Posted Nov 1 2011 in Death and taxes series, Death Taxes and a French Manicure, Diane Kelly, tara holloway
My dream of becoming a published novelist comes true today as my debut novel, Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure, hits the bookstore shelves. Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! When I set out ten years ago to become a writer, I expected the process to be a solitary endeavor. But I couldn’t have been more wrong! There are so […]
Read More»Posted Oct 31 2011 in book contest, book giveaway, Death and taxes series, Death Taxes and a French Manicure, debut novel, Diane Kelly, funny mystery, tara holloway
It’s Halloween, the day when our thoughts turn to scary things. Ghosts. Goblins. Vampires. The IRS. I jest, of course. There’s no reason to fear the IRS – as long as you’re being honest on your tax returns, of course! One of the recurring issues that haunts Tara Holloway, the IRS criminal investigator who stars […]
Read More»Posted Oct 30 2011 in death and taxes, Death and taxes series, Death Taxes and a French Manicure, Diane Kelly, funny mystery, tara holloway
One of the aspects of writing the Death & Taxes series that was both the most challenging and the most fun was creating the men in Tara’s life. It was tempting to make her boyfriend, Brett Ellington, perfect. But then he wouldn’t seem real. And, honestly, as I thought things through, I realized I had no […]
Read More»Posted Oct 29 2011 in Death and taxes series, Death Taxes and a French Manicure, Diane Kelly, funny mystery, IRS mystery, tara holloway
A cockroach! Eeeeek!!! In my debut novel, IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway and DEA Agent Christina Marquez set up a stakeout in a former crack house. Let’s just say the house isn’t exactly home sweet home. Between cockroaches and a noisy family racoons, the place is a little crowded. My favorite house I’ve ever lived […]
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