Category Archives: Blog

Listen up, Skins. My novel HOODTOWN is now available in eBook format. You think Angel Dare is tough? Wait till you meet X. Click here to download that bad bitch right now. Here’s a snippet of the publisher’s press release,… Read More

Listen up, Faustketeers. I’m sure you’re all aware of my new photo blog L.A. Fatale. It’s kinda silly, just a fun little side bet. Me snapping photos of pretty much anything around the neighborhood that catches my eye. Things that… Read More

Yesterday I decided it would be a nice idea to put one of my CHOKE HOLD ARCs up for auction to raise money to help fighters and other athletes suffering from post-concussive syndrome. I’m absolutely blown away by the fantastic… Read More

Wanna be the first on your block to read CHOKE HOLD, the new Angel Dare book forthcoming in October from Hard Case Crime? Well now’s your chance. I’m auctioning off one single Advanced Reading Copy, which I will sign and… Read More

Hi, my name is Christa, and I didn’t like The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Well, that’s not really fair to say, because I never finished it. I barely started and found that I just couldn’t get into it. The… Read More

I’m not really sure what to make of this article about the ironic viewing of genre films and the notion of  “so-bad-it’s-good.” Go on and read it. I’ll wait. In a lot of ways I agree with the author. After… Read More

Since I’ll be fucking off for the next few days, here’s a little flash to tide you over. Flash fiction, that is. (Quick FYI – because I’m a woman, many readers don’t get that the unnamed first person narrator of… Read More

I’ll be moderating an upcoming  MWA panel on novelizations and media tie ins in June. Deets below: Further Adventures: On Writing Novelizations and Media Tie-In Ever wonder what it’s like to play with other people’s characters? From novel versions of… Read More

Tomorrow afternoon I’ll be participating in a library event sponsored by the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society, along with fellow authors Morgan St. James, Michael Mallory, Gary Phillips , and M.M. Gornell. “Writing For the Thrill of It” Saturday, April… Read More

Last night was the last night. That is to say, the last night of Noir City Hollywood. The big kiss off. The end of the line. In a way, I wish they would have ended the run with the manly… Read More