Saturday, December 21, 2024
SleuthSayers: Here It Comes, Ready or Not
SleuthSayers: Here It Comes, Ready or Not: I have often been asked, over the years, for advice on how to submit short stories to publications--mostly magazines. I don't know how...
KRL Update 12/21/2024
Since KRL will be taking a vacation and not posting a new issue next weekend, up this weekend we have our end of December Mystery Catchup with reviews and giveaways of "A Slay Ride Together With You" Year-Round Christmas Mystery Series by Vicki Delany, "All’s Fair in Love and Treachery" by Celeste Connally, "The Night Woods" by Paula Munier, and "Murder on the Page" by Daryl Wood Gerber https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/end-of-december-mystery-catchup/
And a review and giveaway of "Ghosts of Waikiki" by Jennifer K. Morita along with an interesting interview with Jennifer https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/ghosts-of-waikiki-by-jennifer-k-morita/
And a review and giveaway of "Silent Are the Dead" by D.M. Rowell https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/silent-are-the-dead-by-d-m-rowell/
We also have the latest Queer Mystery Coming Attractions from Matt Lubbers-Moore, and this month also includes a short interview with author Rob Osler https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/queer-mystery-coming-attractions-january-2025/
And reviews of the 3rd season of "Whitstable Pearl" and "The Chelsea Detective Christmas Special" both on Acorn TV https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/whitstable-pearl-season-3-the-chelsea-detective-christmas-special-on-acorntv/
For those who prefer to listen to Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast directly on KRL, you can find the player here for the latest episode which features the Christmas short story "Some Things Don't Change at Christmas" written by KM Rockwood and read by local actor Parker Forrest Lewis https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/new-mysteryrats-maze-podcast-featuring-some-things-dont-change-at-christmas/
We also have another local true crime story by Sarah Peterson-Camacho https://kingsriverlife.com/12/21/the-shellshock-murders-from-wwii-hero-to-unlikely-serial-killer-part-1/
And up during the week we posted a mystery short story by Richie Narvaez https://kingsriverlife.com/12/18/internal-monologue-of-a-creative-writing-professor-mystery-short-story/
And another special midweek guest post, this one by mystery author Linda Kay Hardie about the anthology "The Perp Wore Pumpkin", which is not only a fun anthology, but purchasing this book can also help people in need https://kingsriverlife.com/12/18/in-pumpkin-pie-season-spice-up-your-dessert-recipe-with-chiles-seriously/
Up on KRL News and Reviews this week, we have a review and ebook giveaway of "Killer Under Contract" by Catherine Bruns https://www.krlnews.com/2024/12/killer-under-contract-by-catherine.html
And a review and giveaway of "Mystery in Marseille" by Nupur Tustin https://www.krlnews.com/2024/12/mystery-in-marseille-bite-sized-art.html
And a review and giveaway of "The Arizona Triangle" by Sydney Graves https://www.krlnews.com/2024/12/the-arizona-triangle-by-sydney-graves.html
Happy Holidays!
Lorie
Scott's Take: Batman – Santa Claus: Silent Knight by Jeff Parker Illustrator Michele Bandini
Batman – Santa Claus: Silent Knight
by Jeff Parker, illustrated by Michele Bandini, is a very fast read that I did
through the DC Infinite app. It has Batman, Santa, Superman, Zatanna, Green
Arrow, Robin and more facing off against Nordic vampires during the holiday
season.
This is a fast paced four issue read designed to be
fun and light hearted. Full of cameos by various heroes, the action moves fast.
The art is pleasant and works for this story.
There is a sequel which is still in the process of
coming out this holiday season called Batman- Santa Claus: Silent Knight
Returns by Jeff Parker and a new artist Lukas Ketner which features
Robin teaming up with Santa to rescue their fellow heroes from a new villain.
Amazon Associate Purchase Link: https://amzn.to/3DjQmEY
Scott A. Tipple ©2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
Mystery Fanfare: WINTER SOLSTICE CRIME FICTION // WINTER SOLSTICE MYSTERIES
Mystery Fanfare: WINTER SOLSTICE CRIME FICTION // WINTER SOLSTICE M...: I love the Winter Solstice. I love light, so I'm glad the days will now begin to lengthen. I put together a huge list of Christ...
Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cave of Bones: A Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito Novel by Anne Hillerman
Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cave of Bones: A Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito No...: Reviewed by Jeanne Officer Bernadette Manuelito does not like public speaking. She’d much prefer working a case, but this time she’s...
Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: HELLBOY: THE LOST ARMY
Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: HELLBOY: THE LOST ARMY: Hellboy: The Lost Army by Christopher Golden (1997) Ah, Hellboiy, one of the great comic book heroes of the end of the 20th century, and...
FFB Review: Faithless in Death: In Death Series by J.D. Robb
The paperwork after the events in Shadows in
Death is incredible and never ending in Faithless in Death
by J.D. Robb. It is the spring of 2061 and Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the NYPSD came
in early to work the numbers. Minutes after she has finished and submitted the
reams of paperwork accounting for everything, she is contacted by dispatch
regarding a possible homicide.
When her and her partner, Detective Delia Peabody,
arrive on scene, it does not take long for the pair to determine that there it
is most definitely a homicide.
Ariel Byrd, an artist who sculpted, is very much dead.
The back of her head is caved in. Probably by way of the mallet of some sort, on
the floor next to her, with visible blood and gray matter on it. She died in
her studio in the West Village.
What is weird is that the 911 call reporting the scene
came from a home in the Upper East Side. Gwendolyne Huffman, known to many as
Felicity, called it in. She has an explanation for how and why she knew that
Bryd was dead. But, is her story believable?
What follows is a complicated case that uncovers a
horrific situation regarding a cult, sex trafficking, and a lot more. While the
year is 2061, a lot of what is going on in this read published a few years ago
very much resonates in the here and now of 2024.
While the usual caveats apply regarding the character head hopping, that soon falls away as the police procedural read grabs and does not let go. Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb is another entertaining and good read. Make sure you read Lesa Holstine's review.
Amazon Associate Purchase Link: https://amzn.to/3VXINcF
My Large Print hardback came from the Vickery Park
Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.
Kevin R. Tipple © 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Jungle Red Writers: Matching Pipe to Psychopath
Jungle Red Writers: Matching Pipe to Psychopath: HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN: One of my favorite things in the world to say is: Reds and readers, here is Tracy Clark ! Tracy, as you well know, is a...
Bitter Tea and Mystery: We Have Always Lived in the Castle: Shirley Jackson
Bitter Tea and Mystery: We Have Always Lived in the Castle: Shirley Jackson: This is the first paragraph of We Have Always Lived in the Castle . It establishes the narrator and tells us a good bit about her. “My na...
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