Drs. Katherine Ramsland and DP Lye discuss weapons and their proper usage in crime fiction with expert Chris Grall and discuss his new book: TRIGGER GUARD, the weapons manual every crime and thriller writer needs.

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Chris Grall is a retired US Special Forces team sergeant with 26 years of service. He’s been a technical adviser to writers since 2007. Chris has shared his knowledge of firearms and tactics at several conferences and recently published Trigger Guard: A Writers Guide to Firearms.

Trigger Guard earned a first-place award for nonfiction-history from BookFest, and an International Impact Award for writing and publishing.

https://chrisgrall.com/

Tori Eldridge is the bestselling author of the Lily Wong mystery thriller series—The Ninja Daughter, The Ninja’s Blade, The Ninja Betrayed, and The Ninja’s Oath—as well as a two-time Anthony Award nominee, Lefty and Macavity Awards finalist, and winner of the 2021 Crimson Scribe Award for Best Book of the Year. She penned the standalone Dance Among The Flames and, on May 20, 2025, will introduce her new Ranger Makalani Pahukula Mysteries with Kaua‘i Storm.

Before writing, Tori performed as an actress, singer, dancer on Broadway, television, and film in such shows as the original first national company of Cats, The Love Boat, and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Born and raised in Honolulu—of Hawaiian, Chinese, Norwegian descent—Tori graduated from Punahou School with classmate Barack Obama. After living in NYC and Los Angeles, for over 35 years, she now lives and writes from Portland, Oregon. Her deep interest in world culture has prompted her to visit nine countries, including Brazil, China, and Japan. Tori holds a 5th degree black belt in To-Shin Do ninja martial arts and has taught classes and seminars across the U.S.

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Outliers Get to Know guest host Tracey Devlyn sits down with New York Times bestselling author Andrea Bartz to discuss her chilling new thriller—THE LAST FERRY OUT.

A deserted island. A vanished friend. A truth more dangerous than she imagined.

When Abby returns to the tropical island where her fiancée died, she’s desperate for answers. But the deeper she digs, the more tangled the lies become—and someone will do anything to make sure the past stays buried. Tense, atmospheric, and addictive.

Andrea Bartz is a journalist and the New York Times-bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club pick We Were Never Here, The Spare Room, The Lost Night, and The Herd. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Marie Claire, Vogue, and many other outlets, and she's held editorial positions at Glamour, Psychology Today, and Self, among other publications. She lives in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley.

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Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn sits down with bestselling author Tori Eldridge to talk about her atmospheric and heartfelt mystery—KAUA’I STORM.

A fractured family. A deadly forest. A homeland worth fighting for.

When park ranger Makalani Pahukula returns to Kaua‘i, she finds her cousins missing, her family splintered, and a body in the woods. As the island whispers its secrets, she’ll have to dig deep into her heritage—and her heart—to stop a tragedy from repeating.

Tori Eldridge is the Hawaiian, Chinese, and Norwegian author of the Lily Wong mysteries, Dance Among the Flames, and numerous short stories. Born in Honolulu, she graduated from Punahou School with classmate Barack Obama before performing as an actress, singer, and dancer on Broadway, television, and film, and earning a fifth-degree black belt in To-Shin Do ninja martial arts. Her literary works have garnered Anthony, Lefty, and Macavity Award nominations and the 2021 Crimson Scribe for Best Book of the Year. Tori lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, near her precious mo‘opuna (grandchildren). https://ToriEldridge.com

Outliers host Tracey Devlyn sat down with USA Today bestselling author Alex Segura to chat about his new mystery—ALTER EGO.

Alex Segura is the author of Alter Ego, an instant USA Today bestseller and featured in Cosmpolitan, Parade, The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and described as “thrilling” by the Wall Street Journal.

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Outliers host Tracey Devlyn sat down with debut author Francesco Paolo to chat about his contemporary noir—LEFT ON RACHO.

Born in Turin, Italy, and raised in Italy, Thailand, and Australia, Francesco Paolo eventually made his way to the U.S. where he earned an engineering degree from MIT and an MBA from U.C. Berkeley (Haas). Francesco and his wife Jackie have called New York City home for the past twenty-five years.

Outliers host Tracey Devlyn sat down with New York Times bestselling author Jayne Anne Krentz to chat about her new romantic thriller—SHATTERING DAWN.

New York Times bestseller Jayne Ann Krentz uses three different pen names for each of her three “worlds.” As Jayne Ann Krentz (her married name) she writes contemporary romantic-suspense. She uses Amanda Quick for her novels of historical romantic-suspense. Jayne Castle (her birth name) is reserved these days for her stories of futuristic/paranormal romantic-suspense. She is married and lives with her husband, Frank, in Seattle, Washington

https://jayneannkrentz.com

Outliers hostTracey Devlyn and Christina Dodd discussed their experiences in the writing industry, with Christina sharing her 35-year anniversary of being published and the inspiration behind her book, described as "godfather meets West Side story". They also discussed the concept of a series of books linked by a fictional town called Gothic California and Christina's preference for writing in different locations. Lastly, Christina shared her upcoming book releases for the year, including the second book in the Daughter of Montague series, "That's What the Kiss I Die".

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