Mystery Series From the Beginning

December 23, 2015

‘Tis the season means it takes a little while to get through books. I just received Anne Cleeland’s latest book, Murder in Hindsight. She’s going to kick off the 2016 book giveaways by giving away all three books in her Scotland Yard mystery...

Stillwater by Melissa Lenhardt

December 22, 2015

Stillwater, Texas. The town in Melissa Lenhardt’s first Jack McBride mystery is as bleak and dark as it sounds. But, McBride isn’t one of those perfect saints, a lawman who comes into town to clean up the place. McBride’s brooding, angry personality...

100 Deadly Skills by Clint Emerson

December 21, 2015

If I put fifty book covers in front of you, would you guess that the book I finished was Clint Emerson’s100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative’s Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation? No, I haven’t gone...

Triple Time with Crime and Music by Holstine, Love, Zgorski

December 20, 2015

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....

I Will Have Vengeance by Maurizio de Giovanni

December 19, 2015

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...

Locations, Italy, and Winners

December 18, 2015

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...