Monday, November 02, 2026
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Aubrey Nye Hamilton Reviews: So Anyway, I Replied to the Nigerian Prince by Mark Dowling
So Anyway,
I Replied to the Nigerian Prince (Independently published, 2026) by Irish
author Mark Dowling is a light-hearted thriller with a serious streak set in
Dublin. I am not sure how it came my way but I am delighted that it did.
Liam
O’Sullivan is desperate. He lost his job with an internet supplier and can’t
find another one. He’s out of cash and behind on his rent. Even tiny rundown apartments
above a kebab shop require a regular cash outlay. Then there’s the debt he owes
the local moneylender Fingers, who is losing patience. So when the email from
Prince Amokachi of the Royal House of Benin arrives, offering him 10 million
pounds for his assistance, Liam responds by saying he only needs 10 thousand
pounds and the prince can give the rest to someone else. He resists adding a
couple of sarcastic emojis and hits the Send key.
Almost two
weeks later an invitation to meet the prince at the best hotel in Dublin arrives.
His similarly down-and-out friends Kevin, Spud, Darren, and Gerry insist on
accompanying him to serve as protection. Prince Amokachi appears in person and explains
that his late father left the bulk of his money in a London account that is
being contested by a cousin. His father’s will requires the signature of a
third party, completely unbiased, to release the funds to the older son, and
the prince is asking Liam to serve as that independent signatory.
The transfer
will take place in London, and the transaction has a deadline. If the prince
does not meet the deadline, he forfeits the money. The cousin has a vested
interest in seeing that the prince does not appear in court at the appointed
time and his thugs are actively searching for the prince. Liam and his friends
undertake to hide the prince until they can fly to London.
An original
and funny premise with some spot-on characterization. The lack of employment
and career options for those without the means or interest to attend university
comes through clearly. Dowling plainly shows there is no future for these folks
without a Nigerian prince or a fairy godmother. Dowling unfortunately did not
maximize the suspense potential of the plot but he has a great eye for the
ridiculous and knows how these characters think. Possibly the happiest book I
have read all year.
- ASIN: B0H3KHB7K9
- Publisher: Independently published
- Publication date: May 31, 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 149 pages
- ISBN-13: 979-8255367627
Amazon
Associate Purchase Link: https://link.amazon/B05xnflJ4
Aubrey Nye
Hamilton ©2026
Aubrey Hamilton
is a former librarian who works on Federal It projects by day and reads
mysteries at night.
Sunday, November 01, 2026
Little Big Crimes: The Grammar Dick, by Randy Eggert
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Publishing News: Table of Contents for Santa Rage II: Another Killer Claus Compendium
It seemed a good idea to announce the
authors and their titles for the upcoming anthology, Santa Rage II: Another
Killer Claus Compendium. In alphabetical order they are:
John T. Aquino with “The Bad Side of Santa Claus.”
Madison Blackwell with “The Contract.”
Ron Clyburn with “Jingle Bell Justice.”
Michael Ferreter with “Get What You Need.”
John M. Floyd with “Up On The Roof.”
Tom Haftmann with “Christmas Week at the North Pole.”
Geoff Holder with “All I Want For Christmas Is An
Ass Tattoo.”
April Kelly with “The Devil's In The Details.”
Beverle Graves Myers with “Slay Ride.”
Pat Remick with “The Throuple Claus(e).”
Kevin R. Tipple with “Second Contact.”
Christine Verstraete with “Nick's Secrets.”
The read is up now at the Misti Media Bookstore for pre order with
a planned release date of later this month. It will be up soon at other vendors,
at a higher cost, so the publisher bookstore is the way to go is the way to go.
