Showing posts with label April 2026. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April 2026. Show all posts
Friday, May 01, 2026
Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: APACHE RISING
Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: APACHE RISING: Apache Rising by Marvin H. Albert (first published in 1957; reprinted as a m0vie tie-in titled Duel at Diablo , 1965; reprinted this mont...
Thursday, April 30, 2026
In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange
In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: The Los Angeles Times announced the winners of the 46th annual Book Prizes in a ceremony at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. The Times ’ Book Priz...
In Reference to Murder: Edgar Distinction
In Reference to Murder: Edgar Distinction: Mystery Writers of America revealed the winners of the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Awards , honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, a...
Jerry's House of Everything: CABIN B-13: SLEEP OF DEATH (DECEMBER 26, 1948)
Jerry's House of Everything: CABIN B-13: SLEEP OF DEATH (DECEMBER 26, 1948): Cabin B-13 began as a radio play by mystery author John Dickson Carr, airing on CBS's Suspense on March 16, 1943. The episode was r...
Thursday Treats: 4/30/2026
The latest reading opportunities…
Fellow SMFS list member Mark Edward
Jones reported on the list that his short story, Eve, had been published in the
latest issue of the Absolute Literary Journal. Led by student
editors, per the website,
it is the “…literary and artistic journal of Oklahoma City Community College.” The
issue can be read for free by going to the website
and clicking on the link for the pdf “Absolute 2026.” You can also learn more
about the school by going to their Facebook
page.
Fellow SMFS list member Jesse Bethea reported
on the list publication of the short story, The Girls of Robin River, in the anthology,
Of Beast & Bones. Published by Inky Bones Press, the
read is available at Amazon in a variety
of formats.
SMFS list member Edith Maxwell reported
that her mystery, A Poisonous Pour: A Cece Barton Mystery Book,
had been released. This is the 3rd book in her series and her 38th
published book overall. Published by Kensington Cozies in a variety of formats,
you can pick it up at Amazon, where you also
could pick up the entire series as well, or
at other vendors. She is also featured at this guest post at the Jungle
Red Writers blog where she is offering a free copy of the book to one
winner.
Also now out is the two book anthology series,
The Rough Country Collection.
Featuring the books, Rough Country,
and, Hard Country, are
twenty authors and their tales of western style crime fiction. Published by Hat Creek Books of Roan & Weatherford
Publishing Associates in a variety of formats at Amazon, the charity
anthology benefits the U.S. Marshals Fund.
The latest issue of Black Cat Weekly
also came out. Black Cat Weekly #243 includes short stories by Robert Lopresti (A Bad
Day for Good Samaritans) and H.K.
Slade (Il Maestoso). You can pick up the latest issue here.
Joining the ranks of those who have had novelettes
published by Black
Beacon Books, is fellow SMFS list member Bruce W. Most. His novelette, You
Only Fall Once, was released on the Kindle
platform earlier this week.
Also now out is The Lost Angels: A Thriller by
Michele DomÃnguez Greene. Published by Thomas & Mercer, the read is a direct
sequel to the Hollywood Hitmen
novel of last year. My reviews of both books are here on the blog. Both books
are available at Amazon and other vendors.
By the way, next week sees the release
of The Teacher: A DS George Cross
Mystery by Tim Sullivan as well as Steven Havill’s Reverse: A Posadas County Mystery Book.
Thanks to ARCs through NetGalley, I will have reviews of both books for you.
Until next time….
Kevin R. Tipple ©2026
(The picture that drove my late wife nuts. The first time she saw it, which was on Facebook, she shrieked from the other room in the apartment, "Kevin! What is wrong with you? Take it down now!" She was not amused by the picture caption either--- What The Book Sees. 🤣)
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 78 Calls for Submissions in May 2026 - Paying Markets
Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 78 Calls for Submissions in May 2026 - Paying markets: This May there are more than six dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, e...
SleuthSayers: Location, Location, and... What Was It?
SleuthSayers: Location, Location, and... What Was It?: I was looking at A Textbook Case this week, the SleuthSayers page I created as a sort of informal manual on writing fiction. It consists o...
Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood
Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Goodbye to Berlin by Christ...: Description on the back of the book: Set in the 1930s, Goodbye to Berlin evokes the glamour and sleaze, excess and repression of Berlin s...
