Reviews + Articles
Triple Time with Crime and Music by Holstine, Love, Zgorski
We - Kristopher Zgorski, Dru Ann Love, and I are at it again and this time we are highlighting some of our favorite songs that focus on the criminal elements, as we all know that, what’s a mystery without a crime. Thanks to Krisopher who came up with this idea. And,...
I Will Have Vengeance by Maurizio de Giovanni
Maurizio de Giovanni's I Will Have Vengeance: The Winter of Commissario Ricciardi, introduces a fascinating detective. And, Anne Milano Appel's translation captures the spirit of the man, while her closing afterword summarizes historical and opera facts to make the...
Locations, Italy, and Winners
So, I'll reverse the title at the top. Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer will go to Susan B. from Seattle, WA. Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue will go to Mary H. from St. Louis, MO. Due to the holidays, that was the last...
What Are You Reading?
I just can't settle in with a book right now. Maybe it's the time of year. Maybe it's all the errands I've been running on my lunch hour, so I miss that hour of reading. It doesn't happen often for me, but sometimes I just can't find the right book. Sounds...
The Spider Ring by Andrew Harwell
It may have taken me a while to get around to Andrew Harwell's juvenile fantasy, The Spider Ring, but I'm glad I kept it in the TBR pile. It's an excellent novel about a young girl who felt like an outcast, abandoned by friends, who discovered revenge wasn't quite...
The Wives of Los Alamos by Tarashea Nesbit
I actually read Tarashea Nesbit's The Wives of Los Alamos a year ago. However, it's the book we discussed last night for our book club. Knowing I wasn't home in the evening to read, it's appropriate to re-run the review of that fascinating novel. We were no longer in...