Reviews + Articles
Wendall Thomas’ Cyd Redondo
Have you "met" Cyd Redondo yet? Wendall Thomas' creation, Cyd is a travel agent for Redondo Travel. Or, as author James Ziskin said, "One brilliantly sexy disaster of a globetrotting travel agent". Cyd has appeared in three mysteries. The first two, Lost Luggage and...
Fogged Off by Wendall Thomas
I'm not even sure I can summarize Wendall Thomas' Fogged Off properly. The third Cyd Redondo mystery is a fast-paced escapade with so many seemingly unrelated incidents that finally fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. And, Cyd. She's a thirty-year-old travel agent who...
December Treasures in My Closet
The publishers are finally giving us a break, a month to catch up on all those books from October and November. I think they know we're all a little busy in December, so the list of books isn't quite as long for the December Treasures in My Closet. As always, these...
Many Deadly Returns, edited by Martin Edwards
Many Deadly Returns: 21 Stories Celebrating 21 Years of Murder Squad is one of the best story collections I've read recently. While almost all the stories were good, more than several were excellent. Some were a little creepy, but it does say "deadly" in the title....
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
When discussing Ray Bradbury's novel, Something Wicked This Way Comes, I told friends that the movie was better. There are only a few times I've said that about a book and movie, but I don't think Bradbury would have been disappointed by that viewpoint. The Afterword...
Winners and Series Debuts
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Reserved for Murder goes to Alicia K. from Stacyville, IA. Deadly Delights will head to Jane T. from West Linn, OR. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm doing something I seldom do. I'm giving...