“Missing in the Snow” by Ann Cleeves

June 18, 2023

Here’s something a little different, a Shetland Short Story by Ann Cleeves. “Missing in the Snow” brings Jimmy Perez back to the Shetlands at Tosh’s request. She wants his help in finding a missing author, a man who disappeared from the...

Midsummer Mysteries by Agatha Christie

May 14, 2023

For some of us, when nothing seems to fit our reading taste, Agatha Christie will work. Midsummer Mysteries: Tales from the Queen of Mystery collects a dozen stories featuring Christie’s sleuths. Of course, there’s Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot to kick...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – Linda Castillo’s Hallowed Ground

May 13, 2023

Kevin Tipple caught my comment the other day that I didn’t really have anything to post until May 20, and he sent me a review of Linda Castillo’s latest Kate Burkholder short story, “Hallowed Ground”. I appreciate it, Kevin! It is Fall as...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – Dark Yonder: Issue 1

May 10, 2023

Kevin Tipple recently picked an interesting publication to review. Issue 1 of DARK YONDER is “a new literary journal that’s pushing the boundaries of neo noir. Issue 1 includes a killer cocktail recipe, commentary by editors and crime fiction authors Eryk Pruitt...

Hallowed Ground by Linda Castillo

April 30, 2023

“Hallowed Ground” is one of Kate Castillo’s Kate Burkholder short stories. It’s only available on Kindle, unfortunately. It’s set just before the events of An Evil Heart, the latest novel. That book will be published on July 11. For those...