Shaken not Stirred
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‘I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink.’ James Bond.
This sounds better spoken in a Sean Connery accent.
That was a quote from Casin...
CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES: AUTHORS A-E
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*Crime for the Holidays. Christmas time is a major time for murder! Every
year I post a list of mysteries set during the Christmas holidays. It's
such a...
The Mackintosh Man - 1973 film review
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Desmond Bagley was a very good thriller writer. My Dad was a big fan of his
novels, and although I never met Bagley (who was always known as Simon to
hi...
Review: OKIWI BROWN
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*OKIWI BROWN by Cristina Sanders (The Cuba Press, 2024)*
*Reviewed by Karen Chisholm*
*The Burke and Hare anatomy murders of 1828 terrify Edinburgh, until...
New Releases - August and September 2025
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I've got behind again so in an effort to [begin the] catch-up here is what
I've got on my database for *August to September*.
Please note that, unless spe...
A Short Personal Update
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I don't want to get into too many details, but I wanted to give an
explanation to my loyal readers. May 22 I went to the Emergency room and
withi...
Мелбет бонус промокод на сегодня
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Регистрация в Мелбет без паспорта Компания Melbet давно популярна среди
беттеров. Букмекер предлагает широкий набор спортивных событий,
привлекательные кот...
Wondrous Words Wednesday
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Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where you can share new words
that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. Feel free to get
creative! ...
#amreading What Lies Beneath Us, Kirsty Ferguson
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I'm actually half way through this extremely promising piece of writing.
*From the Blurb:*
Jessica James had the perfect life. She had a good job, suppor...
Out of Mind by Kendall Talbot
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Title: Out of Mind Author: Kendall Talbot Genre: Romantic suspense Opens:
From the moment Holly climbed into the helicopter, a sense of foreboding
plagued ...
Review: BREAKHEART HILL by Thomas H. Cook
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I’m very grateful to regular visitor Tracy (who blogs wonderfully herself
at Biter Tea and Mystery) for recommending this book set in her native
Alabama fo...
From Fred Vargas to Kati Hiekkapelto
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I have finally finished A Climate of Fear after many weeks. This is nothing
to do with the quality of a fine book but more to do with my state of
health an...
>People Like Us….
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>In real life, murders are committed by all kinds of people from every
social class. Murder victims, too, come from every social class. So do
those who inv...
Shaken not Stirred
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‘I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink.’ James Bond.
This sounds better spoken in a Sean Connery accent.
That was a quote from Casin...
Writing Advice by Poppy Gee
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*How do you find other like-minded writers to form a writer's group, or
become beta readers. What are the advantages or disadvantages of sharing
your...
The Tale of the Wicked by John Scalzi
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John Scalzi can say more in a short story than many authors can in an
entire novel. “The Tale of the Wicked” is a satisfying, surprising story
with clever ...
FFB: CONTINENTAL DRIFT, Russell Banks
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Continental Drift, Russell Banks.
It is hard for me to choose between AFFLICTION and CONTINENTAL DRIFT as my
favorite novel by Russell Banks. But I a...
December Traditions
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Here it is, December again. Just this morning I was telling Don that we
have reached the age of Warp Speed. When you’re young, time moves like
molasses. I...
Wilson and She Reads Take Their Stands
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Author and *Guardian* book Laura Wilson has released her own choices of the
10 “best” crime and thriller works released in 2025:
*•* *Clown Town*, by Mick ...
Weekly Mews: Playing Catch Up
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I am linking up to the *Sunday Post* hosted by Kim of Caffeinated Book
Reviewer and *The Sunday Salon* (TSS) hosted by Deb Nance of Readerbuzz where
part...
A New Pre-2026 Post: Sunday Salon
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*Hello again!*
I have been absent from this blog for a while, working on my second blog, Harvee
Reads. I thought I would revisit this blog and hope it ...
Forthcoming books from Bitter Lemon Press
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* January 2026*
*An Enigma by the Sea* is by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini. In an
exclusive resort in a dark, threatening pine forest on the coast ...
Strangers in the Car - C.M. Ewan
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Grand Central Publishing is the home of author C.M. Ewan's latest book.
Ewan is a new read for me......but he won't be the last! He describes his
work as...
Taking This Week Off to Count My Blessings
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I'm posting this early because I've decided to take the week off to relax
and to count my blessings.
That may sound odd, since I did lose Denis in Ju...
2025 Thankfully Reading Week! #thankfullyreading
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This is the official kick off post for Thankfully Reading Week! Feel free
to link up your kick-off post below, as well as any update posts you have.
Use ...
Review: OKIWI BROWN
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*OKIWI BROWN by Cristina Sanders (The Cuba Press, 2024)*
*Reviewed by Karen Chisholm*
*The Burke and Hare anatomy murders of 1828 terrify Edinburgh, until...
