About Frances
Frances is the author of the horror novella The Mine. She has also been published in Abundant Grace; Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and other Magical Fiction for Adults; Answers I’ll Accept: True Accounts of Online Dating; 20 Something Magazine; and Wisteria Magazine. She wrote for Epinions.com for eight years. Frances is currently working on a dark fantasy/horror novel called Plague Town.
Frances has a Masters in Fiction Writing from Johns Hopkins and works as a technical writer during the day, where she attempts to make software exciting.
Frances’ Reviews
Night of the Living Dead
“They’re Coming to Get You Barbara!” Author: John A. Russo Night of the Living Dead, at first a collaborative movie ...
Unholy Child
A Fallen Nun, a Courtroom, and a Secret in Plain Sight Author: Catherine Breslin Unholy Child’s back cover blurb promises ...
Dead in the Pumpkin Patch
Murder Most Cozy Author: Connie Feddersen In a landscape dotted with pumpkin patches, haystacks, kitschy Halloween decor, and cozy small ...
Raspberry Danish Murder
Murder, Mayhem, and Macchiatos Author: Joanne Fluke The homicidal hotbed known as the sleepy Minnesota town of Lake Eden is ...
Jesus Saves
A Beautiful Kind of Ugly Author: Darcey Steinke The topic of Jesus Saves is damnation – the desiccation of forgotten suburban ...
Secret of Shadow Ranch, The
Nancy Drew in the Wild West Author: Carolyn Keene As a pre-teen, The Secret of Shadow Ranch was one of ...
Buy a Whisker
Crazed Killers and Cozy Cats Author: Sofie Ryan Returning to the charming world of antiques, cozy shops, Maine waterfronts, clever ...
Sing, Unburied, Sing
The Flip-side of Hate is Love Author: Jesmyn Ward Present day ghosts and the madness of a disorganized, racially indistinct ...
New Girl, The
Deadly Children, Secret Societies, and Complicit Schools Author: S.L. Grey S.L. Grey’s somber writing style and focus on the subtly ...
Shape of Water, The
Love, Transformation, Water Gods, and Revenge Authors: Guillermo Del Toro and Daniel Kraus Let’s just start this out right: I’ve ...
Future Home of the Living God
Apocalypse, Dystopia, and the Love of a Mother Author: Louise Erdrich With the eerie haziness of The Handmaid’s Tale, Future ...
Underground Airlines
If Slavery In America Was Legal Today . . . Author: Ben H. Winters It’s a modern alternate America – ...
Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, Serial Child Murders, and Psychosis Author: Gillian Flynn Camille Preaker’s past is a harsh patchwork of sharp-edged lies ...
Zookeepers Wife, The
Everyday Heroes? Author: Diane Ackerman We’ve all heard the story behind The Zookeeper's Wife, a non-fictionalized account of a couple during ...
Out to Canaan
Thy Will Be Done Author: Jan Karon Spring is approaching, the birds are twittering in the trees, Cynthia is stressing ...
The Flight Attendent
You Can Run . . . Author: Chris Bohjalian In a profession dedicated to running – hiding seems like it ...
Billionaire Blend
Corporate Conniving and Coffee Author: Cleo Coyle It’s an explosive summer at The Blend – literarily. A car bomb, targeted to ...
Fresh Complaint
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend Author: Jeffrey Eugenides During May, the famous month of the short story, I discovered that ...
