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Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone
When you think of a troubled police officer character, Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone series comes to mind. Recently, I saw an article where the writer was warning against writing about an alcoholic detective. The writer said that the trope was being overused. And one reason that the character is so popular is because of…
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Historical Mystery
Historical mystery is the party mix version of crime fiction genres—it contains a little something for everyone. It can include history, romance, travel, politics, true crime, archeology, and of course, a crime. To be a historical mystery, the author places the story in a historical era from the author’s viewpoint, and the plot involves the…
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Review of What Doesn’t Kill Us by David Housewright
In David Housewright’s latest novel released this year, What Doesn’t Kill Us, Rushmore McKenzie has been shot and lies in a coma.
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PIs and Spies
One of the things that I want to do with this blog is introduce you to mystery novels, authors, and those that love them. There are so many good blogs that are about mysteries. And this week I’ve read two that I want to share.
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Miss Jane Marple: Agatha Christie’s Surprising Senior Citizen
In 1927, Grand Dame Agatha Christie introduced to the world one of the most popular mystery characters, Miss Jane Marple.
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Paranormal Suspense
Paranormal suspense considers a world that contains certain phenomena that are outside the realm of scientific explanation which science may explain one day.
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Tear Me Apart by J. T. Ellison
Best-selling author J. T. Ellison takes us from ski course to the ER, to the family closet where the most private family skeletons are hidden
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2021 Anthony Awards Winners
This year’s Anthony Awards were announced at the virtual Bouchercon this past weekend.
