Reviews + Articles
Rolling Thunder by A.J. Devlin
Several years ago, I reviewed a debut mystery, Cobra Clutch by A.J. Devlin. It went on to win the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Although I said at the time I normally wouldn't appreciate a book set in the world of pro wrestling, I loved Devlin's...
Distractions
I'm going back to work today, but I don't think readers are ready for the world to return to normal. I know I only had a couple entries in Friday's blog giveaway. So, I took it off the blog, and I'll contact the two people who will receive the books. It's evidently...
Private Investigations edited by Victoria Zackheim
Yesterday, author Art Taylor wrote a guest post talking about writing what one knows, or what one researches. Victoria Zackheim edited a collection called Private Investigations, the perfect follow-up to Taylor's post. It's subtitled "Mystery Writers on the...
Art Taylor, Guest Author, On Writing What You Know
We have Jeffrey Marks, publisher at Crippen & Landru, to thank for today's post. He suggested Art Taylor for a piece on the blog. Thank you to both Jeffrey and Art. Art Taylor is the author of the story collection The Boy Detective & The Summer of ’74...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! Thursday, always my favorite day of the week, and you're part of the reason why. Are you ready to share what you're reading this week? While I finish a mystery for Library Journal, I'm also reading a collection of essays, although editor Victoria...
Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews
I am a sucker for books about reporters; fiction, mysteries, memoirs. Mary Kay Andrews, who is a former journalist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, brings readers a fabulous novel, the story of one reporter, the dying newspaper business, a small town...