Alec Peche Books

I'm 8,000 words into Crescent City Murder, book 8 in the Jill Quint series. I'm loving the story and enjoying my writing and learning...

Finally after nineteen months CASTLE KILLING is finished. This book is the shortest story that took me the longest to write. Go figure....

In December of 2015, I began the seventh book - CASTLE KILLING, in the Jill Quint, MD Forensic Pathologist series. I typed "The End" this...

I’ve puzzled over the last year or so why is it taking me so long to write CASTLE KILLING, book seven in the Jill Quint series. I’ve been...

Going wide versus Narrow For every Indie author out there, one of the consuming questions is whether to go wide (Apple, Kobo, Barnes and...

I thought I'd share a picture of my office where I do 90-95% of my writing. Another 5% comes from my local Starbucks and miscellaneous...

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is an Ian Fleming story staring James Bond that was released in 1963 in the U.S., the year before the author died....

The bad news is my two works in progress, ‘Red Rock Island’ and ‘Willow Glen Heist’ will not be published by the end of the year, but I’m...

In a previous blog post, I mentioned that I had a large gardening project going on in my spare time. I’ve been converting thirsty lawn to...

I’ve been working hard on Castle Killing, a book that starts with a murder in Wales and moves on to Scotland. I had to research Scotch...

Last week I returned from New Orleans where I took in the annual Mystery Writers of America conference known as Bouchercon. It was my...

The Sisters in Crime, Northern California women writers’ chapter education session today was at a gun store and was provided by an...

I had planned to return to Castle Killing, book 7 in the Jill Quint series, but I’m really enjoying the Damian Green Series and so began...

I had the opportunity to do a virtual tour of the Santa Clara County Crime Lab recently. I thought perhaps there would be eight to ten...

My latest book is in the final stage of publishing before it goes live. It's available for pre-order now on Amazon. Here's a preview of...

Red Rock Island is schedule for publication on August 1, 2016. The manuscript is presently down under in Australia with my editor for...

My current work in progress, Red Rock Island, which will be published mid-July is an interesting case study in pantser writing. Pantsers...

I wrote a post last year on research that I do for my books. Perhaps because I began a new series, it seems like there are many more...

I recently updated my website www.AlecPeche.com. I have to say it was a pretty magical experience. The above picture is my homepage...