2026 – Holly Theatre
https://www.literaryfestival.org/next-lit-festival The one-day festival features 19 authors appearing on six different panels at the historic Holly Theatre in Dahlonega. Debra ...
It’s Not Always a Mystery…
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Birthing a Series by Lois Winston
By Debra Goldstein | | Blogpost, Women Writers
February 10th was the official release date of Embroidered Lies and Alibis, the 15th book in my Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery Series. Mindboggling, considering that once upon a time, I’d never even considered writing mysteries. That all changed the day my agent suggested I write a humorous cozy mystery featuring a crafting sleuth. She knew […]
The Beauty of the Amateur in Solving Crimes by Valerie (V.M.) Burns
By Debra Goldstein | | Blogpost, Uncategorized
One of the key components of cozy mysteries is the use of the “amateur sleuth.” Amateur sleuths are usually female, who are not paid to solve crimes. They’re not trained members of law enforcement, nor are they highly skilled. Amateur sleuths are average people just like you and me. Critics of the genre often disparage […]
My Dream of Being Like Reese or Zibby by GP Gottlieb
By Debra Goldstein | | Blogpost, Women Writers
I’m probably not the only author to dream of having a platform like Reese Witherspoon or Zibby Owens. They’ve helped hundreds of authors with their recommendations. Oprah Winfrey was amazing at helping some authors sell thousands of books too, but I was never good at public speaking and wouldn’t want to be on television. My […]






