There are shifting secrets hidden in the endless pockets of sand and rubble that provide a great deal of the atmosphere in Anne Sanow’s fascinating book "Triple Time". And yet, human intrigue persists as well, when the action moves to... Read More

You can enjoy Elizabeth Spann Craig’s "Pretty Is as Pretty Dies" (Midnight Ink, 978-0-7387-1480-6) for the mystery, which centers on WHO BLUDGEONED the most hated woman in Bradley, North Carolina. You can also enjoy it for Myrtle... Read More

In his introduction, David Leite describes his years of ambivalence with twenty-first-century Portugal, a country seemingly unhinged from his parent’s romanticized image. Leite’s travels in Lisbon, Porto, and afield, were always... Read More

A quilt made by Grandma, a child’s artwork, Great-Grandmothers handkerchiefs—these are the things that bring an extra touch of warmth to the home and heart. Handmade items like these seem to carry a piece of the creator within them,... Read More

Colin Cotterills Dr. Siri Paiboun is back for his sixth adventure. The seventy-three-year-old is the only medical examiner in Laos in the mid-1970s, but hed rather be out solving crimes than working in his lab. In "The Merry Misogynist",... Read More