Jerry's House of Everything: SHORT STORY WEDNESDAY: BLACK BUTTERFLIES
Jerry's House of Everything: SHORT STORY WEDNESDAY: BLACK BUTTERFLIES: "Black Butterflies" by Elmer Brown Mason (first published in All-Story Weekly , June 24, 1916; reprinted in Famous Fantastic Mys...
Short Story Wednesday Review: Merrick: A Short Story by Ben Boulden
From the archive...
Almost from the beginning, the planned robbery of the
armored stage goes wrong one day in Texas. Nobody was supposed to die. Clarence
Tilley, had a good plan, but he didn’t plan for everything in Merrick: A Short Story.
A robbery gang is only as good as its
weakest link. The point is proven again and again in this fast moving western
tale by Ben Boulden. Filled with plenty of action, intrigue and deceit, as well
as need for justice, the story recounts how Merrick does what needs to be
done to settle things as best as can be done in the hard scrabble West. Like
his novel, Blaze: Red Rock
Rampage, the short story, Merrick, is
highly recommended.
Amazon Associate Purchase Link: https://amzn.to/4d9bGMC
Digital ARC was provided by the author
for my use in an objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2017, 2023, 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026
In Reference to Murder: Media Murder for Monday
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 crime drama news: THE BIG SCREEN/MOVIES In a compet...
Aubrey Nye Hamilton Reviews: Two Kinds of Stranger: A Novel (Eddie Flynn Series) by Steve Cavanagh
While I read
the latest Eddie Flynn last year, courtesy of Waterstones and Royal Mail, when
it was published in the UK, I acquired a US edition a couple of weeks ago when
Steve Cavanagh stopped at a nearby bookstore on his tour to promote Two
Kinds of Stranger after its US release in March. So now I have two signed
copies!
Of course I
had to re-read it. It’s an enthralling story of Elly Parker, a naïve but generous
young woman who has quite a following on TikTok, posting videos that urge her
followers to perform an act of kindness every day. She has recently married the
man of her dreams and her posts overflow with happiness until a few weeks after
the wedding she walks into her apartment while filming and finds her new
husband and her best friend in bed. The post went viral and millions of people
watched Elly’s perfect life shatter.
One of the
viewers was a psychopath who decided to set Elly up for the murder of her
husband and best friend. He enjoys killing people and he considers the
possibilities of the situation too good to pass up. His plans don’t quite go as
expected but Elly did get arrested. She had enough presence of mind to call
Eddie Flynn, who by now is well known as the defense lawyer for dire cases.
The POV moves
between Eddie trying to find a viable defense strategy and the killer trying to
stay one step ahead. In a parallel thread Kevin, married to Eddie’s ex-wife,
has run into trouble with a young man who courts wealthy elderly women that
make wills in his favor and then die soon after. One of Kevin’s clients was a
victim but Kevin had the will overturned and is now being threatened in
retaliation. Eddie’s daughter asks him to step in, as Kevin is not at all equipped
to deal with thugs.
Eddy’s
attention is split between defending Elly and protecting his family.
Fortunately Eddie’s team has grown since his first book. He now has astute Kate
Brooks in partnership, his long-time friend Harry Ford the retired judge, two skilled
investigators in Bloch and Lake, and Denise the secretary who holds the office
together. Harry has become one of my favorite fictional sidekicks.
The
psychopath here is quite possibly the most ingeniously evil character to grace
the pages of crime fiction. (Steve Cavanagh seems so nice, how does he think of
people like this?) The killer’s thoroughness in establishing Elly’s guilt is
jaw-dropping, but Eddy’s expertise in countering him is no less. The final
twist in the book though is downright brilliant, a deliciously appropriate form
of retribution. Part legal thriller, part psychological thriller, and a thoroughly
good read. Recommended!
Starred
review from Publisher’s Weekly.
For the
record, this is the only piece of crime fiction I’ve read that involves that
scourge of gardeners and farmers, the Japanese lantern fly.
I am looking
forward to Eddy’s next case which will be published in the UK in August.
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Publisher: Atria Books
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Publication date: March 24, 2026
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Language: English
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Print length: 400 pages
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ISBN-10: 1668093391
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ISBN-13: 978-1668093399
Amazon
Associate Purchase Link: https://amzn.to/4tWY5Oa
Aubrey Nye
Hamilton ©2026
Aubrey Hamilton is a former librarian who works on Federal It projects by day and reads mysteries at night.
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