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Mystery/Crime Fiction Feature Writer: Bonnye Good

Mystery novels and crime fiction are as old as Sherlock Holmes and as current as James Patterson.

There are the cozy novels-friendly, non-violent murder mysteries with easy-to-like protagonists; the classic detective stories in the spirit of A. Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dash Hammett and Ellery Queen; modern mysteries by authors like Janet Evanovich and Patricia Cornwell, and true crime such as those by John Stark Bellamy.

Join us for a romp through all of these genres; we'll review books, discuss writers, and revive a forgotten author or two. We may even start a reading club.

Contact me or post in the discussion forum.


Feature Writer Articles in Mystery/Crime Fiction

Review of Charles Todd's A Duty to the Dead
Resilient Bess Crawford returns to fulfill a promise, which uncovers a well-respected noble family's shameful secret during war-torn England in this engrossing mystery.
British Police Procedurals On the Case
British mystery writers Stephen Booth and Reginald Hill produce modern investigative mysteries steeped in British mystique and populated by unforgettable characters.
Caver Mystery – Nevada Barr's Blind Descent
Anna returns to explore a National Park as only an NPS employee can - all access and with the potential to learn nature's deeply-held secrets while on her latest mission.
Stephen Booth's Scared to Live
Booth's lead characters add depth, realism to established partnership while investigating two separate cases in England's East Midlands.
Blaize Clement's Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund
Blaize Clement's Dixie Hemingway series continues to satisfy both mystery readers and pet owners with a hero equally committed to the pets in her care and to justice.


Contributing Articles in Mystery/Crime Fiction

Review of Red Planet Noir
D.B. Grady places an old-fashioned hardboiled detective in a futuristic setting with this unique and entertaining debut novel.
The Joe Leaphorn Mysteries, by Tony Hillerman
Murder and mayhem join with ghosts and witchcraft to challenge Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police across immense, arid Reservation land in the American Southwest.
Dangerous Admissions: Secrets of a Closet Sleuth
With Dangerous Admissions, Jane O'Connor has created a light, lively, and satirical murder mystery full of hilarious one-liners and an engrossing plot.
What is the Name of Sherlock Holmes' Brother
A favourite trivia question is, "Did Sherlock Holmes have a brother, and if so, what was he called?" The one brother everyone is sure existed is Mycroft, a near-recluse.
Review of Breathing Water
An American ex-patriate becomes enmeshed in convoluted and dangerous political machinations in Thailand.