Reviews + Articles
The Pact by Linda Castillo
I seldom review books that are only available online or as an audiobook. But, Linda Castillo's next Kate Burkholder novel, Outsider, will be released next month. It's the perfect time to discuss her short mystery, "The Pact". Aaron Kuhns and Kevin Dennison are best...
Friends & Fiction
I want to share a Facebook site with you. It's called Friends & Fiction. Five authors, Mary Kay Andrews, Mary Alice Monroe, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry are the five bestselling authors who put together the site. They also have a...
Winners and a “Thrilling” Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Those books are going west. Virginia D. from Tempe, AZ won A Call for Kelp. The Moonlight Sisters is going to Karen R. in Katy, TX. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two thrillers....
What Are You Reading?
What are you reading this week? I'm reading a John Dickson Carr mystery published in 1931. Castle Skull: A Rhineland Mystery is one of the British Library Crime Classics. I always loved Carr's locked-room mysteries, although I haven't read anywhere near as many as he...
2020 Anthony Award Nominations
Bouchercon recently announced the nominees for the 2020 Anthony Awards. Congratulations to all of the nominees. Here's their press release. June 8, 2020 SACRAMENTO—Bouchercon, the world mystery convention, is pleased to announce the nominees for its prestigious...
A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander
When I read the first of Ellie Alexander's Bakeshop mysteries, Meet Your Baker, I commented that the amateur sleuth, Jules Capshaw, was too impulsive, ready to fling herself into danger. It appears that Jules learned her lesson after ending up with a scar after her...