It was a very mixed bag of reading this month with a bit of fun, a couple of good reads, … More| Thistles and Kiwis
Step into the world of mystery, memory, and meaning with author Saul Golubcow. In this compelling interview, Golubcow discusses his gripping works, The Cost of Living and Who Killed the Rabbi’s Wife?—this collection of three novellas and a novel feature Frank Wolf, a Holocaust survivor turned private investigator. Once a philosophy professor, Frank now solves crimes within the Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods of 1970s New York City. Joined by his inquisitive grandson Joel and later his sh...| jewishlibraries.org
By Lisa St Aubin de Terán I came across the source for The Hobby by chance in an airport lounge, Continue readingDark inspirations for The Hobby The post Dark inspirations for The Hobby first appeared on Amaurea Press.| Amaurea Press
I order a variety of books from NetGalley, often Westerns but also popular series I’ve enjoyed in the past. Here are a few I’ve read the last few months and awarded good ratings to: Cit…| worddreams.wordpress.com
The other day I was sufficiently incautious to mention that 30-some years ago I had had a little side gig — in cooperation with the late great Greg Kramer, mystery novelist, stage magician, actor, and polymath — producing live murder mystery games. You demanded more details in the comment section, and I can but comply. […]| Noah's Archives
A little more than two years ago, I published a not-very-serious piece about zucchinis in murder mysteries. You can find it here. In it, I talked about an obscure mystery by John Rhode called Vegetable Duck in which a maid/cook scrapes out the inside of a zucchini and replaces it with minced mutton, parsley, onion, herbs, […]| Noah's Archives
As I mentioned the other day, I have acquired enough Michael Gilbert novels in the last while to devote an entire post to them en masse. Lately I picked up an armful of paperbacks, and I went out and supplanted that with e-books as my fancy took me. As you will soon see, when I want […]| Noah's Archives
My readers have spoken; I had so many complimentary comments the other day on my attempt to provide very brief comments about some books that, yes, I see your point and I’ll try to do more. Today’s exercise is looking at the books that have been hanging around at the bottom of my iBooks list, […]| Noah's Archives
A few years ago I happened to mention a Valentine Williams novel in the course of a piece on mysteries written by bridge players (found here). Williams himself was not a bridge player but his co-author of Fog (1932), Dorothy Rice Sims, was a national champion. In the brief paragraph about that particular book I mentioned […]| Noah's Archives
I had a small stroke of luck a few weeks ago and found a handful of Patricia Wentworth titles in a charity shop that included a couple of my personal favourites; it seemed like an opportune time fo…| Noah's Archives