Reviews + Articles
Who Killed Father Christmas edited by Martin Edwards
Who Killed Father Christmas? and Other Seasonal Mysteries is another collection of Christmas short stories edited by Martin Edwards. It's part of the British Library Crime Classics. Edwards always manages to inform with the brief biographies of the authors while...
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
I'm glad Aubrey Hamilton talked me into reading Charles Finch's first Charles Lenox mystery, A Beautiful Blue Death. It was a finalist for the 2007 Agatha Award for Best First Novel. I had read a recent one in the series, but I never started at the beginning. It's a...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Edge by Tracy Clark
Perfect timing! I'm sure Kevin will have a smart-alecky comment about the fact that I was at my sister's for four hours for dinner last night. I'm grateful that he seems to know when I need a review. Thanks to Kevin Tipple for his review of Edge by Tracy Clark. EDGE:...
Star of the Show by Dolly Parton with Tom Roland
Subtitled "My Life on Stage", Dolly Parton considers Star of the Show to be part of a trilogy chronicling her life. The first book is Dolly Parton, Songteller: My lLife in Lyrics. The second book is Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. The third book is Star of...
Dark Humor by Matt Goldman
For some reason it seems appropriate that it's been a few years since Matt Goldman's last Nils Shapiro novel. It's been two years since Shapiro's wife,, the Minneapolis police chief, was gunned down in a parking garage. Nils has patiently given all of law enforcement...
The Tale of the Wicked by John Scalzi
John Scalzi can say more in a short story than many authors can in an entire novel. "The Tale of the Wicked" is a satisfying, surprising story with clever plotting. Even in a short story, his characters can grow and change, including a battle ship itself. Captain...