Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Lambda Literary Awards (aka the Lammys) Finalists
LGBTQ+ MYSTERY
- A Queer Case // Robert Holtom. Titan Books
- Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter // Samantha Crewson. Crooked Lane Books
- Girl Falling // Hayley Scrivenor. Flatiron Books
- Mirage City // Lev AC Rosen. Minotaur Books
- The Case of the Missing Maid // Rob Osler. Kensington Publishing Corporation
- The winners will be announced on June 12 at the 38th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Ceremony in NYC.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
News: ANNE PERRY'S FINAL DANIEL PITT MYSTERY
Completed posthumously by Anne Perry’s close friend and longtime collaborator Victoria Zackheim, DEATH TIMES SEVEN, the final in her Daniel Pitt mystery series, is a moving farewell -- rich in intrigue, moral complexity, and courtroom drama, and a fitting final chapter. Publication date in April 14.
About the Book: Two violent crimes challenge the investigative skills of young Daniel Pitt and his wife, Miriam, in the final novel of iconic mystery writer Anne Perry's beloved Daniel Pitt series.
1913: Junior attorney Daniel Pitt must step in for his friend, fellow attorney Toby Kitteridge, whose parents have been brutally attacked. Toby's mother is dead and his father, a village vicar, is barely alive. With Toby returning to the family home in rural Ipswich, struggling with grief and disbelief, Daniel remains in London to substitute for Toby and defend Peter Ward, on trial for the sexual assault and murder of a young woman.
Daniel is convinced that Ward is innocent, yet the evidence seems to prove otherwise. Eager to assist, his pathologist wife, Miriam fford Croft, offers her forensics expertise and exposes a community of fellow pathologists who may have purposefully omitted information from their autopsy reports. Despite Miriam’s involvement in the case, Daniel finds himself distracted by his desire to help Toby, who is too distraught to investigate the attack on his parents. And when the evidence points to Toby’s father as the killer of Toby’s mother, Daniel faces two of the greatest challenges of his young career: proving the innocence of both Peter Ward and Reverend Kitteridge. One mistake in London and a blameless man will hang. One mistake in Ipswich and Toby’s father will go to prison for life.
Daniel is convinced that Ward is innocent, yet the evidence seems to prove otherwise. Eager to assist, his pathologist wife, Miriam fford Croft, offers her forensics expertise and exposes a community of fellow pathologists who may have purposefully omitted information from their autopsy reports. Despite Miriam’s involvement in the case, Daniel finds himself distracted by his desire to help Toby, who is too distraught to investigate the attack on his parents. And when the evidence points to Toby’s father as the killer of Toby’s mother, Daniel faces two of the greatest challenges of his young career: proving the innocence of both Peter Ward and Reverend Kitteridge. One mistake in London and a blameless man will hang. One mistake in Ipswich and Toby’s father will go to prison for life.
Daniel is convinced that Ward is innocent, yet the evidence seems to prove otherwise. Eager to assist, his pathologist wife, Miriam fford Croft, offers her forensics expertise and exposes a community of fellow pathologists who may have purposefully omitted information from their autopsy reports. Despite Miriam’s involvement in the case, Daniel finds himself distracted by his desire to help Toby, who is too distraught to investigate the attack on his parents. And when the evidence points to Toby’s father as the killer of Toby’s mother, Daniel faces two of the greatest challenges of his young career: proving the innocence of both Peter Ward and Reverend Kitteridge. One mistake in London and a blameless man will hang. One mistake in Ipswich and Toby’s father will go to prison for life.
Death Times Seven, the seventh and final novel in Anne Perry’s Daniel Pitt series, was completed by Victoria Zackheim, an author and editor as well as Perry’s close friend.
About the Authors
Anne Perry was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, The Sheen on the Silk, set in the Byzantine Empire. Anne Perry died in 2023.
Anne Perry was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, The Sheen on the Silk, set in the Byzantine Empire. Anne Perry died in 2023.
Victoria Zackheim is the author of two novels, including The Curtain Falls in Paris, and editor of seven anthologies. Zackheim is also an essayist and playwright and teaches creative nonfiction and memoir in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. She is a frequent conference speaker and writing instructor.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Writers and their Cats: Mary Stewart
Happy Caturday! Authors and their Cats: Mary Stewart. Mary Stewart was a marvelous author of romantic suspense, historical fantasy, and so much more. Read about her here. In this photo, the cat looks less enthusiastic than Mary Stewart.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
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