Review: Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie
Trust No One. Sir Stafford Nye, a minor diplomat, encounters an irresistible call to adventure on a routine business trip....
#SneakPeek: Mr Mottley & the Plushbottom Conundrum – Old Friends
As you may recall, Mottley’s longstanding friendship with Chief Inspector Forthright reached a breaking point in Mr Mottley Gets His Man:...
Review: Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh
Merry Christmas! I hope everyone had a warm, safe, and fun holiday celebration. And I hope those who don’t celebrate...
The Power of Place in the Fictive Dream
Mottley & Baker’s second adventure, Mister Mottley and the Dying Fall is set in October of 1932, six months after...
Tey For Two: A Book Binge Review
…or rather, Tey for four. I’ve been on an author binge this summer, and I don’t regret a single minute of...
Nicola Upson: An Expert in Murder
Warning: Nicola Upson will mess with your mind, and make you like it. This brain-bending story forces you to question reality, but...
Review: Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d by Alan Bradley
Ask and you shall receive. I’ve heard cat lovers speak of “Cat Central,” a mystical agency that assigns cats to...
Five Star Review: Teetotaled
“There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.” –P.G. Wodehouse Maia Chance and...
Review: Out of the Blackout by Robert Barnard
Growing up in my house was a constant refrain of “Tomayto, Tomahto.” Dad liked red wine and oysters. Mom was...
Searching and Researching
One of the best parts of writing vintage-style fiction, is that hours of research on my favorite topics all count...