I hope you will check it out. Makes for a great stocking stuffer IF the recipient
is okay with violence strong language, twisted humor, etc.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2026
Saturday, October 31, 2026
KRL Update
Up on KRL this week a review and giveaway of "Miss Walcott's Ghost" by Louise Penny https://kingsriverlife.com/10/31/miss-wolcotts-ghost-by-louise-penny/
And a review and giveaway of "Bone Hash" by Skye Griffith https://kingsriverlife.com/10/31/bone-hash-by-skye-griffith/
For those who enjoy romantasy, this week we have a perfect book for Halloween season featuring a grim reaper, a review and giveaway of "Love You to Death" by Jenna Levine https://kingsriverlife.com/10/31/love-you-to-death-by-jenna-levine/
We also have an interesting article about The Legend of La Lechuza by Sarah Peterson-Camacho, perfect for your Halloween reading https://kingsriverlife.com/10/31/beware-the-witchs-owl-the-legend-of-la-lechuza/
And a Day of the Dead short story by Pamela Ebel https://kingsriverlife.com/10/31/day-of-the-dead-short-story-the-thrill-is-gone/
For those who prefer to listen to Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast directly on KRL, you can find the player for the latest episode here! It features the mystery short story "Pepper Reece and the Ghost of Arthur Goodwin" written by Leslie Budewitz and read by local actor Cady Mejias https://kingsriverlife.com/10/31/mysteryrats-maze-podcast-pepper-reece-and-the-ghost-of-arthur-goodwin/
Up during the week, we posted a spooky short story for Halloween written by Sharon Hunt https://kingsriverlife.com/10/27/a-halloween-ghost-short-story-the-woman-in-white/
And another spooky short story for Halloween, this one by author Debra Bliss Saenger https://kingsriverlife.com/10/28/halloween-short-story-knocking-on-a-heathens-door/
Up on KRL News and Reviews this week we have a review and giveaway of one more mystery involving Halloween before the season ends--a review and ebook giveaway of "Spirits of the Law" by Elle Jauffret https://www.krlnews.com/2026/10/spirits-of-law-by-elle-jauffret.html
And for those who enjoy fantasy and dragons, a review and giveaway of "The Dragon Within" by Marty Sommers https://www.krlnews.com/2026/10/the-dragon-within-by-marty-sommers.html
Happy Halloween,
Lorie
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Scott's Take: Scion by James Islington
Scion by James Islington is his first foray
into science fiction. It also appears to be his first published story told from
one character’s perspective.
Azure is
an assassin in some far-off future time on Earth. Humanity has found a way to
make some people live forever. Those people are “Lifers.” With limited
resources and most people struggling, society has decided that Lifers can
legally be murdered. Azure works for the Keres corporation who plays both sides
of the game. The assassination part and the protection part. Azure is forced by
his corporate masters to go protect a new client that has specifically hired him
for a protection detail. Of course, there is a lot more going on in.
This is
an action-packed thriller that is relatively on the short side. It does not
include a glossary of science fiction terms for its world so readers might be
confused. I also did not appreciate the ambiguous ending.
Despite
those flaws, I really enjoyed this read. This was a fun read that is very
different from his previously published work that is fantasy driven and also
good. In this case, I hope he does science fiction again as I enjoyed this a
lot.
Amazon
Associate Purchase Link: https://amzn.to/4xPNxC1
I read
this by way of the Libby/Overdrive app through the Dallas Public Library
System.
Scott A.
Tipple © 2026
Friday, October 30, 2026
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Publishing News: Santa Rage II: Another Killer Claus Compendium is available to PREORDER!!
With a current planned publishing date of
mid to late November, I am pleased to announce that Santa Rage II:
Another Killer Claus Compendium, edited by Kevin R. Tipple, is now
available to preorder at the publisher, Nazca Press of Misti Media.
https://www.mistimedia.com/product/santarage2/MM/32/
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Annual Cardiologist Appt
Was today with more than an hour trip each way. I am okay, per the doc, and relatively stable.
Leaving the house and going anywhere is getting harder and harder. Am very worn out and in a lot of pain.
Will try to resume normal operations tomorrow.
Thursday Treats: 10/29/2026
Some reading opportunities of interest this week.
