Reviews + Articles

“Missing in the Snow” by Ann Cleeves

Here's something a little different, a Shetland Short Story by Ann Cleeves. "Missing in the Snow" brings Jimmy Perez back to the Shetlands at Tosh's request. She wants his help in finding a missing author, a man who disappeared from the library. As far as anyone...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – Snakebit by Paul Doiron

When Kevin Tipple sent the review of Paul Doiron's Snakebit, he said, "While they bill it as a short story, it's really a novella." If you're a fan of Doiron's Mike Bowditch books, you might want to look for this one. It's only 99 pages. Thank you, Kevin. Snakebit...

Winners and An Historical Mystery Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Melanie E. from Glendale, AZ won Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Debra F. from Land O Lakes, Florida will receive Drowning. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two historical...

What Are You Reading?

Weather seems so applicable today. I went from reading a Christmas mystery set in Scotland to a Halloween mystery set in Vermont, with the appropriate weather for both settings and seasons. And, both books are due out in October, but I'm going to only discuss the...

Lois Winston, Guest Author

Lois Winston's twelfth Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, A Crafty Collage of Crime, will be released on Friday, June 16. She took time from her pre-publication schedule to talk about writing. Thank you, Lois. My Two Families By Lois Winston I’m often asked why I...

Code of the Hills by Chris Offutt

Mick Hardin is back! Code of the Hills is Chris Offutt's third novel featuring Hardin, a product of the Kentucky hills. Offutt's writing style is economical in these books, but it's beautiful and descriptive, and the reader never doubts that Offutt knows this land...