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Jen Conley

5 Crime Fiction Titles with a Strong Sense of Place

By Chris Rhatigan

February 22, 2018

Crime fiction writers tend to consider plot and character to be the most important elements. Setting is a minor consideration, something a writer should take care of only if they have time. Beginning a novel with setting is considered an amateurish move that could turn off readers looking for action. While this take has an…

Book Review: Cannibals: Stories from the Edge of the Pine Barrens

By Thomas Pluck

May 16, 2016

Cannibals: Stories from the Edge of the Pine Barrens by Jen Conley is a collection of short stories set in central Jersey, with linked characters searching for the meaning in their lives and the humanity in themselves (Available today!). New Jersey gets a bad rap. Not that my home state ISN’T full of aggressive, profanity-loving…

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