Black Cat Weekly #269 is out and the
focus is primarily on Halloween through short stories and more. SMFS
list member Debra H. Goldstein’s short story, “Dating, Dining, and Dying” is
the featured tale. You can pick up the penultimate issue at the website.
SMFS list member Gary Phillips
announced that he was one of a several authors who were asked to “… adapt a
horror short story by Joe R. Lansdale for the comics medium in this tradepaper
collection from Vibrant Graphic Arts. My effort is called “Chompers.” You can
pick up Joe R. Lansdale’s Tales of the Razor here.
Out now is BAM! Stories With A Punch Magazine -Autumn 2026. Edited by Jeffrey R.
DeRego, the read contains short stories by several authors. You can pick it
up in print or digital formats at LuLu.
Janet Rudolph announced earlier this week
that Mystery Readers Journal: Cross-Genre Mysteries
is now available for purchase. SMFS list members Kaye George (My Ghost
Mystery) and donalee Moulton (Trials
and Tribulations of Researching Life -- and Death -- in 1734) publicly announced
on the list their presence in the read. Lots of other familiar names contributed
pieces to the read. Learn more at the website.
Released at Bouchercon, the new anthology,
The Lines We Cross: Stories of Crime and Mystery is now available
for purchase. SMFS list member John M.
Floyd’s short story, Garden Path, is included. When he publicly announced his
success on the list, he shared the fact that this is his seventh appearance in a
Bouchercon anthology. Published by Level
Best Books, the read of 23 stories which includes other SMFS list members who
did not announce their success on the list as well as other authors is available
at Amazon and other vendors.
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Out tomorrow is the new anthology, The
Power of 13. Authored by members
of The Mesdames of Mayhem, a Canadian mystery writing collective, and published
by Carrick Publishing, the read of 21
stories celebrates their 13th anniversary. The SMFS list members that have
announced their presence in the read via the SMFS list are: J.E. (Jayne) Barnard (13 the Hard Way), M. H. Callway (Amdur's Mouse), Melodie Campbell (An Unlucky
Stiff), Therese Greenwood (A Hard Ticket), Madona Skaff (Lennie
and the 13), Hope Thompson (The
Anniversary), Sylvia Maultash Warsh
(Catalina and Mr. the King of the
Fishes), and Melissa "Yi"
Yuan-Innes (Flamingo Flamenco). It is available for preorder at Amazon and other vendors.
Coming on November 3rd from Murderous Ink Press is the anthology,
Crimeucopia - Objection! Overruled!! SMFS list members in the
read are John M. Floyd (Nothing but
the Truth), and Wil A. Emerson (Three
Strikes—You’re Out). The read is available for preorder at Amazon and other
vendors.
Now out, A Fatal
Affair: The Murder of Helen Grier by Amanda Capper and Judy Penz Sheluk, was released by Superior Shores
Press.
This is a true crime read on the case of the death of Helen Grier. Was it
murder or something else? You can get it in eBook and print formats at Amazon and other
vendors.
One more thing, Santa Rage II is coming
soon. I have seen the cover and it is so very cool. Once the preorder deal is up
and can be shared, I will have a lot more to say. I am very appreciative of Jay
Hartman for all he has done to make this project happen. I am also very
appreciative of the authors who entrusted me with their tales.
Until next time…
Kevin R.
Tipple ©2026
And a final plea to vote. I am not telling you whom to vote for. Though, if you follow me on social media, you have a very good idea how I feel about things. I am asking you to vote and not sit out this election. Voting matters. It is the only way to try and bring about a better world. Not only for ourselves, but for our kids and grandkids.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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Short Story Wednesday Review: Wait for Signs: Twelve Longmire Stories by Craig Johnson
With the latest holiday short story
collection, Have Courage: Longmire Stories, coming out next Tuesday, I
thought I would I would remind you of Wait for Signs: Twelve Longmire
Stories. Also aimed at the holidays, this collection came out in 2014. So
did the below review in late November 2014.
