The Rap Sheet: Osman Earns Widespread Gratitude

 The Rap Sheet: Osman Earns Widespread Gratitude

The Rap Sheet: Another Death in the Family

 The Rap Sheet:  Another Death in the Family

Lesa's Book Critiques: Mark Pryor, Rest in Peace

 Lesa's Book Critiques: Mark Pryor, Rest in Peace

Lesa's Book Critiques: Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn

 Lesa's Book Critiques: Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: We had some sad news this week at the passing of Scottish crime author Peter May at the age of 74. He wife posted a tribute on Facebook fro...

The Rap Sheet: A Master of Small-Town Procedurals

 The Rap Sheet: A Master of Small-Town Procedurals

Lesa's Book Critiques: A Note between Reviews – Steven F. Havill, RIP

 Such sad news.... This huts very hard. 

Lesa's Book Critiques: A Note between Reviews – Steven F. Havill, RIP

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: Japanese author Keigo Higashino, a prolific writer best known for his numerous hit mystery novels and lauded for his intricate plotting and ...

Jerry's House of Everything: HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! SEEING WASHINGTON (1957)

Jerry's House of Everything: HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! SEEING WASHINGTON (1957): I freely admit that I have a love affair with Washington, D.C.  There is a sense of grandeur that I got sitting on the steps of the Lincoln ...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: I missed this bit of award news back in March, but at the annual Krimimessen (Crime Fair) in Denmark, four crime honors were revealed, incl...

Jerry's House of Everything: UNCLE SAM QUARTERLY #5 (WINTER 1942)

Jerry's House of Everything: UNCLE SAM QUARTERLY #5 (WINTER 1942): America's 250th anniversary is coming up and there are many ways -- both appropriate and non-appropriate -- one can celebrate.  You coul...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Carolyn Smith 1940-2026

This huts hard. Caroline was a great friend. I met here when I was invited to join the local writers group, Ravens Mavens, many years ago. She was a huge supporter of my writing efforts and told me many times to keep going. Especially after Sandi passed and I was drowning in the grief sea. The idea that she is now also gone is brutal.

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Carolyn Smith 1940-2026: Lilburn and Carolyn Smith On the evening of Wednesday, April 29th, Carolyn Smith, who wrote 92 romances as Caroline Clemmons, went into resp...

SleuthSayers: Sixteen Lives

SleuthSayers: Sixteen Lives: Launched in 2017, BCMM lasted 16 issues. Black Cat Mystery Magazine —not to be confused with Black Cat Weekly , though it often is—lasted si...

Jerry's House of Everything: ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS: BAD ACTOR (JANUARY 9, 1962)

Jerry's House of Everything: ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS: BAD ACTOR (JANUARY 9,...: We lost one of America's greatest actors this week.  Even before his noted portrayal of Boo Radley in his first film,  To Kill a Mocking...

Lesa's Book Critiques: The Forgotten Book Club by Kate Storey

 Lesa's Book Critiques: The Forgotten Book Club by Kate Storey

Lesa's Book Critiques: The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries by Marilyn Johnson

 Lesa's Book Critiques: The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries by Marilyn Johnson

Lesa's Book Critiques: Star of the Show by Dolly Parton with Tom Roland

 Lesa's Book Critiques: Star of the Show by Dolly Parton with Tom Roland

SleuthSayers: Farewell to San Sebastiano

SleuthSayers: Farewell to San Sebastiano:   I learned recently that James Powell died last year. He was one of those friends I knew for years through the grace of the Internet, but  ...

The Rap Sheet: Thomas Perry Is No More

 The Rap Sheet: Thomas Perry Is No More

SleuthSayers: Oldies but Goodies

SleuthSayers: Oldies but Goodies: One of the favorite subjects of those (like me) who like to write mystery/crime short stories is the sad fact that there are so few current ...