• Books

    Book Bites 1

    I enjoy sharing my recent reads with y’all, but I don’t always have a lot to say about each, and I don’t want this to become only a book review blog. Believe it…

  • Books,  Mystery

    Book Review: The Thirteen Problems

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

  • Books

    Book Review: A Shadow in Moscow

    I was flipping through a book distributor’s catalog a while back and ran across a book with the tantalizing subtitle “a cold war novel.” As I said in my review of the original…

  • Books,  Mystery

    Book Review: Third Girl

    This is my first Read Christie 2025 review! Read Christie 2025 is a challenge from Agatha Christie Ltd. That assigns a Christie book to each month of the year based on a theme.…

  • 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.…

  • Television

    TV Review: Mission Impossible

    Possibly the most instantly recognizable theme song is from Mission Impossible. This could be because spy theme songs are required by law to be awesome (I passed this law by executive order) and…

  • Books,  Mystery

    Nancy Drew and Co.

    Last week’s post pointed you to my latest Brought to Mind column, “Memories on My Shelves.” This week, I want to go into a little more detail about some of my favorite vintage…