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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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Book Review: The Man in the Brown Suit
Between school, writing, and the time I waste sitting around feeling overwhelmed and avoiding laundry, I don’t read as much in a day as I used to. So, it’s been a while since…
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The Funny Ones
One of the things that sparked my love for the past was 1960s sitcoms. For years, I unwound before bedtime by watching an episode with my family. We saw quite a few series,…
