Laura Kelly Robb

Works

The Laguna Shores Research Club

"As Laila tries to untangle the web of intrigues, deceits and betrayals that surrounds her, it becomes clear that her opponents are not to be underestimated. Along with Laila we are set on the wrong track more than once and the end will surely take you by surprise."

-24Symbols "Book of the Week"

China Rock

When the Carolina disappears off the coast of Washington's San Juan Islands, Augie Mohan is left to feed his brothers and sisters, and wonder about the fate of his father. The two bodies of Chinese immigrants that wash up on a windward beach provide the first proof that some island residents know more than they will tell.

Lessons from Raymond Chandler

All writers can benefit from reading the works of other craftsmen. With an eye to illuminating the special talents of well-known and commercially successful mystery writers, Laura's series for the online magazine, MysteryandSuspense.com, intends an analysis of Chandler, Rendell, and coming in the future, Philip Kerr. In order to uncover the ways that these writers solved common problems of plot, setting and characterization, Laura uses examples from an array of outstanding novels.