Playing Roulette with Minotaur Books   If you’ve been paying attention to the blog, you’ve already noticed my recent devot...

  The Mailman by Andrew Welsh-Huggins Mysterious Press, 2025     The Mailman , by Andrew Welsh-Huggins—best kno...

  “To Florida” by Robert Sampson from Hard-Boiled ed. by Bill Pronzini & Jack Adrian Oxford, 1997   Ro...

  The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck Penguin, 1995   John Steinbeck wrote The Moon is Down , as an anti-Nazi propa...

  On the Corner by Ben Boulden   *          *         *         *   JACK HAD SHOWN UP TWO YEARS AGO wit...

  Pro Bono by Thomas Perry Mysterious Press, 2025   Pro Bono , by Thomas Perry, is a lightning fast, surprising, a...

My Favorite Mystery Books Read (But Not Published) in 2024   I debated about doing a second best of the year post featurin...