• Books,  Mystery

    Book Bites 1

    Footsteps in the Dark Georgette Heyer was a British writer in my favorite era and this copy of one of her mysteries caught my eye at the second hand bookstore. The story stars…

  • Books,  Mystery

    Book Review: The Thirteen Problems

    This month’s Read Christie 2025 selection was The Thirteen Problems, a collection of Miss Marple short stories. I enjoyed the book, but I typically don’t like to read short story collections from beginning…

  • Books,  Mystery

    Book Review: Third Girl

    Third Girl was written in the 1960s, and it has a lot of great elements from that era. Poirot and his friend, the writer Ariadne Oliver, are faced with a case involving modern young…

  • Books,  Mystery

    Book Review: The Valley of Fear

    When it comes to my favorite fiction, I’m something of a purist. Most newer adaptations are met with skepticism and rarely approval from me. I am the pickiest by far about Sherlock Holmes.…

  • Books,  Mystery

    Nancy Drew and Co.

    Since I have never been a huge fan of fantasy, I didn’t have many modern reading options as a teen. Middle-grade and young adult books these days seem very dragon-forward. Fortunately, I was…

  • Mystery,  Television

    One More Thing…

    Last week, I looked at a book that, while it was enjoyable, was too different from other mysteries to fit my expectations for the genre. This week, I want to look at a…

  • Books,  Mystery

    Book Review: The Daughter of Time

    Well, this is ironic. In last week’s post, I defended Deep Space Nine as “real” Star Trek when many other reviewers didn’t see it that way. This week, I’m going to be questioning whether a…