Reviews + Articles

Hallowed Ground by Linda Castillo

"Hallowed Ground" is one of Kate Castillo's Kate Burkholder short stories. It's only available on Kindle, unfortunately. It's set just before the events of An Evil Heart, the latest novel. That book will be published on July 11. For those of you who are fans of the...

Edgar Awards 2023

A year ago, I was in New York City to receive the 2022 Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America. Such an honor! A new group of people just received their awards at the 2023 award ceremony. Congratulations to all the nominees and the winners. Below is the news...

Winners and a Gritty Crime Novel Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Mary Ann W. from Punta Gorda, FL won Heart of the Nile. Bonnie K. from Carmichael, CA will receive The White Lady. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two gritty crime novels. Eli...

What Are You Reading?

All week, I've been talking about what I've been reading as I get ready for next week's Library Journal Day of Dialog. I'm moderating the mystery panel. Today, I'll mention the last of the five books. In the meantime, how are you doing? What have you been reading this...

What’s Happening – The Golden Gate by Amy Chua

Although some of you might recognize Amy Chua's name as "The Tiger Mom", The Golden Gate is her first novel. As I'm writing this, I'm a third of the way through it, and it's outstanding. I'll definitely review it again close to release date, September 19. In the...

What’s Happening – All is Not Forgiven by Joe Kenda

I don't watch much television, so I didn't recognize Joe Kenda's name. Some of you might recognize him as the "Homicide Hunter", which I did not. According to Wikipedia, "Joseph Patrick Kenda is a retired Colorado Springs Police Department detective lieutenant who was...