Cozy Con Midwest
I had such a fabulous time at my first Cozy Con, I cannot wait for the next! Here we got some highlights…
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#writerreadswriting Recommends: The Romance Reader’s Guide to Life
I loved this book. Flat out. Had me at hello. I found it when I was on vacation in Atlanta. My husband was at a conference, so The Son and I were doing a bookstore-and-ice-cream tour of the city. Atlanta, BTW, is a fabulous place to do this particular tour. I had heard about this […]
Out of the Omnibus: The Corsican Sisters
During the Age of Empire, a particular sub-genre of thriller/horror stories emerged in English letters. It involved English travellers finding out that the natives of whatever country they were tramping through might not actually like them. This sub-genre includes “The Corsican Sisters,” by Violet Hunt. The sisters in question are two beautiful peasant girls whisked […]
Out of the Omnibus: Violet Hunt
Who? Don’t worry, I’d never heard of her before either, and I have no idea why not. I started my dive into THE OMNIBUS OF CRIME in the back, in the section labeled: MACROCOSMOS (Stories of the Human and Inhuman) pt. 2: Tales of Blood and Cruelty. Why? I’m not sure, except it sounded good. […]
Out of the Omnibus
So, I found this book in the second hand store. Fifty cents, I kid you not. The intro by the splendid Ms. Sayers alone is worth the price of admission. I love reading old books. A deep dive into the strange and the obscure is my favorite catnip. Also, as an untrained urbanite, it’s the […]
Raves for Rosalind!
Paved with Books loves The Useful Woman mysteries! They say: “With A Useful Woman, Rosalind Thorne became one of my favourite lady detectives in literature. So when A Purely Private Matter came out, my expectations for it were off the chart. Thankfully, it rose to the challenge. The mystery was delightful in its twists and […]
It’s the Holidays!
TIME TO PARTY LIKE IT’S 1899!!! And I’ll be doing my partying at the fabulous Aunt Agatha’s Mystery Bookshop on Saturday Dec. 9. Starting at 2pm I’ll be joining Con Lahene who writes the 42nd Street Library mysteries, and Patricia Abbott, author of SHOT IN DETROIT; AND legal thriller writer and attorney Mark Bello; AND […]
A Purely Private Interview
Fresh Fiction puts me in the Cozy Corner for an interview about Rosalind Thorne and A PURELY PRIVATE MATTER!
All Rise…!
And give your full attention to this lovely sample from the Audiobook for A PURELY PRIVATE MATTER — https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5kDItR1ICZc