Sinister Graves by Marcie R. Rendon

October 10, 2022

Every couple years, Marcie R. Rendon comes out with another Cash Blackbear mystery. Sinister Graves is the third in this bleak series. Despite the dark atmosphere, I still read each book, hoping for a glimpse of hope. In this case, there’s a Native woman called...

Susan Furlong, Guest Author

May 16, 2022

Photo credit: Denise Bervig  Today, we’re lucky enough to have Susan Furlong as guest author. She’s going to talk about one of my favorite subjects, “The Magic of Libraries”. Susan Furlong is the author of several mysteries including the...

Girl Gone Missing by Marcie R. Rendon

May 13, 2019

Marcie R. Rendon’s Girl Gone Missing, the second Cash Blackbear mystery, is a strong followup to Murder on the Red River. Only a member of a Native American nation, as the author is, could tell such an authentic story of a brooding, displaced young woman....

See Also Proof by Larry D. Sweazy

April 30, 2018

Larry D. Sweazy’s mysteries are gloomy and dark. He’s a master at creating atmosphere. And, this time, in the latest Marjorie Trumaine mystery, See Also Proof, he has a North Dakota winter as background. It’s perfect for a feeling of isolation...

See Also Deception by Larry D. Sweazy

May 09, 2016

Bleak. That’s the best word to describe the atmosphere of the North Dakota plains, the best word to describe the country in 1964, and the best word to describe indexer Marjorie Trumaine’s life. Larry D. Sweazy brilliantly describes that bleakness, drawing...