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Friday, December 05, 2025

Lesa's Book Critiques: The Tale of the Wicked by John Scalzi

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  Lesa's Book Critiques: The Tale of the Wicked by John Scalzi

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: You Only Live Nine Times by Gwen Cooper

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Bookblog of the Bristol Library: You Only Live Nine Times by Gwen Cooper :   Reviewed by Jeanne Rachel Baum came to Coacoochee, Florida to...

ButtonDown.Com: Brian Michael Bendis comics bundle-Comic bundle worth grabbing!

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 ButtonDown.Com: Brian Michael Bendis comics bundle-Comic bundle worth grabbing!

Happiness Is A Book: Friday’s Forgotten Book: Alarum and Excursion by Virginia Perdue

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 Happiness Is A Book: Friday’s Forgotten Book: Alarum and Excursion by Virginia Perdue

In Reference to Murder: Friday's "Forgotten" Books: Troublemaker

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In Reference to Murder: Friday's "Forgotten" Books: Troublemaker : American author Joseph Hansen (1923-2004) was born in Sout...

Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: TOFFEE TURNS THE TRICK

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Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: TOFFEE TURNS THE TRICK : Toffee Turns the Trick by Charles F. Myers  (first published in F...

Patricia Abbott: FFB: CONTINENTAL DRIFT, Russell Banks

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  Patricia Abbott: FFB: CONTINENTAL DRIFT, Russell Banks

Barry Ergang's FFB Review: UNFAITHFUL SERVANT (2004) by Timothy Harris

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From the archive….   I might as well say this right at the beginning:  Unfaithful Servant  is one of the best hardboiled detective nov...
Thursday, December 04, 2025

Lesa's Book Critiques: What Are You Reading?

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 Lesa's Book Critiques: What Are You Reading?

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

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In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange : The Goodreads Choice Awards winners were announced today, including those in the Mystery and Thril...

Mystery Fanfare: CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES: AUTHORS A-E

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Mystery Fanfare: CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES: AUTHORS A-E :   Crime for the Holidays. Christmas time is a major time for murder! Every year I post ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: Listen for the Lie, Abraham’s Curse, The Crooked Cross

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Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: Listen for the Lie, Abraham’s Curse, T... :     Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera won rave...
Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Lesa's Book Critiques: The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes by Terry Shames

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 Lesa's Book Critiques: The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes by Terry Shames

ButtonDown.com: 2025 Crime Comics Roundup: A Big Ass List of 2025 Crime Comics (part 2 L-Z)

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 ButtonDown.com: 2025 Crime Comics Roundup: A Big Ass List of 2025 Crime Comics (part 2 L-Z)

SleuthSayers: Dear Abi, or the Ultimate Unreliable Narrator by Robert Lopresti

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SleuthSayers: Dear Abi, or the Ultimate Unreliable Narrator :  "As for myself, I belong to that delicious subgenre, the  self-confessed...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Tragedy at the Unicorn (1928) by John Rhode

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Beneath the Stains of Time: Tragedy at the Unicorn (1928) by John Rhode : Tragedy at the Unicorn (1928) is only the fifth novel, of more th...

Little Big Crimes: Night Passage, by Peter W.J. Hayes

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Little Big Crimes: Night Passage, by Peter W.J. Hayes :  "Night Passage," by Peter W.J. Hayes, in Celluloid Crimes, edited by Deb...

George Kelly: WEDNESDAY’S SHORT STORIES #253: REACHER By Lee Child

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George Kelly: WEDNESDAY’S SHORT STORIES #253: REACHER By Lee Child

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Two Christmas Stories by Lorrie Moore

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Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Two Christmas Stories by Lo... :   In May 2024, I read several stories in Birds of America b...

Jerry's House of Everything: SHORT STORY WEDNESDAY: THE MAGIC OF THE CANNIBAL

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Jerry's House of Everything: SHORT STORY WEDNESDAY: THE MAGIC OF THE CANNIBAL : Achmed Abdullah (1881-1945) was a popular novelist, sho...

Patricia Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: "Elephant" Raymond Carver

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 Patricia Abbott: Short Story Wednesday: "Elephant" Raymond Carver

Short Story Wednesday Review: You Can Call Me Lucky (Kit Tolliver #3) by Lawrence Block

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    She saw him at the craps table. Western clothing in style, but it was the fancy haircut that drew her attention. It stood out and comm...
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Lesa's Book Critiques: The Snow Lies Deep by Paula Munier

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 Lesa's Book Critiques: The Snow Lies Deep by Paula Munier

SleuthSayers: Mining the Files

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SleuthSayers: Mining the Files : Some of the many publications containing my stories, including those that were mined from the files. If yo...

The Hard Word: ESPIONAGE AND MTV: ACE ATKINS' EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD

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  The Hard Word: ESPIONAGE AND MTV: ACE ATKINS' EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD

Happiness Is A Book: Death of a Darling by E. X. Giroux

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  Happiness Is A Book: Death of a Darling by E. X. Giroux

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: New Books in December!

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Bookblog of the Bristol Library: New Books in December! :   Armitage, Rebecca   The Heir Apparent Arnaldur, Indridason   The Quiet Mother ...

The Rap Sheet: My, How It’s Grown!

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 The Rap Sheet:  My, How It’s Grown!

Publication Day Review: EDGE: A Detective Harriet Foster Thriller

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  EDGE: A Detective Harriet Foster Thriller is the latest read in an excellent police procedural series that began in January 2023 with H...
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Monday, December 01, 2025

In Reference to Murder: Media Murder for Monday

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In Reference to Murder: Media Murder for Monday : It's the start of a new week and that means it's time for a brand-new roundup of c...

Lesa's Book Critiques: January Treasures in My Closet

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 Lesa's Book Critiques: January Treasures in My Closet

Aubrey Nye Hamilton Reviews: The Italian Secret: A Novel by Tara Moss

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  Tara Moss is a Canadian-Australian author, documentary producer, journalist, and UNICEF national ambassador for child survival. Her Billie...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Kathleen Marple Kalb: Victory from Defeat

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 Kathleen Marple Kalb: Victory from Defeat

Lesa's Book Critiques: Murder in Four Parts by Bill Crider

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 Lesa's Book Critiques: Murder in Four Parts by Bill Crider

Dru's Book Musings: New Releases ~ Week of December 7, 2025

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 Dru's Book Musings: New Releases ~ Week of December 7, 2025 

Review: The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes: A Samuel Craddock Mystery by Terry Shames

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This comes out Tuesday... It is always a great pleasure when another book in the long running Samuel Craddock Mystery series by Terry Shame...
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Saturday, November 29, 2025

Lesa's Book Critiques: Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Perp Wore Pumpkin II

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 Lesa's Book Critiques: Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Perp Wore Pumpkin II

Beneath the Stains of Time: Dance of Death (1938) by Helen McCloy

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Beneath the Stains of Time: Dance of Death (1938) by Helen McCloy : I previously reviewed Tage la Cour festive short story, " The Murde...

SleuthSayers: The Long Road to River Road

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SleuthSayers: The Long Road to River Road : I probably shouldn't admit this, but I've never been good at setting goals, in either my...

Scott's Take: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

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Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman is the first book in a multi book series. There is also a graphic novel version that you can read eac...
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