Skiing in Japan has always been one of my biggest dreams, so when earlier this year I received an invitation from my friends Shah & Fay to join them on a ski + snowboard adventure at Rusutsu Ski Resort in Hokkaido, Japan, I couldn't resist. This wasn't the first time I joined them ...
In retrospect, producer Michael Douglas said the film site was crazy but effective. It got dark by 3 pm, which was one challenge, but also, he said, “I didn’t realize until later that many of them were criminally insane.” It Almost ...
In the last couple of weeks, though, I started to notice something. Little voices, tickling at the back of my head, wondering when I was going to come back and finish writing their stories. Celia Winterbourne, in particular, has been getting downright insistent. (Nicholas Fletcher, on the ...
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Nonna Maria has a lot on her plate—and it’s not just fresh pasta. Two crimes have rocked the sun-drenched island of Ischia, and once again, the island’s denizens have called upon the espresso-brewing, sage counsel-giving sleuth. A wealthy woman alleges a valuable necklace was stolen...