Secrets to the Grave by Tami Hoag
“People are funny about their secrets. It doesn’t matter if anyone else cares or not. People will guard their secrets like junkyard dogs, and take... Read More
Book Reviews
The Sinister Mr. Corpse by Jeff Strand
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There were plenty of “bad boy” celebrities, but they had some leeway from audiences in that they were usually physically attractive and had never been... Read More
Kutter by Jeff Strand (The Mad and the Macabre)
“As he drove to work, it occurred to him that he should have taken the dog for a walk before he left. Oh well. It... Read More
Out of Whack, Elrod McBugle on the Loose, Andrew Mayhem Series by Jeff Strand
Welcome to the continuing celebration of Jeff Strand Week. Though best known for his blending of horror and humor, Strand has written a few straight-up... Read More
Hardcover Mysteries Kathy Reichs: The Case That Inspired Dèja Dead
Investigation Discovery recently launched a new series called Hardcover Mysteries, in which top fiction crime writers share stories of real-life cases that inspired them to... Read More
Other Likely Stories by Debra Leigh Scott
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There were depths of fury inside me that felt strange and powerful; keeping them to myself gave my life a mysterious secrecy that felt like... Read More
“Like a Bone in the Throat” by Lawrence Block
Though probably most well-known to the casual reader for his Matt Scudder and Bernie Rhodenbarr series, Lawrence Block also has a long tradition of writing... Read More
A Very Simple Crime by Grant Jerkins
— A Very Simple Crime was one of my Top 10 Reads of 2010 — If you are unlucky enough to have known the dark... Read More
