Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch

November 06, 2024

A month ago, I reviewed Paula Munier’s The Night Woods, and mentioned that the theme was related to The Odyssey. Here’s a second mystery, with an even larger connection, Christina Lynch’s unusual Pony Confidential. I’m not crazy when I say how...

The Gardener’s Plot by Deborah J. Benoit

November 04, 2024

Deborah J. Benoit’s debut, The Gardener’s Plot, is a Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award winner. Not only does it introduce an interesting amateur sleuth in the cozy, but it has a gorgeous cover. The story is set in the...

Bill Crider, Maintaining His Legacy

November 03, 2024

When Bill Crider died in 2018, he left behind over sixty books published by New York publishers, and a collection of paperbacks that number over 10,000, most of them from his pulp collection. But, many of us are most familiar with his Sheriff Dan Rhodes series....

What I Ate In One Year by Stanley Tucci

November 02, 2024

Actor and writer Stanley Tucci talks about What I Ate In One Year (and related thoughts) in his latest book. Here are my related thoughts. I read and enjoyed his earlier book, Taste. However, if you’re a fan of audiobooks, which I am not, I’d suggest you...

What Are You Reading?

October 31, 2024

Happy Halloween! I live in an apartment complex, so I don’t expect trick-or-treaters tonight. But, I am running a few errands in the morning, so we’ll see what staff are wearing. Five days in a row with meals at my sister and brother-in-law’s. Kevin...