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As you can discern by the presence of new posts on this page, my recent computer problems have been overcome—for the most part, anyway. My longtime IT guy swung on Friday afternoon to reinstall my machine, complete with a new hard drive, CD/DVD player, and ...


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It’s been many moons since I last attended a Left Coast Crime gathering, but I’m fully registered and ready for the 2026 convention in San Francisco (February 26-March 1). In advance of that, event organizers have announced the nominees for this year’s Lefty Awards, all selected by LCC registrants. Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel: Solid Gold Murder,...


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The Mystery Writers of America organization this week revealed the winners of its three 2026 special prizes. Prolific authors Donna Andrews and Lee Child have been named as this year’s MWA Grand Masters, acknowledging them as having re...


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Sorry for the recent dearth of updates to this page, but my computer crashed right before Christmas, and it is still in for servicing. I shall resume posting once I have my machine back in hand. This situation is extremely frustrating and has set me back, work-wise; I had planned to make several year-end additions to the blog, which may now not appear. But I am trying to...


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Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more.


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