Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in February 2026

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in February 2026:   This was another good reading month. Mostly mysteries this month, but that is OK. I read a very long, very heavy graphic memoir, but it wa...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Spell the Month in Books — August 2025

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Spell the Month in Books — August 2025:   Spell the Month in Books is a monthly meme hosted by Jana at Reviews from the Stacks . The link up post is posted on the first Saturday o...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Six Degrees of Separation: from Romantic Comedy to The Beast Must Die

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Six Degrees of Separation: from Romantic Comedy to...:    The Six Degrees of Separation meme is hosted by Kate at booksaremyfavoriteandbest . The idea behind the meme is to start with a book and...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: SS-GB: Len Deighton

Bitter Tea and Mystery: SS-GB: Len Deighton: SS-GB is an alternate history in which England has been invaded by Germany.  Summary from the flyleaf (dust jacket) of my edition: 1941, and...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Spy Fiction Authors

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Spy Fiction Authors:   Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is a Genre Freebie (pick any genre and build a l...

SHOTSMAG CONFIDENTIAL: Flying Solo? Mike Ripley on writing his latest ‘Albert Campion’ mystery

SHOTSMAG CONFIDENTIAL: Flying Solo? Mike Ripley on writing his latest ‘Al...: When I was first tempted to continue the adventures of Margery Allingham’s famous detective Albert Campion, almost ten years ago now, I had ...