Dry Bones in the Valley second entry in Edgar Race
About ten pages in, I realized that I had previously read Dry Bones in the Valley, Tom Bouman’s debut novel featuring Officer Henry Farrell of Wild Thyme, Pennsylvania. And I liked it. That made...
View ArticleCharming Murder at the Brightwell enters the competition
Deborah Crombie’s blurb on the cover of Ashley Weaver’s debut mystery, Murder at the Brightwell, says it all: “An elegant Christie-esque 1930s romp.” Quite a change from the college student/amateur...
View Article#4 in the Edgar countdown: Invisible City
Well-titled Invisible City, okay cover art! IMHO. They say to write what you know, and Julia Dahl did. She’s a journalist specializing in crime, has a Lutheran father and Jewish mother, and lives in...
View ArticleCongrats to Edgar recipients Jim Klise, Tom Bouman and Stephen King!
So, I’m feeling pretty smug – I may not have batted 1000 on my Edgar rankings this year, but it was pretty dang close. I called it 100% one time, been completely wrong once, and otherwise tend to get...
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