Kevin’s corner Annex – Dark Storm Rising by Linda Castillo

April 29, 2024

Kevin Tipple read Linda Castillo’s latest Kate Burkholder short story a little sooner than I did, and sent me his review. I’m happy to share it here, since I’m in the middle of a big nonfiction book right now. (I loved “Dark Storm...

The Blacklin County Files by Bill Crider & Judy Crider

March 24, 2024

Although I’m reading Bill Crider’s Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries in order, I stumbled across a story collection, The Blacklin County Files. The stories in the book were published in various magazines before they were collected here. They’re quick...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – Under Investigation by Jeffrey Marks

February 27, 2024

Thanks to Kevin Tipple for sending more reviews. I really was out playing yesterday. My Mom and sisters were all here. We went to lunch at a diner, and then to a library. A library! Who would ever think that four women who worked in libraries would go visit one on a...

Happy Anniversary, Crippen & Landru

February 25, 2024

When Jeff Marks asked if I’d like to help in the observation of Crippen & Landru’s 30th anniversary, I was on board. All I had to do was review one of the books they had published in the last thirty years. Here’s the background, according to...

So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

November 19, 2023

Claire Keegan’s So Late in the Day is a collection of three of her short stories that were previously published elsewhere. Her stories, like her novels, are provocative and not easily forgotten once they’re read. They’re evocative of Ireland, but...