The Fourth of July (Independence Day) used to be  one of my favorite holidays , maybe because I was born in Philadelphia , the birt...

Private Eye Writers Of America 2026 Shamus Award Finalists The finalists for   2026 The Private Eye Writers Of America Shamus Awards,   for ...

Lenore Glen Offord I've always enjoyed Lenore Glen Offord's mysteries , maybe because she was local, maybe because I like the writin...

Sad news. Gail Bowen, Canadian crime writer, passed away this week. She will be missed.  Gail Bowen whose Joanne Kilbourn mystery series g...

Yesterday was National Typewriter Day. I imagine there are some people out there who have never seen one. Hopefully not too many. So for thi...

As authors, all of us resort to brainstorming at one time or another, looking for our next great plot. We unshackle our minds and freely fan...