Month: March 2018
Cocktail Special
‘Tis time for a cocktail, and what better choice than one called The Dubliner ? The Dubliner is only a couple decades old. As is the case with many cocktails debuting in that time-frame, several drinks share the name, but the most commonly found recipe is the one below which was created in the late… Read More ›
By Its Cover: Footsteps in the Dark
It’s a throwback to what was once considered cool and sophisticated. A man and a woman light up there cigarettes on this cover of Georgette Heyer’s 1932 novel. Though perhaps better known as a writer of Georgian and Regency romances, Footsteps in the Dark was Heyer’s first of several detective novels. Perusing through a selection… Read More ›
Lethal in Old Lace
Will the lawyer and the shop girl get married? The latest entry in the Consignment Shop Mystery series begins with a proposal as Walker Boone proposes to Reagan Summerside. It’s been about two weeks since the last book, Demise in Denim, ended with Walker being cleared as a suspect in a murder case that began… Read More ›
The Poisoned Martini 