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RIP Margaret Maron
On February 23, 2021, we lost one of the legends of crime fiction with the passing of Margaret Maron.
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The Hardboiled Mystery
The hardboiled American detective was much more cynical than his English counterpart. It wasn’t a game or puzzle to him, but a more personal battle against evil, often of life or death.
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What Is A Cozy Mystery?
A cozy represents escapist reading at its grandest. Slipping inside the book will take you away to a prettier, happier place with friendly people. Just ignore the taped outline on the floor.
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Jennifer Dornbush’s Hole In the Woods
Based on a true story, this book is about a police officer who investigates the cold case of the murder of a seventeen-year-old girl thirty years ago
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Lillian Jackson Braun’s The Cat Who Series
I remember being one of the many readers who got caught up on the speeding train known as The Cat Who . . . series. Lillian Jackson Braun ‘s The Cat Who series introduced us to a former big-city journalist who has moved to a small town called Pickax, which was “400 miles north of…