Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business

June 17, 2025

I never read Raymond Chandler’s story, “Trouble is My Business”, so I’m glad Arvind Ethan David put together a team for a graphic novel of the story. There are a few people who contributed to the graphic novel. Author Ben Winters wrote the...

Nightshade by Michael Connelly

June 16, 2025

Catalina Island is where the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. sends officers who screwed up on the mainland. Sergeant Stilwell’s job is to supervise the limited staff who patrol the island. Their normal job is to deal with drunken tourists on the weekends....

Missed It – The Dark Library by Mary Anna Evans

June 15, 2025

I’m halfway through Michael Connelly’s Nightshade, which I’m enjoying, but I’m mad I missed my galley of Mary Anna Evans’ The Dark Library. I’ve known Mary Anna for twenty-two years, and I was looking forward to reading the galley...

Mrs. Pargeter’s Plot by Simon Brett

June 14, 2025

While Simon Brett’s fourth Mrs. Pargeter’s book, Mrs. Pargeter’s Pound of Flesh, was my favorite in the series so far, I had a hard time getting through Mrs. Pargeter’s Plot. The entire situation was a little too bizarre for me. Mrs. P is...

Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman

June 13, 2025

According to Laura Lippman, Mrs. Muriel Blossom first appeared in the novel Another Thing to Fall in 2008. Lippman admits readers occasionally called her out for being ageist and anti-fat when it came to Mrs. Blossom, who did surveillance for PI Tess Monaghan at one...

What Are You Reading?

June 12, 2025

Thursday! My favorite day of the week! No matter how I’m feeling, I love to talk with all of you about what you’re doing and what you’re reading. I needed a down week, and I’ve had a couple quiet days. Went to my brother-in-law’s for...