Saturday, April 20, 2019
KRL This Week Update for 4/20/19
Up in KRL
this morning a review and giveaway of "Pie Hard" by Kirsten Weiss along
with an Easter pie recipe from Kirsten
We also
have reviews and giveaways of some more food mysteries perfect for your Easter
reading-"Broken Bone China": A Tea Shop Mystery by Laura Childs, "Leave
No Scone Unturned": A Chef-To-Go Mystery by Denise Swanson, "Murder Lo
Mein": A Noodle Shop Mystery by Vivien Chien, and One Feta in the Grave: A
Kitchen Kebab Mystery by Tina Kashian
And a
review of a new British mystery show, "Queens of Mystery", available on
Acorn TV
And we
have a review of "Canyons, Caravans, and Cadavers" by Tonya Kappes along
with a giveaway of an audiobook copy of the first book in the series, "
Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries"
Up in KRL
News and Reviews this week we have a review of "Scot and Soda" by
Catriona McPherson and a giveaway of this book and the first in the series
"Scot Free"
And a
review and giveaway of 3 Lola Cruz Mysteries by Melissa Bourbon
And a
review and giveaway of "The Book Artist" by Mark Pryor, Author
And a
review and giveaway of the science fiction thriller "10,000 Bones" by
Joe Ollinger
Happy
reading,
Lorie
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Friday, April 19, 2019
Mystery Fanfare: EASTER CRIME FICTION: Easter Mysteries
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FFB Review: … A Dangerous Thing: A Carl Burns Mystery by Bill Crider
Friday
means Friday’s Forgotten Books hosted by Todd Mason on his blog. Today I offer you a repeat
review of a mystery that blends some humor, plenty of suspects, and more than a dash of
Texas flavor. This is the third book in Bill Crider’s Carl Burns Mystery Series and available in audio and eBook formats
as it has been out of print for years.
Professor Carl Burns knew the new dean
at Hartley Gorman College wasn’t going to work out when she got a goat. There
may have been good reasons to get a goat, but that is just not something that
is a big winner in the minds of many people. While some of the staff are
fixated on the goat and consider the new dean a “unreconstructed hippie” Professor Burns, who is also chairman of the
English Department, is much more worried about her other issues. Of course, if
Burns had just applied for the job, he most likely would have gotten it. Burns
had absolutely no desire to be the academic dean and that means everyone is going
to have to deal with Dr. Gwendolyn Partridge.
While she was highly recommended
nobody warned those at HGC that she was highly liberal. A conservative private
school located near the small south Texas town of Pecan City, Texas was not
ready for her kind of leadership. She has ideas that others would consider
radical. She has also brought in Professor Eric Holt who, as other employees
see it, is getting special treatment he does not warrant. Both Partridge and
Holt want to significantly shake up the curriculum and that is not helping
matters.
If that wasn’t enough, the death of
Thomas Henderson rattles the entire college. It is clear that he died after
impacting the ground due to a fall out of his third floor office window.
Landing on your head tends to kill you dead. It is also pretty clear he did not
voluntarily crash through the window to his death. Considering Burns’
reputation for solving such cases it is not surprising when Burns starts
investigating the situation in … A Dangerous Thing.
Rich with complex characters, humor,
as well as scenic details and atmosphere, this third read in the Carl
Burns Mystery Series is another excellent cozy style mystery.
Originally published in 1994 and recently made available again thanks to the
e-book format, the mystery does not follow the current fad of dropping a murder
victim in the first paragraph. Instead, it builds the situation as Texas author
Bill Crider weaves a number of threads together before getting to the heart of
the matter. A mighty good read, … A Dangerous Thing can be read as a
standalone if so desired as it just briefly references earlier events in one One
Dead Dean and Dying Voices.
… A Dangerous Thing: A Carl Burns
Mystery
Bill Crider
Crossroad Press
January 2013
ASIN: B00AZ0YU6A
E-Book (estimated print length 176
pages)
$3.99
I got the hardback version of this
to read and review by way of the Plano Public Library System.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2015, 2019
Thursday, April 18, 2019
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Only days left to win books and more, plus an Easter mystery short story in KRL
Only days
left to win an ebook copy of "Deadhead and Buried" by H.Y. Hanna and
while there check out a gardening guest post by HY, perfect for our Earth Day
issue
And to
win an ebook copy of "The Society" by C.G. Abbot aka Avery Daniels and
while there check out an interesting guest post by her about writing a thriller
And to
win an ebook copy of "Survive or Die" by Catherine Dilts and while there
check out an interesting Earth Day related guest post by Catherine
Also to
win an ebook copy of "Harper" by Kathi Daley
And to
win an ebook copy of "One Potato, Two Potato, Dead" by Lynn Cahoon
Also up
last night a supernatural mystery short story by Margaret Mendel, with an
Easter setting
Don't
forget to check out KRL's article about a fun boxed set of mysteries whose
sales go to help animal rescue, "Summer Snoops Unleashed"
Happy
reading,
Lorie
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