Ann Cleeves

Mar 2025 25

Crime Writers For Trans Rights Auction

2025 Articles, Helping Hands, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Ed Aymar

Over 100 crime fiction writers, ranging from award winners to international bestsellers, and other writers who joined our effort, are participating in an auction to benefit the Transgender Law Center.
This auction, which runs March 26 through April 1, offers fans and supporters the chance to support an urgent cause and bid on select items from their favorite writers, including signed books, author chats, manuscript evaluations, and much more.

Jan 2025 25

KRL Staff Favorite Books of 2024

2025 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Fantasy & Fangs, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy, Sarah Erwin, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, Tracy Condie

by Cynthia Chow, Terrance McArthur, Tracy Condie, Sarah Erwin,
& Sandra Murphy

It’s time to look back at the books we reviewed here at KRL over the past year and share with you some of our favorites! We reviewed a LOT of wonderful books last year, and even those who didn’t make the list were definitely worth reading so we hope you check them all out! All of our main reviewers share in this post their top 5-10ish favorite books they reviewed in 2024.

Oct 2024 26

The Dark Wives By Ann Cleeves: Review/Giveaway

2024 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham

I am a huge fan of the Vera TV show, as well as Shetland, and I love Ann’s Matthew Venn books, but I had never read any of her other books until this one. Because I have seen the TV series twice I didn’t feel lost at all jumping into her new Vera Stanhope book, The Dark Wives, and honestly now I can’t wait to read more Vera books.

Oct 2023 21

The Raging Storm By Ann Cleeves: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2023 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham

The Raging Storm is the third book in Ann Cleeves’ Two Rivers mystery series featuring Detective Inspector Matthew Venn. The first two books are The Long Call and The Heron’s Cry. I am a huge fan of Ann Cleeves and love this series, so I couldn't wait for this book to come out.

Nov 2022 5

BritBox Streaming: Scottish Gems Shetland & Karen Pirie

2022 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

BritBox is one of my “good” vices. It’s harmless. It’s healthy. It’s highly economical. For less than a cappuccino and a scone (monthly $6.99; special annual fee $69.99), I get endless hours of entertainment from which I can choose a sitcom, detective drama, mystery, documentary, and much more set in an urban community to the countryside and all over the Commonwealth.

Sep 2022 17

The Rising Tide A Vera Stanhope Novel By Ann Cleeves: Review/Giveaway

2022 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Costa

DCI Vera Stanhope has been the lead detective for the Northumberland Police Constabulary for many years although don’t comment on the amount of years it truly is. She is the epitome of a workaholic, rarely taking time off, as she is more comfortable in the middle of an investigation with the people she considers like family. Growing up she was always an outsider due to her short and plump stature and her father’s peculiar, if not illegal, pastime.

Jan 2022 29

Ann Cleeves Trifecta VERA, Shetland, & The Long Call on BritBox Streaming

2022 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

BritBox offers many programs that are actually based on novels which has sparked my interest in engaging with the author’s original vision of the characters, the setting, and the plot. From Robert Thorogood’s Death in Paradise to James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small from Ellis Peter’s Cadfael Mysteries to Georges Simenon’s Maigret from Nicholas Rhea’s Constable series (Heartbeat) and of course, not to mention all things Agatha Christie to Shakespeare, BritBox brings to the screen an excellent cast, beautiful settings, and stories that have you coming back for more…more is checking out the books! One author whose work is iconic in any form is Ann Cleeves.

Aug 2021 21

Queer Mystery Coming Attractions: September 2021

2021 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Matt Lubbers-Moore

Recently I have taken to republishing the works of Fergus Hume, a gay nineteenth-century writer of mysteries, goth romances, and fantasy novels. Some are easy for me to republish and some take me a lot of work, but those that are the hardest for me are sometimes the most fun as they require a lot more research and double checking the first editions to the scanned copies.

Nov 2020 4

Amy Reade’s Top 5 Pandemic Mysteries

2020 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Amy Reade

Here is the latest installment of our new column, Top 5 Mysteries I Have Read During the Pandemic, this one from mystery author Amy Reade. As we continue to spend most of our time at home, we are all looking for book suggestions so we asked mystery authors and reviewers to share the top 5 mysteries they have read during this pandemic.

Oct 2020 21

Mollie Cox Bryan’s Top 5 Mysteries Read During the Pandemic

2020 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Mollie Cox Bryan

Here is the latest installment of our new column, Top 5 Mysteries I Have Read During the Pandemic, this one from mystery author Mollie Cox Bryan. As we continue to spend most of our time at home, we are all looking for book suggestions so we asked mystery authors and reviewers to share the top 5 mysteries they have read during this pandemic.

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