When I asked you to name Rae Di Luca’s new dog, 2019 of you voted, and a lot of you sent even more suggestions. Thank you to everyone! The overwhelming winner with 35.2% was…Luna! For Rae, who loves her, I’m sure her name will always be Bella Luna. When you help with the important tidbits of writing… Read More

“Kellen Adams is still haunted by the mysterious past she can’t seem to remember, but she’ll soon discover that her escape to a remote resort won’t give her the clarity she needs as guests start showing up dead on the property. Dead Girl Running is the perfect book for fans of The Girl on the… Read More

RT Book Reviews called THE WOMAN WHO COULDN’T SCREAM, “The payoff Kateri fans have been waiting for!” Now they’ve declared it on of six finalists for their 2017 Award! The review says, in part, “Remarkable storyteller Dodd returns for a new installment in her dangerously thrilling Virtue Falls series. In the previous books of the series, readers… Read More

As you know, RitterDog is a fan of audio books. He listens to relax (he’s an expert at relaxing), and loves the Virtue Falls series. Of course, he insists on telling people he’s my ghost writer… 😉   Listen free or download the first chapter of THE WOMAN WHO COULDN’T SCREAM here.   Want to know… Read More

Wallet Warning! THE WOMAN WHO COULDN’T SCREAM is on Amazon’s Best of the Year list! When you look at this list, your wallet with scream (with joy!) Twenty. Great. Books. And yes, you remember correctly — last year BECAUSE I’M WATCHING (now available in paperback) was also one of Amazon’s Best of the Year. When… Read More

I did a quick video showing off my huge DEAD GIRL RUNNING poster, and someone had to get in the act. Hint: If you could zoom in, you would see blond dog hair all over my knees. Wait for it… More videos: Tour of my Office Lavender and the Bees My Three-Armed Cover Why My… Read More

Christina rides the zipline. Read more about the Giant Treehouse and see photos here. Read an excerpt and listen free to the first audiobook chapter of THE WOMAN WHO COULDN’T SCREAM: the latest Virtue Falls thriller, out now!    

Only one week until the publication of THE WOMAN WHO COULDN’T SCREAM. Hm, what kind of tidbit I could offer to whet your appetite? How about a chance to listen, free, to the audio of the first chapter?  Here’s the link, listen on my website or download and listen on your mobile device. Enjoy, and… Read More

My publisher and I asked for your opinion about the cover for my May 2018 release, DEAD GIRL RUNNING. 2216 of you voted, 425 of you commented on Facebook , and you gave feedback on Google+ , Instagram and Twitter. One observation predominated—on all covers, the title and author name were too faint to read. One reader… Read More

When Sheriff Kateri Kwinault gets a call about something strange happening at the local boys’ and girls’ summer camp, she finds herself telling a scary story that might be a little too close to the truth… Settle down by the campfire and read THE WATCHER, a stand-alone Virtue Falls short story. Buy it for $1.99 or download it free when you join my mailing… Read More