Reviews + Articles
A Simple Murder by Linda Castillo
If you're expecting the latest Kate Burkholder novel by Linda Castillo, you're in for a surprise. A Simple Murder is a story collection featuring the police chief in Painters Mill, Ohio. Or maybe I should just say it features Kate Burkholder. One story introduces a...
When Harry Met Minnie by Martha Teichner
When Martha Teichner says, "Humor takes courage", she could also say this book takes courage. It took courage to write When Harry Met Minnie, and a type of courage to read the book, knowing this is a nonfiction book that involves death and tears. Teichner certainly...
The Lost Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan
Who do you give credit to when a novel in translation is beautiful and moving? Did I read Cathy Bonidan's The Lost Manuscript? How much input did the translator, Emma Ramadan, have? I'll never know, but kudos to both of them for the feelings this epistolary novel...
Last Seen Wearing by Hillary Waugh
While I enjoyed Hillary Waugh's police procedural, Last Seen Wearing, I appreciated the introduction to the book even more. Leslie S. Klinger wrote the introduction and notes to this latest addition to the Library of Congress Crime Classics series. Klinger says...
Winners and a 2020 Favorites Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Christopher S. from Eden, NY won Nothing Can Hurt You. Sharon B. from Albuquerque, NM will receive Somewhere in the Dark. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away copies of two of my...
Book Chat with Frederick Weisel
On Wednesday, Barbara Peters, owner of The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, and editor for Poisoned Pen Press, chatted with Frederick Weisel, author of the debut police procedural, The Silenced Women. I reviewed it here on Wednesday. Because I reviewed it for Library...