As author Craig Johnson explains in
“acknowledgements” the stories in Wait for Signs: Twelve Longmire Stories
come from his annual holiday treat for his newsletter subscribers. Not only
were they previously published in that sense several were also previously
published in the small 2012 publication titled Christmas in Absaroka
County: Walt Longmire Christmas Stories. Some of the stories are
mysteries or have something a little mysterious going on and others are more
slice of life type stories featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire of Absaroka County,
Wyoming. A fact that is also noted in the introduction written by Lou Diamond
Phillips that follows.
Then it is on to the stories which begin with “Old
Indian Trick.” An award-winning tale that starts off with a routine trip for
Sheriff Walt Longmire and Lonnie Little Bird to Billings so that Lonnie Little
Bird can have his routine diabetes checkup at Deaconess Hospital. They stop for
food and a break at the Blue Cow Cafe on the Crow Reservation. Before long any
chance to go on up to Billings this day is out of the question.
Walt Longmire is also on the road as the next story
“Ministerial Aid” begins. It is just before dawn on January 1, 2000, and he is
headed to Powder Junction located about 45 minutes away from the county seat of
Durant, Wyoming. He is driving the 100 miles round trip to deliver deputy Turk
Connally his paycheck. While delivering the check at the empty station the
phone rings. Instead of letting the phone call roll over to Turk’s rented house
and waking him up on New Year’s Day, Longmire decides to answer the call and
give his deputy a holiday break. It is an impulse he will come to question
almost as much as his clothing choice of only wearing a robe.
A small part of the previous story is the fact that
it has been only a few months since Longmire’s wife, Martha, passed due to
cancer. That situation is a major part of the very powerful tale “Slick-Tongued
Devil.”
New Year’s Eve and Sheriff Walt Longmire are at the
Durant Home for Assisted Living. His old boss and occasional chess opponent,
Lucian Connally, apparently left a space heater to close to the curtains in his
room, causing some damage. Known for his cantankerous ways, Longmire is there
to help keep things calm and peaceful. That is not going to be easy since
Lucian hates having to sit in the communal area with everyone else. It
certainly does not help Lucian’s mood that he is afraid he is losing his mind
in “Fire Bird.”
Mental stability is part of several stories in the
book and aspect of the preceding one. It is also a factor in “Unbalanced” which
also uses Sheriff Walt Longmire on the road traveling to get things started.
Cady is on the way home for the holidays and is scheduled to arrive in Billings
just before midnight. Sheriff Walt Longmire is on the way to the airport with
his always present canine companion, Dog, at his side. He stops as at empty gas station where the
pumps will take a credit card after hours in Garryowen, Montana, to get gas.
Clearly, the young woman sitting on the bench needs help on this incredible
cold night. The question is whether or not she will take it.
The aftermath of a truck crash on the snowy
interstate in “Several Stations” could have been worse. The driver who rolled
the semi did so at slow speed and escaped unhurt though as a precaution he has
been taken to the hospital. The truck and its cargo of toys did not fare so
well on this Christmas Eve. As the snow continues to fall and a wrecker is at
least 45 minutes way, Walt Longmire is left alone to babysit a crash scene that
should remain quiet. One just knows it won’t.
Sometimes folks accidently drive off without paying
for gas. The department has a way of handling those situations in “High
Holidays.” They also have a way of dealing with things when they escalate.
Cady has just arrived for the holidays in “Toys for
Tots.” She wants to make a stop at the local mall in Billings before they head
home. Longmire made the mistake of telling her they could go shopping when she
came home for holidays and now, she is calling him on it.
Unlike many of these preceding stories which are set
around Christmas, “Divorce Horse” is set on the Memorial Day weekend. It has
been few months since Walt nearly died in the Bighorn Mountains chasing the
convicts ,Vic seems to be sticking around, and soon to be married Cady has a
few questions in mind. That is all going to have to take a back seat to trying
to figure out what happened to Tommy Jefferson’s horse.
