Today I get to finally do something I’ve been looking forward to for a long time: introduce you to a powerhouse of a mystery lover, a lady every cozy reader should know. Billie Jenrette is the founder of Murder, She Sent, a delivery service for the latest and best cozy mysteries. If you need your …
A Cozy Chat: Interview with Billie Jenrette of Murder She Sent Read More »
Confession time: I’m an addict. Every morning, I have to scratch my mental itch. My coffee doesn’t taste right and I don’t feel properly awake until I’ve worked through the Sudoku in the newspaper. My family knows, and fortunately they’re supportive. My Mother’s Day gift was a book of Sudoku puzzles with a handy slot …
Why Sudoku is the Perfect Puzzle for Mystery Lovers Read More »
Tweeeet! En voiture, mesdames et messieurs! Today we depart on a tour of cozy mystery blogs, under the gracious auspices of Lori Caswell at Escape With Dollycas. Each day’s stop will feature a review, spotlight, guest article, or interview with Yours Truly about the new paperback release of Mister Mottley and the Dying Fall — and a …
Growing up, it just wasn’t Thanksgiving without my mom’s pecan pie. Over the years, I’ve found that most people who say they dislike pecan pie have never really had one. They’ve had Karo-syrup-and-egg-custard pie with a few pecans sprinkled on top. Ew, gross. (Honestly, I couldn’t even find a picture of a really proper pecan …
Thanksgiving Dessert Mashup: Chocolate Molasses Bourbon Pecan Pie Read More »
The #MeToo posts the last couple of days are getting to me. Well, so they should. They should get to all of us. But it’s prompting me to find something positive, so I noticed the hashtag Be That Guy. I wanted to share a story, because Being That Guy is not complicated and it’s not …
Growing up in my house was a constant refrain of “Tomayto, Tomahto.” Dad liked red wine and oysters. Mom was a teetotaler and hated any seafood but canned tuna (which hardly counts, face it.) My brother built model airplanes and read the entire Dune series (all two dozen). I made up interpretive dances to the …
What better way to enjoy a mystery (especially about the Jazz Age) than with a cool vintage bevvie? Mottley’s favorite drink is the vodka gimblet, distinguished from its better-known cousin the gimlet by its use of unsweetened lime juice for a bracing tang. In the short story “Key of D,” Mottley also visits Harry’s Bar in …
Literary Libations & Character Cocktails – Guest Post by Sarah Miller Hill Read More »
We’ve been gardening since we got our first “real” house in 2011, and each season includes at least one grave tactical error (Ahem, “learning experience,”). They all come down to one problem – Every year I try to outsmart myself, and it never, ever works. This year, I outsmarted myself twice: I got antsy, and fancy-pantsy. The antsiness …
The Golden Age writers toyed with various sets of rules of “fair play.” The oath of the famous “Detection Club,” which boasted Christie and Sayers in its membership, was: Do you promise that your detectives shall well and truly detect the crimes presented to them using those wits which it may please you to bestow …