Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo Genre Snapshot: Non-fiction, History Did you know that the 1975 movie Jaws...
American Tabloid: Greed, Ambition, and American History
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The “Perfect” Thriller
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Murder Mystery: Jane Stanton Hitchcock
Let me just say this: I would be a terrible poker player. I can't bluff to save my life. This may be why I thought Maude Warner, the heroine of Jane...
Florida Roadkill: Trivia and Murder in Florida
Set in and around the Sunshine State, Florida Roadkill (Overdrive Ebook/Audiobook) by Tim Dorsey is a fast-paced, darkly comic mystery/thriller...
Recent Reads & Reviews
I thought it might be fun to share some of recent books I've read. So I wandered over to my goodreads account and grabbed some of my quick, off the...
Discuss, Dissect, Digest, Delight
You know that feeling. The one that surfaces as you’re reading a new find or an old favorite. The one that stirs your heart, engages your...
Genre Mashup: Historical Fiction & Mystery
Lyndsay Faye's latest novel, The Paragon Hotel, is as dark and immersive a read as you could hope to find. It is divided into sections labeled...
Sequel Station: Sci-Fi and Mystery
This past week I read not one, but two, sequels which were both so terrific I can't wait to tell you about them. Here's further proof that the...
TV Shows You Will Fall For
After a record breaking heat wave earlier this week that closed many schools, (that never happened in my day!) it finally feels as though Fall might...
Historical Mystery Times Two: Mariah Fredericks and Dianne Freeman
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Whoa, Now There’s a Random Book Blog Post
Here we go, an exercise in randomness. Because I seriously don't know who (besides me) would read all three of these books. Different genres,...
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