Mystery 
Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen
Do you love a good recipe along with your mystery? Some culinary authors have teamed up to present the Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen, a blog with “mystery writers cooking up crimes…and recipes!” The blog began in July 2009 with an inaugural post by Avery Aames. The site currently features authors: Avery Aames (the pseudonym for Daryl Wood Gerber), Lucy… Read More ›
Celebrate National Short Story Month
May is National Short Story Month! Short stories are ideal for readers, who may be pressed for time, but are craving something to read. Most short stories clock in at 20 pages or less, and they can be a great way to discover new authors, or sample established ones, before investing the time reading a full-length novel. … Read More ›
Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter
“Something about not having to shovel snow and being surrounded by sunshine and tropical foliage 365 days of the year causes a lot of people to feel so guilty that they compensate by scaring themselves with thoughts of imminent crime. They go out and buy themselves a gun and sort of hope they’ll get to… Read More ›
The Thrilling Detective
Looking for private eyes and tough guys? Look no further than The Thrilling Detective. Part webzine, part website, The Thrilling Detective has been chronicling the private detective genre of mysteries for 15 years. The site boasts a “never complete” index of “private dicks and janes” in books, television, film, radio, and comic books. With hundreds of names, well-known… Read More ›
Castle 100
In its fifth season, Castle celebrates 100 episodes with an ode to Alfred Hitchcock. The Rear Window inspired episode 5.19, “The Lives of Others”, (original air date: April 1, 2013) puts Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) in a wheelchair, poised to witness a murder. In Rear Window (1954), photographer L. B. ‘Jeff’ Jefferies (James Stewart) looked out his… Read More ›
To Catch a Cat
“Something told him he would never feel safe again.” Eleven year-old Robin falls prey to peer pressure. He wants to fit in at school and with the popular kids so he agrees to steal a neighbor’s cat. In the process, he is witness to a murder. He escapes with the cat, Leif Erickson, but fears… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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