KRL Update 6/14/2025

As KRL continues to feature LGBTQ+ mystery authors and stories for Pride, up this week we have a review and giveaway of "How to Have a Killer Time in D.C." by Sam Lumley along with an interesting interview with Sam https://kingsriverlife.com/06/14/how-to-have-a-killer-time-in-d-c-by-sam-lumley/

And a review and giveaway of "My Father Always Finds Corpses" by Lee Hollis https://kingsriverlife.com/06/14/my-father-always-finds-corpses-by-lee-hollis/

 

And reviews and giveaways of 2 historical mysteries-"A Botanist’s Guide to Rituals and Revenge" A Saffron Everleigh Mystery by Kate Khavari and "Last Dance Before Dawn" Nightingale Mysteries by Katharine Schellman (this one is an LGBTQ+ historical mystery) https://kingsriverlife.com/06/14/june-historical-mysteries-by-kate-khavari-katharine-schellman/

 

Also up this week, Sandra Murphy shares about the tornado that hit St. Louis last month and a special fundraiser to raise money for St. Louis Tornado Relief-use the links in the article to purchase some great books and help out at the same time https://kingsriverlife.com/06/14/the-st-louis-tornado-may-16-2025/

 

For those who prefer to listen to Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast directly on KRL, here is the player for our latest episode that features the first chapter of "The Language of Bodies" by Suzanne DeWitt Hall read by local actor Cady Mejias https://kingsriverlife.com/06/14/new-mysteryrats-maze-podcast-featuring/

 

Up on KRL News and Reviews this week we posted another special midweek guest post, this one from mystery author Joe Cosentino about the audiobook release of his book "The Player's Encore" https://www.krlnews.com/2025/06/release-of-audiobook-of-players-encore.html

 

And a review and ebook giveaway of "Put Another Crime in the Jukebox" by Misty Simon https://www.krlnews.com/2025/06/put-another-crime-in-jukebox-by-misty.html

 

And a review and giveaway of "The Ghostwriter" by Julie Clark https://www.krlnews.com/2025/06/the-ghostwriter-by-julie-clark.html

 

And a review and giveaway of "Burned Bridges" by John Gilstrap https://www.krlnews.com/2025/06/burned-bridges-by-john-gilstrap.html

 

Happy reading,

Lorie