Welcome to the online home of mystery writer Parker Francis. Parker is the author of the award-winning Quint Mitchell Mystery series which includes MATANZAS BAY, BRING DOWN THE FURIES, and HURRICANE ISLAND. He’s also penned the short story collection GHOSTLY WHISPERS, SECRET VOICES and the novella BLUE CRABS AT MIDNIGHT. Take a few minutes to graze through the pages, and sign up for my e-newsletter to stay atop the latest news and views. I’m always happy to hear from readers or writers so feel free to contact me.
“Hurricane Island will blow you away.”
– Michael Wiley, Shamus Award-winning author of Blue Avenue
If you’ve been holding your breath awaiting the next Quint Mitchell Mystery take a deep breath. Hurricane Island is now available from Amazon.com as both a print and Kindle ebook. Of course, Quint finds himself in read more…
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Learning to write a well-crafted novel or short story can take years of practice, but an understanding of the basic techniques of storytelling can quickly flatten the learning curve.
Storytelling 101 is for both beginning writers and more advanced pros looking for new insights. I will lead writers in three virtual read more…