Mystery 
Writing is Murder
The latest addition to my blogroll is Mystery Writing is Murder. This award-winning website (Writer’s Digest’s 101 Best Websites for Writers) by author Elizabeth Spann Craig features daily posts, mainly on the topic of writing. Craig is a cozy mystery author who also writes under the pseudonym Riley Adams. Her posts on writing are sure… Read More ›
Jungle Red
I’ll finally be updating my blogroll with links to sites about mysteries and creative writing. Over the next month, check out these sites I’ve found interesting and see what you think. First up is Jungle Red Writers. This blog is promoted as a salon of eight women mystery authors who share this blog about writing,… Read More ›
Murder Abroad
Aboard a night train to Trondheim, Norway, international travelers discover a murder in their midst. These strangers on a train have no connection to the victim or each other, or do they? This is the theme of my next murder mystery event, Murder Abroad, which I’m hosting at the library where I work. It ties… Read More ›
Murder on the Orient Express
Finally, I’ve been able to watch the David Suchet version of Murder on the Orient Express. Many have said Suchet is the perfect Poirot, and I wholeheartedly agree. Though not the first actor to portray the Belgian detective, he has seemingly channeled the character right out of the pages of Agatha Christie’s novels and short… Read More ›
Murder in Masquerade
Don’t you just love that title? I’m sure it’s been used before…several times, but for my second murder mystery evening, it was perfect! In October of 2008, about 20 people were encouraged to come in costume to solve a murder. Guests came dressed in a tuxedo, in a red velvet cape, in clown outfits, and… Read More ›
Death Notice
Murder is announced before it happens in this mystery suspense thriller! In this debut novel, an elderly farmer is gruesomely murdered and found in a homemade coffin on the side of the highway. It would appear that a serial killer has come to a small Pennsylvania town, or has he? Nick Donnelly has been chasing… Read More ›
Innocent Bystander
The innocent bystander didn’t do it. Well, at least not yet. As I’ve mentioned previously, in creating murder mystery evenings, I’ve had to anticipate the number of attendees. There’s always the chance someone (or two) can’t make it. Thus, the Innocent Bystander. I’d say the average attendance at my murder mystery events is about 20. … Read More ›
The Poisoned Martini – Part II
Here’s Part II of the serialized original eStory written by yours truly exclusively for this website. Rick Gray and others will encounter the poisoned martini in this murder mystery set in Syracuse, New York, in 1987. The police have recently solved the murders at the Syracuse Botanical Gardens. Rick was a suspect in that case. Now,… Read More ›
A Cure for Night
You can rest assured that this book won’t put you to sleep. A Cure for Night starts off as the story of Joel Deveraux, a young attorney, who squandered a successful law career and is now getting a second chance in the public defender’s office in Brooklyn. However, the story becomes so much more than that… Read More ›
City of Light
“The year is 1901. Buffalo, New York, is poised for glory. With its booming industry and newly electrified streets, Buffalo is a model for the century just beginning.” Thus begins the jacket cover description of this historical murder mystery by Lauren Belfer. Published in 1999, City of Light is an engaging look at turn… Read More ›
The Poisoned Martini 