Detective Samantha Jazz

Building an Enthralling Thriller

By Lisa Renee Jones

March 4, 2021

I write romance and thrillers, but even the majority of my romances are rooted in suspense and mystery. Suspense is what makes my fingers hum, challenges my mind, and is always where I feel I’m at my best. Considering my husband is obsessed with serial killers like Michael Myers you can bet he always has…

Cover Reveal + Q&A: The Poet by Lisa Renee Jones

By Crime HQ

April 14, 2020

The Poet follows Samantha Jazz, the lead detective on the case of a violent serial killer dubbed “The Poet,” named as such for the poems he leaves with the bodies of his victims. How did the subject of poetry enter the novel? My mother wrote poetry while I was growing up and I recently found some of…