Nothing warms up a cold, dark winter evening quite like a good murder mystery. And nothing makes a cold, dark winter pass more quickly than binge-reading murder mysteries written in series. So stack ‘em up, and start with these suggestions to keep you warm ‘til spring… I recently reread Edmund Crispin’s The Moving Toyshop after …
After nearly 40 years as a book professional, I retired in 2011 and began traveling for pleasure. Many of the trips my wife and I have taken have a close relationship to books I have read. In 2011 we traveled to Carcassonne in southwestern France. I had read several books in which that part of …
Throughout my career as a bookseller, one of my favorite duties was selecting the books to be displayed on the bookstore’s Front Table. Usually just inside the front door, a stack on that table was the best way to tell fellow readers “pick this one next.” Now that I’m retired, I no longer have such …
For the last few days, if you had looked for me you would have found me curled up with a blanket and Chris Cleave’s newest work of WWII fiction. From the first page, I was captivated by the endearing naivete of the heroine and the originality of the two men who eventually vie for her …
James Benn, a former librarian, continues his series of WWII mysteries featuring Billy Boyle, a former Boston police detective. A Mortal Terror finds Billy and his team in Italy around the time of the Anzio landings. A lieutenant and a captain are found murdered, the former holding a 10 of hearts (playing card) and the latter …
