2018 Articles

Dec 2018 15

The Rookie: TV Review

2018 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Doward Wilson

One of the best new shows this TV Season is ABC's The Rookie created by Alexi Hawley and starring Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, a forty-year-old rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department. After he is accidentally involved in helping the police during an armed robbery, John sells his construction company, finalizes his divorce, sends his son off to college, and moves to Los Angeles where he enrolls in the police academy and manages to graduate with all the twenty-something recruits.

Dec 2018 15

Yule Be Dead By Lorraine Bartlett with Gayle Leeson: Review/Giveaway

2018 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

The holiday season may be the time of the year one expects to spend surrounded by family, but Katie Bonner didn’t anticipate that she would be sharing her tiny apartment with her former mother-in-law Margo. It’s been almost two years since the death of Katie’s husband, but even when he was alive, Margo was never very welcoming to her daughter-in-law.

Dec 2018 15

Reason to Doubt By Nancy Cole Silverman: Review/Giveaway

2018 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

As an investigative reporter for Los Angeles talk radio station KTLK, Carol Childs is at the forefront of the investigation in the Model Slayer murders. While she would normally love to receive the hot tip that a suspect in the murders of three fashion models has been arrested, Carol is stunned that the witness with firsthand knowledge is her pre-med daughter.

Dec 2018 15

Naughty on Ice By Maia Chance: Review/Giveaway

2018 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy

Lola Woodby is a society matron, although a poverty-stricken one most of the time. She’s formed the Discreet Retrieval Agency with the help of her very organized Swedish cook, Berta. Cedric, the Pomeranian, accompanies them on their cases.

Dec 2018 15

Love Is Stronger than Hate

2018 Articles, Helping Hands, Tom Sims

by Tom Sims

An act of terror that was very evil, hateful, and tragic recently produced the opposite response to what was intended by its perpetrator. An expression of hate evoked renewed affirmations of and commitments to love. It was true across America and especially true in the Fresno area.

Dec 2018 15

Don’t miss what’s up on KRL News & Reviews!

2018 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Here is your weekly reminder that there are also new articles up on our other website KRL News & Reviews! Every week there will be book reviews and giveaways, plus sometimes pet articles, theatre articles, and more!

Dec 2018 11

Miss Bennet: Christmas At Pemberley On Stage at Fresno State

2018 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Fresno State University Theatre is offering a lovely show to enjoy for the holiday season, Miss Bennet: Christmas At Pemberley. Having enjoyed several variations of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, I looked forward to this new play and I was not disappointed. It was written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon.

Dec 2018 8

Feral Paws Rescue: A Snowy Christmas

2018 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Feral Paws Rescue

by Lupe Gore

It was early 2013, and inside the shelter was a very scared white cat who was only one year old. He felt so abandoned and was so fearful, that he was pulling the fur out of his tail, yet he was very loving whenever humans paid attention to him. Feral Paws Rescue stepped in and saved him from certain death, as he wouldn’t be deemed adoptable with his self-destruction.

Dec 2018 8

Six Cats A Slayin’ A Cat in the Stacks Mystery By Miranda James: Review/Giveaway

2018 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Pets, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy

Change comes to everyone, welcome or not. For librarian Charlie Harris, two changes are one too many. Gerry Albritton is his new neighbor. She’s a very friendly woman, the kind who drops innuendo into conversation and her hand on an arm or shoulder while she talks. She seems to have plenty of money and isn’t shy about spending it.

Dec 2018 8

Valley Animal Center: Chloe

2018 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures

by Vanessa Villanueva

Back in 2004, when Valley Animal Center (VAC) was known as the California Feline Foundation, a Siamese kitten named Chloe thought she found her forever home. But in 2018, the family that had adopted Chloe, surrendered her to the CCSPCA because she was “too old” for them. Last month, Valley Animal Center rescued Chloe from the CCSPCA. She is now waiting for her true forever home at VAC.