Month: February 2013
The Lady Killers
The newest addition to my blogroll is The Lady Killers. This “unsuitable blog for a woman” is geared to readers and writers of crime fiction. Begun in May 2012, this site features the musings of Mysti Berry, Michael Black, Priscilla Royal, Susan Shea, Penny Warner, Carole Price, Terry Shames, Staci McLaughlin, Hannah Jayne, Rita Lakin,… Read More ›
Murder by Decade
Read along with The Poisoned Martini … Mysteries are timeless, but these tales of murder are a reflection of their times. From the 1920s to the 1950s, the mystery novel experienced what could be called its “Golden Age.” As before with previous discussion series, “A Taste of Murder” in 2011, “Unusual Sleuths” and “Unearthing Murder”… Read More ›
Cat Breaking Free
This one might be hard for some people to swallow. Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s Joe Grey mystery series features cat sleuths who talk … to humans. That’s right! Sapient cats talk to select human characters during the course of the story and telephone the police to report anonymous tips! As the description for this eleventh book… Read More ›
Cocktail Special
Celebrate Mardi Gras in style with this classic Big Easy cocktail, the Hurricane. The Hurricane dates back to the 1940s, first appearing at Pat O’Brien’s on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, where it has become a mainstay. The drink uses a lot of rum—creator Pat O’Brien invented it for that purpose—and the original recipe… Read More ›
The Poisoned Martini +
The Poisoned Martini is expanding! That’s right. Now, there’s The Poisoned Martini+. In addition to a feed of The Poisoned Martini‘s posts, this companion site also includes more frequent updates with photos, quotes, links, and more! The idea is to create a more visual experience and less focus on text. With the new site, using Tumblr,… Read More ›
Writing Challenge 14
It’s time for The Poisoned Martini’s latest Writing Challenge! As a means to inspire writing, The Poisoned Martini is featuring an image to spark creativity. Such images, because of their visual nature, vividly speak to writers and spark ideas for writing. The idea is to view the image below and to write a scene, a… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
This Friday, try the unique Lavender Pear Cocktail! This drink has been on the menu at Ruby Tuesday’s for at least two years. The menu description calls for “Absolut Pears Vodka combined with the fresh taste of juicy, ripe pear, then infused with lavender.” As an ingredient, lavender might be hard to come by, but the taste… Read More ›
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