I’m not very good at this
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By “this”, I mean keeping my blog up to date. For example, on Thursday I
had a new book come out. Cover Story. I should have really posted something
on the...
A Short Personal Update
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I don't want to get into too many details, but I wanted to give an
explanation to my loyal readers. May 22 I went to the Emergency room and
withi...
Marge’s Diner by Gail Gibbons
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Gail Gibbons has written and illustrated a multitude of nonfiction picture
books about everything from road building to quilting bees to spiders,
penguins,...
The More Things Change
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Back in July of 2009, Do Some Damage launched with seven authors on
Blogspot.com.
Now, sixteen years later, the site is moving to a Substack newsletter.
...
TGIF!
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Cyber security protocols
Well, this is about the 7th try for a GarbAugust 3.5 read for this weekend.
TOMB OF THE QUEEN by Joss Walker (pseudonym for J.T...
Reading fog
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Well I am getting there with the new hip. Walking so much easier. I am
doing circuits of our communal gardens using crutches but indoors I am
managing with...
Media Murder for Monday
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It's the start of a new week and that means it's time for a brand-new
roundup of crime drama news: THE BIG SCREEN/MOVIES Roundtable Entertainment
has green...
Book Notices | The Memory Monster by Yishai Sarid
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Yishai Sarid, The Memory Monster Amazon This short book is written in the
first person and purports to be a letter written by the unnamed narrator to
his b...
Thinking about Second Half of 2023
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Hello friends. It has been a long while. Longer than I realized actually.
I'm here and reading away, as many books on the go as usual. (Which for me
can be...
Small Mercies - The Return of Dennis Lehane
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A time honored tradition at The Hungry Detective HQ is to perform the
twice annual, and largely ceremonial, 'Dennis Lehane New book 20XX" Google
search. N...
The Last Hurrah
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‘Relax will you. It’s just an abandoned warehouse.’
‘Well, it’s giving me the creeps.’
‘We’ll just glance it over and skedaddle. Tomorrow you’ll be a fre...
The Agatha Awards
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From somewhere in Cyberspace, the winners of this year's Agatha Awards for
mystery writing were announced this evening at a virtual convention of
mystery w...
THE LAMMISTERS: a bourbon-smooth riot, apparently
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It’s been a busy end to 2019 for yours truly, folks, and we wind down tired
but happy, with THE LAMMISTERS published – something I thought would never
hap...
Rural Crime: The politician speaks
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*Criminal Minds at Work *is honoured to have Doug Schweitzer, Alberta’s
Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, as a guest today.
In the following op-...
WRITING COURSES FOR 2019
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*I'm very aware how lucky I am to make a living from writing books (my
dream from being 12 years old).*
*But one disadvantage I had when I was trying to ge...
Oh hey! I moved to Wordpress!
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I'm still in the process of migrating my old content to Wordpress, but all
new posts will come from estellasrevenge.net (which was formerly forwarded
to th...
Two Mini-Reviews
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I’m well behind on my Scandi crime reading, and even further behind on
reading. Maybe I’m suffering from a bit of a reading slump; a lot of books
just have...
Book Review: Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
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In Mudboud (2008), Hillary Jordan’s narrative voice is easily engaging
about a white and black family living in the Mississippi Delta during the
Jim Crow e...
The Nebulous Genre
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A friend of mine to whom I complained of the relative paucity of comments
on this blog told me it might have to do with so many of my posts dealing
with "b...
Upcoming Events
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Lit Crawl Belfast:
As part of the Belfast Book Festival, come to No Alibis see me and Rosemary
Jenkinson read from works by our favourite crime authors,...
Twice Honored
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*Edith here, still riding on a joy cloud!*
Why am I riding on a joy cloud? I learned last week that *Called to Justice*,
my second Quaker Midwife Mystery...
Hail and Farewell
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Jeff Cohen So that was it. We hope you liked it. This is the 3464th post on
HEY THERE'S A DEAD GUY IN THE LIVING ROOM, and unless someone else
parachutes i...
Stylistic
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What’s your favorite style of book? Serious? Playful? Humorous? Thoughtful?
Action-packed? Moody? Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response
(so ...
Celebrating Pat Conroy
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Happy Birthday to the wonderful Pat Conroy. We miss you.
I'm celebrating him today because he celebrated so many young writers like
me.
The Soullessness of Our New Machines
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My fellow-blogger at Inside Higher Ed and an insatiable consumer of books,
Joshua Kim, reviewed Tracy Kidder’s new book, A Truck Full of Money, and
I’m gla...
Coming to Mcintyre's • Fearrington Village
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Straight from the pen of Mcintyre's book buyer and mystery guru Pete
Mock. Don't miss these events--and say howdy to me!
Wednesday, June 22, 6:30
Brian P...
Discover
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Image courtesy of Faber-Castell Design A few years ago I noticed some of my
favorite quilting blogs were choosing a word for the year. I like that
idea. It...
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