Mystery 
Billy Boyle: World War II Mystery
In the opening pages, Lieutenant William Boyle has finished typing. “I pulled the sheets out of the typewriter, separated out the carbon paper, and made two neat stacks. My offical report.” What follows is his first adventure as special investigator for his “uncle”, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Billy Boyle “made detective three days before Pearl Harbor.” … Read More ›
Recommended Reads
Discover new authors (or revisit old favorites) with The Poisoned Martini ‘s newest monthly feature: Recommended Reads. Perhaps these suggested titles will expand your reading list. *** Spotlight on Soho Press! Founded in 1986, Soho Press publishes literary fiction and, under the Soho Crime imprint, international mysteries. Travel the globe in the pages of these mysteries by… Read More ›
Grande Dames of Mystery
Some of the best, most enduring mysteries have been written by women. Such authors as Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham have been dubbed as “Queens of Crime,” rising to prominence during the period known as the Golden Age of Detective Fiction (in the 1920s and 1930s). Sample some of these… Read More ›
Do or Diner
Culinary mystery fans have a new series to sample. Do or Diner is the first in the Comfort Food Mystery series by author Christine Wenger. Trixie Matkowski has just taken over her aunt and late uncle’s diner, the Silver Bullet, when the the worst thing that could befall a budding restaurateur happens, the local health inspector dies… Read More ›
Double Indemnity
“I drove out to Glendale to put three new truck drivers on a brewery company bond, and then I remembered this renewal over in Hollywoodland. I decided to run over there. That was how I came to this House of Death, that you’ve been reading about in the papers.” It’s that familiar story again. Man… Read More ›
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The classic story of a man falling in love with a married woman and the two conspiring to kill her husband, The Postman Always Rings Twice inspired two feature films and numerous crime novels. It’s difficult to review The Postman Always Rings Twice without revealing details of the plot. The plot is a familiar one,… Read More ›
Murder on a Midsummer Night
Have you met the delightful Miss Phryne Fisher? Why, she’s simply the bee’s knees! She’s wealthy, sharp as a tack, and likely to solve all your little mysteries. “One reason why Phryne solved puzzles is that she hated mysteries.” In Murder on a Midsummer Night, Phryne takes on two disparate cases. She’s first approaching by a… Read More ›
Crime Square
New York City’s Times Square becomes Crime Square in this anthology of 21 short stories. “Spanning more than one hundred years—from Longacre Square’s rechristening on April 19, 1904 to the contemporary “Disney-ized” neighborhood—Crime Square is the ultimate collection of crime stories, set in the world’s ultimate destination.” Thus the book’s back cover boasts along with… Read More ›
An Interview with Author Christine Wenger II
PART TWO The Poisoned Martini ‘s second author interview continues. Click here to read Part One. Then read on for the second and final part of my interview with Christine Wenger, author of the forthcoming mystery, Do or Diner. *** The PM: You’ve long worked in the criminal justice field. How have your experiences helped in your writing? Christine: I’ve… Read More ›
An Interview with Author Christine Wenger
PART ONE For the second time, I’ve had the opportunity to interview an author and share the experience with readers here on The Poisoned Martini. Today, The Poisoned Martini is fortunate to have the privilege of speaking with author Christine Wenger, whose forthcoming mystery, Do or Diner, is due out in August 2013. *** The Poisoned… Read More ›
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