Carol Potenza

Cobalt, a tale that pivots on a HUGE coincidence, and the Periodic Table of DEATH and Mystery

Seriously, you won't believe this TRUE story of the element cobalt. Oh, and BTW, Shattered is BACK from the proofreader, and I am loading it up for…

Aug 9 • Carol Potenza

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July 2026

The Mystery 💼 Dispatch: Dark history, real science, and what’s really behind Carol’s stories.

If you love real science blended with true stories, dark history, and twisty fiction, you’re in the right place.

Jul 25 • Carol Potenza

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Molybdenum, the Quiet Chemistry of Obesity, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery, Part 2

Shattered is coming out SOON. I've got images of Luther and Milly below ... AND Sacred Ghosts is a Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist!

Jul 9 • Carol Potenza

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June 2026

The Mystery 💼 Dispatch

Updates on Carol's Books PLUS, if you love science blended with true stories, dark history, and twisted fiction, you're in the right place

Jun 26 • Carol Potenza

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Molybdenum, the Quiet Chemistry of Obesity, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery, Part 1

Shattered is coming out SOON! Get your copy pre-ordered. PToDM: This is Part 1 of a series on how quiet elements on the periodic table show up in the…

Jun 9 • Carol Potenza

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May 2026

The Mystery 💼 Dispatch

SHATTERED up for Pre-Order! Book 4 in the De-Extinct Zoo series & Updates on Carol's Books, Events, Word of Mouth, a Better Place to Buy Books, and…

May 25 • Carol Potenza

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I read Recursion by Blake Crouch

It was chosen as a 'comparable' for Shattered, a De-Extinct Zoo mystery, because of the moral question of how far we should go to bend scientific…

May 15 • Carol Potenza

SPOTLIGHT BOOK: Did you know?

Owning an eagle feather without the proper paperwork and permissions is illegal in the U.S. That becomes an important part of the plot of The Third…

May 12 • Carol Potenza

Tantalum, Trepanation (Trephination) or a Literal Hole in the Head, and the Periodic Table of DEATH and Mystery

If your curiosity is stronger than your caution, dive in and discover just how dangerous the building blocks of the universe can be ...

May 9 • Carol Potenza

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Sacred Ghosts: Changing the Past

A comment on writing the fourth book in the Nicky Matthews Mystery series

May 8 • Carol Potenza

April 2026

The Mystery 💼 Dispatch

Updates on Carol's Books, Science, and Mystery

Apr 25 • Carol Potenza

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SPOTLIGHT BOOK: Did you know?

Signs and the movie Return to Me have a link. Raise your *hand* ✋🏻 if you can guess what it is.

Apr 16 • Carol Potenza

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