It is Thanksgiving and Longmire and Dog are at Red
Pony with Bear who is cooking the traditional dinner. They are not going to be
alone for long in “Thankstaking.”
Henry, Dog, and Bear, are coming back from a fishing
trip with a cooler of trout in “Messenger.” They are going to need them to
rescue Ranger Chuck Coon and a civilian from a possible bear attack. Rescuing them will be the easy part.
The book closes with a new story, “Petunia, Bandit
Queen of the Big Horns.” Sheep are involved in this tale that has far more to
do with inner character of people than anything else.
The twelve tales of Wait for Signs: Twelve
Longmire Stories are all good ones. Mysterious in many cases, they all
show various small details of the Walt Longmire character and his motivations
regarding people, animals, and cultures. All of the short stories in the book
are good ones well worth your time as are the novels that began with The
Cold Dish. If you have not read the novels, Wait For Signs:
Twelve Longmire Stories is an excellent introduction to the character
that has garnered so many fans worldwide.
Late last October Lesa Holstine reviewed Wait For Signs: Twelve Longmire Stories and you can and should read her review here.
Amazon Associate Purchase Link: https://link.amazon/B0f2xKe5C
Material supplied by the good folks of the Plano
Texas Public Library System.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2014, 2026
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 38 Writing Contests in November 2026 - No entry fees!
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Publication Day Review: The Hollow: A Bosch Novel by Michael Connelly
As The Hollow: A Bosch Novel
by Michael Connelly begins, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch is at a
cemetery. Having undergone a recent knee replacement, he can’t chase anyone,
and is using a cane for support. He doesn’t plan on chasing anyone today though
he is definitely going to confront Gregory Talbot.
He knows without a shadow of a doubt
that Talbot killed his wife years ago. It has been 25 years since he did it and
got away with it. Jenifer was found beaten to death in her apartment where she
had recently moved. The scene appeared to be of an intruder that had waited for
her to come home from work and then killed her. Bosch knows that the scene was
staged and that the husband did it.
Back in the day, Bosch was very close to
breaking Talbot. They verbally fenced in the interrogation room for a couple of
hours and then Talbot asked for a lawyer and that was that.
He still wants justice for Jennifer. Good
thing he has the help of LAPD Detective Renee Ballard and her volunteer cold
case team.
That isn’t the only long dormant case
Bosch is working and seeking justice. Decades ago, after the murder of his
mother, Bosch was in the foster system. He spent a lot of time MacLaren
Children’s Center (MacLaren Hall). Allegedly a safe place for youth in the
foster system in Los Angeles, it was a very bad place.
In a way, Bosch was one of the lucky ones.
He was only physically abused. He was never sexually assaulted. He survived the
horrible place. His friend, Charlie Edward Lamb, known to all as “Chops,” did
not.
Bosch is convinced that Chops was
murdered back in 1965. There was a place, under the stairs, that was referred
to as “the hollow.” Bosch is sure Chops was killed in that space. Now that the
lawsuit has been settled with the county, and finds will be released to the
survivors, the legal case is over. Now, through his lawyer brother, Mickey
Haller, Bosch can finally see all of the discovery materials related to the
case. That includes internal reports of what happened to Chops and other kids
at the facility.
Those records give him a thread to begin
digging into the past. That digging will also bring him into a world of
problems.
The result is a complicated and very enjoyable
read. We learn quite a bit more, through flashback scenes of his memories of his
time at MacLaren Children’s Center (MacLaren Hall), how Bosch came to be who he
is now. While it would be best to read this series in order, one could safely
read The Hollow: A Bosch Novel first as references to other reads
are fairly minimal.
Amazon Associate Purchase Link: https://amzn.to/4xEuMRQ
I received a digital ARC, at my request,
of the book from the publisher, Little, Brown and Company, through NetGalley,
with no expectation of a positive review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2026
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