Peninsula of Lies: A True Story of A Mysterious Birth and Taboo Love by Edward Ball. Catchy title, isn’t it? I saw this book on […]
The 2012 Edgar Award Nominations
Each year the Mystery Writers of America hand out the Edgar Allan Poe Awards (commonly called The Edgars) for the best in mystery published in […]
Turn of Mind
Alice LaPlante’s debut novel, Turn of Mind presents compelling characters enmeshed in difficult, sometimes enigmatic relationships. At its center is Dr. Jennifer White, a retired […]
RIP Lilian Jackson Braun (and goodbye to Koko & Yum Yum)
(Photo by Jerry Prank, Dartford UK, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) I just came across a post reporting that the author of the Cat Who… books died […]
‘Tis the Season
(Photo by Friedrich Bohringer from Wikimedia Commons) Each year as the winter holidays approach I enjoy ‘seasonal reading’—books set in winter and/or at holiday time. I […]
Sometimes Authors Can’t Go Home Again
Many thriller readers are familiar with Dennis Lehane’s novels, Shutter Island and Gone, Baby, Gone, which were both turned into blockbuster movies. But before that acclaim, his first book, […]
Tales of Real Medical Detection
So, I was perusing reviews the other day and came across a review of The Deadly Dinner Party and Other Medical Detective Stories by Jonathan A. […]
Book Discussion Series: Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
***JUST SO YOU KNOW*** All of the posts in our book discussion series contain questions and reviews that could possibly reveal parts of the plot […]
