R. G. Belsky

Mar 8, 2024 | criminalelement.com | Lucinda Berry |Cara Hunter |Jennifer J. Chow |R. G. Belsky

I’m a former clinical psychologist with a specialization in childhood trauma so the question I get asked the most often is, “Are your books real?” The answer to that is a disturbing yes. Everything I write is loosely based on my personal experiences with clients or birthed from a traumatic story someone shared with me in real life. I’m not the only one whose clinical work has found its way on to the page.

Feb 15, 2024 | criminalelement.com | Jennifer J. Chow |R. G. Belsky |Julia Kelly |Cindy Fazzi

I’ve always loved a good road trip, and what better reason for an outing than book research? As a kid, one of my favorite class field trips involved going to San Francisco and visiting the fortune cookie factory there. When I started writing the Magical Fortune Cookie series, I knew it was time for a return visit. Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory is located in San Francisco’s historic Chinatown and tucked inside Ross Alley. The place is family-run and celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2022.

Jan 22, 2024 | criminalelement.com | John Valeri |R. G. Belsky

New York City has no shortage of crime, making for a busy schedule for TV newswoman Clare Carlson. But not all crimes are created equal, and when an explosive planted in a car detonates and kills a woman, Clare knows it’ll be a huge story for her. Read on for John Valeri's review! Like many of the greats before him, journalist R.G. Belsky has taken his dogged pursuit of entertainment and enlightenment and made the transition from a career in facts to fiction as a crime novelist.

Jan 3, 2024 | criminalelement.com | R. G. Belsky |Crime HQ |Julia Kelly |Cindy Fazzi

My series character Clare Carlson, a TV journalist who stars in the latest book Broadcast Blues, is a pretty terrific, pretty cool woman—if I do say so myself. I based her in large part on many of the pretty terrific, pretty cool real life woman journalists that I have worked with myself over the years in the New York City media world.