by Sandra Murphy
This week we have an interview with mystery author Elizabeth Zelvin, a review of her latest book Death Will Extend Your Vacation & a chance to win a copy of the book–details at the end of this post.
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Mysteryrat’s Maze
by Bobbi A. Chukran
Though a published novelist and playwright, this is Bobbi’s first published short story, which she adapted from a play that she also wrote. As part of KRL’s celebration of the release of The Raven, we are happy to share this story of something that “might” have happened between Poe and the love of his life Virginia.
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by Terrance V. Mc Arthur
& Gerry Bartlett
& Gerry Bartlett
This week we have a review of a vampire/mystery crossover book by Gerry Bartlett, Real Vampires Hate Skinny Jeans, a guest post on how Gerry came to write this series, & a chance to win a copy of the book–details at the end of this post.
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by Lorie Lewis Ham
As a mystery fan and writer myself, the name of Edgar Allan Poe is of great importance as he is the father of the American detective novel. So when I heard there was going to be a movie coming out where Edgar himself was a character I was intrigued.
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by Deborah Harter Williams
Starting its second season May 6 (PBS) is the BBC’s Sherlock. The three new episodes will be reworks of the classics: “A Scandal in Bohemia” (Irene Adler with nudity and laptops), “The Hound of the Baskervilles” (a 20 year disappearance…a monstrous hound…I wouldn’t have missed this for the world) and “The Final Problem.”
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by Linda O. Johnston
What could be more worthwhile than reading mysteries about animals? How about reading mysteries that are not only about animals, but also encourage donating to an organization that helps endangered and abused critters?
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by Terell Byrd
The compassionate and lively Lauren Vancouver is back in this third volume of the Pet Rescue Series by Linda O. Johnston. Lauren is the director of HotRescues, a no kill pet shelter in Southern California. She and her crew do what they can to save as many animals as possible.
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by Diana Hockley
This week we have an original mystery short story by author Diana Hockley from Australia (hence the more European spelling you may notice below). And within this story is a treat for those of us who love our pet rats.
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by Gary Earl Ross
For more than a century, Edgar Allan Poe has inspired artwork, plays, films, comic books, television shows, and other visual media. The forthcoming release of The Raven, in which John Cusack plays Poe on the trail of a serial killer, who uses his stories for inspiration, invites reflection on the ongoing impact of Poe on modern visual culture.
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by Lorie Lewis Ham
This week we have a review of Carolyn Hart’s latest Death On Demand mystery novel Death Comes Silently, a behind the book interview with her, and at the end of this post are details on how to enter to win a copy of this book.
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by Lorie Lewis Ham
At the end of March, Kings River Life Magazine took part in Left Coast Crime 2012 Mining For Murder in Sacramento. We had the pleasure of meeting old friends and getting to know new ones. I was on a panel for my books, The Musical Mystery Panel, which was a lot of fun, we hung out in the hotel bar and showed off KRL to attendees, and did our first video author interviews, which was a lot of fun! The first two—one with Lee Goldberg and one with Victoria Heckman—have already been posted along with articles/reviews involving them, but here are several more for your enjoyment!
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by Lorie Lewis Ham
Here are some more fun mystery author video interviews from Left Coast Crime: Jan Burke, Ann Littlewood, Elaine Macko, Rochell Staab, Barbara Graham, Mike Befeler, Aileen Baron & Robert O’ Hanneson.
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by Dennis Palumbo
This is the first story in the Smart Guys series written by Dennis Palumbo, which first appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. There are nine Smart Guys mysteries–watch for more here in KRL in the future. This story is rated PG-13 for some strong language.
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by Christina Morgan Cree
One of Agatha Christie’s best loved characters is the fussy Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Though I’ve known many people to give me that blank-eyed “I have no idea what you’re talking about and I’ve already lost all interest in what you’re saying” look when I bring up the name of Hercule Poirot, he actually has, and has had, quite a following. He’s the only fictional character to ever get an obituary in the New York Times, and of Agatha Christie’s more than 80 novels and short story collections, he appears in 33 novels and 51 short stories.
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