Claire A. Murray

May 2024 11

Bad Boy Beat By Clea Simon: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2024 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Claire A Murray

Emily Kelton is a probationary reporter for the Standard, a scrappy, Boston daily newspaper. The job is a step up from the suburban weekly she’d spent two years writing for, but her success there gave her a strong dose of confidence: she knows how to report. She’s a lone wolf, with ambition to move out of the cop beat to the City Hall bureau, which her friend Roz covers, and then to larger political entities. Just prove it to Saul, her editor, she thinks.

Jul 2022 9

Dance Among the Flames By Tori Eldridge: Review/Giveaway

2022 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Claire A. Murray

If the title isn’t clue enough, then the opening line should warn you—Dance Among the Flames sizzles. Sit down, grab a glass of wine, and even for readers who disdain prologues, begin there.

Jan 2021 6

Peace, Love, and Crime: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the ’60s

2021 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Claire A. Murray

The 22 tales in this anthology, although inspired by the songs of the ’60s, don’t all take place in that decade. Some will step you back in time, others contemporary, all evoking the sense of the song or its meaning in tales of theft, robbery, kidnapping, dating, family, and other relationships. From the UK to Canada and the US, these authors crafted stories that range from nostalgic to humorous, but all deadly and inspired by songs whose opening riffs are mostly familiar. If not, pull out your old LPs or CDs or log onto YouTube and have a listen as you read Peace, Love, and Crime: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the ’60s.

Oct 2015 27

A Grave Development: A Halloween Mystery Short Story

2015 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrific Tales

by Claire A. Murray

“Hi Honey, I’m home.” George placed his briefcase on a chair and his keys and driving glasses on the kitchen table.
“In here, dear. Bring me that crepe paper on the counter, would you?”

Oct 2014 18

Cheating Death: A Halloween Mystery Short Story

2014 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrific Tales

by Claire Murray

“Geez, kid. What’d you have to go and shoot him for?” Willie took Bobby’s gun and stuffed it in his jacket pocket, almost crushing the three packs of cigarettes and map he’d stolen from the convenience store.