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A Library of Congress Crime Classic Giveaway
This week I'm giving away two copies of one title. Case Pending was Dell Shannon's first Detective Luis Mendoza mystery. It was first published in 1960, and has been republished by Sourcebooks/Poisoned Pen Press as part of the Library of Congress Crime Classic...
What Are You Reading?
First, how are you doing? Last week didn't sound great for several of us. Take care of yourselves. Many of us check the messages to see how everyone else is doing. I'm in Ohio this week. I can tell you I'm not reading a thing, but I'm feeling great. I'm visiting...
Vacation Wednesday
Good day, everyone! And, it is a good day. I'm in Ohio with my mother and sisters, who I haven't seen in a year, mostly due to Covid. But, it was time. We're all healthy, and wanted to see each other. So, I have nothing to post today. But, I'll check by tomorrow...
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron
It's been a while since I read one of Ellen Byron's Cajun Country mysteries, so I'm happy that Murder in the Bayou Boneyard had a list of characters. She's such a skillful writer, though, that once I started it was easy to identify and remember characters. She...
Hanging Falls by Margaret Mizushima
While I don't keep up with Margaret Mizushima's Timber Creek K-9 series as I should, it's easy to pick up the storyline. Hanging Falls, the sixth book, offers mysteries for the sheriff's department, but also provides additional answers in the ongoing story arc...
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf
I'm actually in Ohio right now, so it's the perfect time to mention a book I just bought for myself, Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf. It's a beautiful graphic nonfiction book.I went to Kent State, but it was five years after the shootings on...