The Hangman by Louise Penny

July 22, 2023

Somehow, I missed Louise Penny’s novella, The Hangman, from 2011. It does feature Chief Inspector Gamache and Inspector Beauvoir, along with several of the residents of Three Pines. But, it appears that the novella was originally written for the Good Reads...

Stella by Josh Dygert

April 20, 2022

Sometimes, I just stumble across a book that surprises me. I’d never heard of Josh Dygert, but his novella, Stella, is set in Indiana. It was short enough that I could read it this week after meeting my deadline. It’s poetic and atmospheric with the heat...

Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson

December 21, 2021

Every year, Sheriff Walt Longmire rereads A Christmas Carol. Every year, I reread Craig Johnson’s story of a Christmas Eve, Spirit of Steamboat. I never know if I’ll have time to read it on Christmas Eve, and I do have some short pieces I always read, but...

Elevation by Stephen King

November 18, 2018

I read Stephen King’s early books. Then, he wrote Misery, and it was too much for me. I did read The Green Mile, but nothing else until his latest novella, Elevation. In just 146 pages, Stephen King gave us a story about kindness, persistence, our own blindness,...

In Dark Company by Linda Castillo

June 27, 2018

We all know I seldom read ebooks. But, Linda Castillo’s new Kate Burkholder mystery, A Gathering of Secrets, isn’t out until July 10. That’s a good enough reason to download Castillo’s short novella, In Dark Company. It will put me in the mood...