KRL Update 12/21/2024

Since KRL will be taking a vacation and not posting a new issue next weekend, up this weekend we have our end of December Mystery Catchup with reviews and giveaways of "A Slay Ride Together With You" Year-Round Christmas Mystery Series by Vicki Delany, "All’s Fair in Love and Treachery" by Celeste Connally, "The Night Woods" by Paula Munier, and "Murder on the Page" by Daryl Wood Gerber https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/end-of-december-mystery-catchup/

And a review and giveaway of "Ghosts of Waikiki" by Jennifer K. Morita along with an interesting interview with Jennifer https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/ghosts-of-waikiki-by-jennifer-k-morita/

And a review and giveaway of "Silent Are the Dead" by D.M. Rowell https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/silent-are-the-dead-by-d-m-rowell/

We also have the latest Queer Mystery Coming Attractions from Matt Lubbers-Moore, and this month also includes a short interview with author Rob Osler https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/queer-mystery-coming-attractions-january-2025/

And reviews of the 3rd season of "Whitstable Pearl" and "The Chelsea Detective Christmas Special" both on Acorn TV https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/whitstable-pearl-season-3-the-chelsea-detective-christmas-special-on-acorntv/

For those who prefer to listen to Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast directly on KRL, you can find the player here for the latest episode which features the Christmas short story "Some Things Don't Change at Christmas" written by KM Rockwood and read by local actor Parker Forrest Lewis https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/new-mysteryrats-maze-podcast-featuring-some-things-dont-change-at-christmas/

We also have another local true crime story by Sarah Peterson-Camacho https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/the-shellshock-murders-from-wwii-hero-to-unlikely-serial-killer-part-1/

And up during the week we posted a mystery short story by Richie Narvaez https://kingsriverlife.com/12/18/internal-monologue-of-a-creative-writing-professor-mystery-short-story/

And another special midweek guest post, this one by mystery author Linda Kay Hardie about the anthology "The Perp Wore Pumpkin", which is not only a fun anthology, but purchasing this book can also help people in need https://kingsriverlife.com/12/18/in-pumpkin-pie-season-spice-up-your-dessert-recipe-with-chiles-seriously/

Up on KRL News and Reviews this week, we have a review and ebook giveaway of "Killer Under Contract" by Catherine Bruns https://www.krlnews.com/2024/12/killer-under-contract-by-catherine.html

And a review and giveaway of "Mystery in Marseille" by Nupur Tustin https://www.krlnews.com/2024/12/mystery-in-marseille-bite-sized-art.html

And a review and giveaway of "The Arizona Triangle" by Sydney Graves https://www.krlnews.com/2024/12/the-arizona-triangle-by-sydney-graves.html

Happy Holidays!

Lorie