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 […]
Johan Theorin’s The Darkest Room: great Swedish mystery
The Darkest Room is set on the island of Oland in Sweden, and the setting is half the delight of this intriguing mystery. Like many […]
Stuart MacBride’s Blind Eye–another great Scottish mystery
Another great Scottish mystery writer—I don’t know how I could have overlooked MacBride for so long. He has an ongoing series featuring Detective Sergeant Logan […]
Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza: Brazilian mysteries with style
The Silence of the Rain; December Heat; Southwesterly Wind; A Window in Copacabana; Pursuit Recommended by a friend who rarely leads me astray, this mystery […]