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What Are You Reading?
I'm writing this at 3:30 PM on Wednesday. Linda and I went to "Hamilton" on Wednesday night. I'll tell you what I think on a note on Friday. I am looking forward to it. I did forget, though, that I have a morning appointment today. I have to be there at 8:45, and it...
Errands, Errands, Errands
I had two days of errands. Fortunately, one of them yesterday was to the library. I picked up a first mystery by a romance writer, what they're calling a ro-mystery. We'll see. It might be too sweet for me. I'll let you know on Thursday when we talk about what we're...
Murder Among the Owls by Bill Crider
First, before I review the fourteenth Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery, Murder Among the Owls by Bill Crider, just a note that I heard from Crider's son-in-law, Tom Neary. He said there will be news about the rerelease of the series within a few weeks. I'll pass it on when...
The 2025 Dagger Awards
I know some of us have not been impressed by crime fiction awards given out in the U.S. in the last few years. So, I'm sharing the CWA (British Crime Writers Association) Awards that were presented recently. Thanks to The Rap Sheet for the list. KAA Gold Dagger:The...
Rage by Linda Castillo
Tuesday is release day for Linda Castillo's latest Kate Burkholder mystery, Rage. I'll be honest. I didn't find this one near as disturbing and violent as her last one, The Burning. Although the victims were young, naive Amish, I was more upset when I read the last...
A Novel Murder by E.C. Nevin
It's obvious that the author of A Novel Murder, a debut mystery, knows her way around the publishing industry and literary festivals. This isn't a cozy mystery, but it's a traditional one with likable characters. And, uncovering characters and their truth is what the...