SISTER BONIFACE, Season 2

Sister Boniface, a spin-off of the Father Brown series, is set for Season 2 to premiere on April 4th on Britbox in the U.S. There will be 10 episodes in Season 2.

Sister Boniface is played by Lorna Watson. This light-hearted series is set in the 1960s and stars Sister Boniface, a genius with a PhD in forensic science. She is an official Police Scientific Advisor working with DI Sam Gillespie and DS Felix Livingstone, advising them on all things forensic. Sister Boniface rides a moped, makes wine, and is a part time forensic scientist with the police. All this while living the 'contemplative' life, sort of. She does, though, really champion the victims and wants to see justice served. 

The official synopsis for Season 2: 

Sister Boniface is back in the habit, returning as the Great Slaughter Constabulary’s crime-solving secret weapon. Countryside criminals should start saying their Hail Marys, as Boniface’s faith in forensics is only rivaled by her passion for investigation.

“This series, the sister will force a murderer into checkmate at a chess tournament, take a spin through a pirate radio station, and defend her reputation as the conviction of her greatest adversary, The Pear Tree Poisoner, comes into question.”

FYI: Still no news on Season 11 of Father Brown. It does not look like we'll see any new episodes in 2023. I'll keep you posted.

Forensic Mysteries: Mystery Readers Journal

Mystery Readers Journal: Forensic Mysteries (Volume 31:4) is now available. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this great issue!

If you're a PDF subscriber to Mystery Readers Journal for '15, you will have received download instructions. If you're a hardcopy subscriber, issues were sent two weeks ago. Contributor copies went out last week. Please let me know if your issue didn't arrive. To order this issue, go HERE. To subscribe to Mystery Readers Journal for '16, go HERE. Below is the Table of Contents, as well as some sample articles.

MYSTERY READERS JOURNAL: 
FORENSIC MYSTERIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHOR! AUTHOR!

• Forensic Fact meets Forensic Fiction by Lin Anderson
• Forensics… More Than CSI by Lori Andrews
• Flawed Forensics but Hopeful Outcomes by Noreen Ayres
• A Visit to the Morgue by Anne Louise Bannon
• Proofreading the Blood Stains by Lisa Black
• Putting the Forensic in Art by Robin Burcell
• Blind to the Here and Now by Colin Cotterill
• Merging Interests by Kristin Durfee
• Forensics for a Lifetime by Kathryn Fox
• Gazing Into the Faces of the Past by Erin Hart
• A Short History of the Role of Coroner by Nancy Herriman
• Victorian Forensics and Opossums by Maureen Jennings
• Nightlights, Stalkers, & Me: Forensics Served with a Twist by Sarah Lovett
• From Handwriting to Mystery Writing by Sheila Lowe
• The Questions I Get by D.P. Lyle
• Reliance on Science by Priscilla Masters
• Backwards Forensic Profiling is the Key to My Writing by J.A. Menzies
• Forensics and Archaeology by Beverly Heth Connor
• Seeking the Hidden Homicide by Alec Peche
• Learning More About Forensics Online by Marsali Taylor
• The Fascination of Forensics by Elaine Viets
• A Sunday at the Morgue — March 1985 by E.J. Wagner
• Feeding Reader Autopsy Addiction by Robert W. Walker
• Birth of a Reluctant Coroner by Mark Zuehlke

COLUMNS

• Mystery in Retrospect: Reviews by L.J. Roberts and Sandie Herron
• Children’s Hour: Forensic Detectives by Gay Toltl Kinman
• The Real Forensic Detectives by Cathy Pickens
• Crime Seen: The CSI Effect by Kate Derie
• From the Editor’s Desk by Janet Rudolph

D.P. Lyle: Lit Salon July 19 in Berkeley

Join Mystery Readers NorCal for a return appearance of Award-winning Author, Lecturer, and Story Consultant, D.P. Lyle., M.D.. Intrigued by forensics? CSI? Writing a mystery? This is your opportunity to learn more  crime scene investigations, thriller and mystery writing, and much more. You won't want to miss this Literary Salon!

When: Thursday, July 19, 7 p.m.
Where: Private Home, Berkeley, CA
RSVP by leaving a comment with your email address

D. P. LYLE 

Writing: Non-fiction:

MURDER & MAYHEM; FORENSICS FOR DUMMIES

FORENSICS & FICTION; MORE FORENSICS & FICTION

HOWDUNNIT: FORENSICS

ABA FUNDAMENTALS: UNDERSTANDING FORENSIC SCIENCE

Writing: Fiction:

The Samantha Cody thriller series--DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND and DOUBLE BLIND)

The Dub Walker Thriller series -- STRESS FRACTURE; HOT LIGHTS, COLD STEEL, RUN TO GROUND

The Royal Pains media tie-in novels: ROYAL PAINS: FIRST, DO NO HARM, ROYAL PAINS: SICK RICH

In addition to his own writing, D.P. Lyle has worked with many novelists and with the writers of popular television shows such as Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Judging Amy, Peacemakers, Cold Case, House, Medium, Women’s Murder Club, 1-800-Missing, The Glades, and Pretty Little Liars.

Doug Lyle was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama where his childhood interests revolved around football, baseball, and building rockets in his backyard. The latter pursuit was common in Huntsville during the 1950’s and 60’s due to the nearby NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center.

After leaving Huntsville, he attended college, medical school, and served an internship at the University of Alabama; followed by a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas at Houston; then a Fellowship in Cardiology at The Texas Heart Institute, also in Houston. For the past 35 years, he has practiced Cardiology in Orange County, California.