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Now and Then by Robert B. Parker 29 Jun 2013 | 12:37 am
Parker, Robert B. Now and Then. New York: Berkley Books, 2007. It's funny, the last CT mystery book club book was one in which a dead body doesn't make an appearance until page 60 or so. In this one,...
The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers 1 May 2013 | 01:37 am
Biggers, Earl Derr. The House without a Key. Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 2008. (This book was originally published in 1925.) If your thing is thrillers that jump right into a murder before ...
The Agony and the Ecstasy 13 Apr 2013 | 05:25 am
Why, yes, here I am. Has anyone even noticed that I’ve been MIA? Probably not. Before I get started on this long-overdue post, I wanted to let those of you who don’t already know and who might be inte...
Do I Need Shoe Shopper's Anonymous? 8 Feb 2013 | 11:30 pm
Okay, forget all your preconceived notions of dowdy, matronly librarians. I happen to work in a library with six paid staff members, and only one of us is someone who just wears whatever is comfortabl...
My 25 Favorite Reads of 2012 30 Jan 2013 | 02:13 am
(This is a long overdue post, but maybe people are looking for some new titles to help them with any reading challenges they may have signed on to do in 2013 -- people still do that, right? -- and wil...
A Coffin for Dimitrios by Eric Ambler 19 Jan 2013 | 06:49 am
Ambler, Eric. A Coffin for Dimitrios. New York: Vintage Books, 2001. (This book was originally published in 1939.) "Yet another one of those forgotten mystery writers of the early 20th century. Ambl...
12 - 14 - 12 14 Jan 2013 | 02:06 am
It's been a month since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a very tough month for me (which is why a New Year's resolution to revive this blog was put on hold for a couple of weeks). If I stil...
(The Many More than) Five Book Meme 3 Dec 2012 | 01:03 am
The Queen o' Memes really ought to relinquish her crown at this point, but, every so often, she polishes it a bit and decides to pick up on someone else's meme. Maybe, one of these days, she'll even c...
In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes 18 Nov 2012 | 07:57 am
Hughes, Dorothy B. In a Lonely Place. New York: Feminist Press, 2003. (This book was originally published in 1947.) Oh, where to begin with this month's choice for the CT mystery book club? Maybe I ...
About Time by Simona Sparaco 19 Sep 2012 | 12:32 am
Sparaco, Simona. Howard Curtis, tr. About Time. London: Pushkin Press, 2011. One of the wonderful things about blogging is that, every so often, some terrific independent publisher stumbles across yo...
