Sunday, September 17, 2023
Little Big Crimes: Lavender Diamond, by Edward Sheehy
Little Big Crimes: Lavender Diamond, by Edward Sheehy: "Lavender Diamond," by Edward Sheehy in Crimeucopia: Boomshakalaking! Modern Crimes for Modern Times, Murderous Ink Press, 2023...
Saturday, September 16, 2023
KRL This Week Update for 9/16/2023
Up on KRL this morning a review and giveaway of "Murder in the Book Lover's Loft" by Ellery Adams https://kingsriverlife.com/09/16/murder-in-the-book-lovers-loft-by-ellery-adams/
And reviews and giveaways of 3 more fun mysteries for your fall tbr-'All that Glitters Isn’t Gold": A Whit and Whiskers Mystery by Gabby Allan, "Death of a Clam Digger": A Hayley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery by Lee Hollis, and Steeped in Malice: A Tea by the Sea Mystery by Vicki Delany https://kingsriverlife.com/09/16/mysteries-for-your-fall-tbr/
We also have a review and giveaway of "Seams Deadly" by Maggie Bailey along with an interesting interview with Maggie https://kingsriverlife.com/09/16/seams-deadly-by-maggie-bailey/
And a review of the second season of "The Chelsea Detective" on Acorn TV https://kingsriverlife.com/09/16/the-chelsea-detective-season-2-on-acorn/
For those who prefer to listen to Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast directly on KRL, you can find the player here for the new episode which features "Murder Faux Paws" by T.C. LoTempio and is read by local actor Ariel Linn https://kingsriverlife.com/09/16/new-mysteryrats-maze-podcast-featuring-murder-faux-paws/
Up during the week we posted an excerpt from Martin Clark's new thriller "The Plinko Bounce" https://kingsriverlife.com/09/13/the-plinko-bounce-by-martin-clark-excerpt/
And a special midweek guest post by mystery author Rebecca K. Jones about her latest book "Stemming the Tide" https://kingsriverlife.com/09/13/damsels-in-distress/
Up on KRL News and Reviews this week we have a review and giveaway of "Desert Deadline" by Michael Craft https://www.krlnews.com/2023/09/desert-deadline-by-michael-craft.html
And a review and ebook giveaway of "Sliced, Diced, and Dead" by JC Eaton https://www.krlnews.com/2023/09/sliced-diced-and-dead-by-j-c-eaton.html
Happy reading, watching, and listening,
Lorie
Beneath the Stains of Time: DeKok and the Immortal Death (1998) by A.C. Baantjer
Beneath the Stains of Time: DeKok and the Immortal Death (1998) by A.C. Baantjer: Today, September 16, 2023, marks what would have been the 100th birthday of A.C. Baantjer . A former Amsterdam police inspector and part of ...
SleuthSayers: The Scene of the Crime by Josh Pachter
SleuthSayers: The Scene of the Crime: Pachter in the Begijnhof. The Scene of the Crime by Josh Pachter As readers of this blog may remember, I have been selling short fiction ...
Scott's Take: Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1: Demon in the Armor by Gerry Duggan
Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1: Demon in the
Armor by Gerry Duggan is the latest new Iron Man
series. This book is heavily crossing over with the X-Men titles and is
considered part of the Fall of X series. Iron Man
is an X-Men title and is being run by the X-Men editors. The Fall of X
is about the X-Men losing their island and being scattered across the globe and
elsewhere. They are being hunted by the organization, Orchis, and the general
public has turned on the X-Men. This volume is set before that stuff and helps
setup how the X-men lose their island. The next volume is set during the Fall
of X and the Hellfire gala (3rd one).
So, this is another Iron Man loses everything while
he is being introspective about himself run. Yes, that is the book. I realize
this is pretty much covers the same ideas has the previous Slott, Bendis, Cates
runs.
But, this one is done way better than these runs
even if the core ideas are the same.
It’s hard to talk about the villain for this run
since it is a character that heavily ties into the X-Men books. There is
murder, a conspiracy, and hostile takeover of Tony Stark’s company. He has a
new place and new status quo. If one keeps up with the current promotions by Marvel
comics, one probably knows that this (major spoiler) series is building to the
wedding of Emma Frost of the X-men to Tony Stark (aka Iron Man).
The art is good and Gerry Duggan has a good grasp on
the character of Iron Man. This is the most interesting Iron Man book in a long
time, in my opinion. I still don’t like the current Iron Man suit. I also think
that Tony’s mustache is a really bad look. Outside of those nitpicks, Invincible
Iron Man Vol. 1: Demon in the Armor is a really good book even if it is
reusing the same ideas that all the previous other most recent writers have
done.
The second volume of this series currently does not have a title or a release date.
My reading copy came from the Dallas Public Library
System and the Hoopla app. This read was read on hoopla.
Scott A. Tipple ©2023
Friday, September 15, 2023
Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Sandwiches and Sweets: Cookbook Roundup!
Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Sandwiches and Sweets: Cookbook Roundup!: Smashed: 60 Epic Smash Burgers & Sandwiches for Dinner, for Lunch, and Even for Breakfast by The Waltwins Adam and Brett Walton S...
Sweet Freedom: A MYSTERY, CRIME & NOIR NOTEBOOK by Gary Lovisi
Sweet Freedom: A MYSTERY, CRIME & NOIR NOTEBOOK by Gary Lovisi (S...: A collection of short essays from Paperback Parade editor/publisher Gary Lovisi, a companion to his 2022 A Sherlock Holmes Notebook , also ...
Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: COMFORT STATION
Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: COMFORT STATION: Comfort Station by "J. Morgan Cunningham" (Donald E. Westlake), 1973 For thousand of years, the wisestof us have poindered the ...
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Bitter Tea and Mystery: A Fire Story: Brian Fies
Bitter Tea and Mystery: A Fire Story: Brian Fies: From the dust jacket on my edition: Early in the morning on Monday, October 9, 2017, wildfires burned through Northern California, resulting...
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