Mimi Lee Cracks the Code

Jan 2022 29

Mimi Lee Cracks the Code By Jennifer J. Chow: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2022 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze, Pets

by Cynthia Chow

The rescue of a shih tzu out of the waters off of Catalina Island is rewarding Mimi Lee in many unexpected ways. Not only did the pup’s owner invest in Mimi’s new pet grooming business, the still grateful Pixie St. James offers an all-expense-paid stay at her vacation home as an early Hollywoof first year anniversary. Mimi is looking forward to a getaway with her workaholic attorney boyfriend Josh Akana, but before they even get on a plane – another gift from the tech company CEO – Pixie receives a troubling call from the rental cleaning company with concerns about damage and the previous tenant.

Jan 2022 8

KRL’s Favorite Books of 2021

2022 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Fantasy & Fangs, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy, Terrance V. Mc Arthur

by KRL Staff

Another year has ended and once again we take a look back at just a few of the many books that were reviewed in KRL and KRL News and Reviews in 2021. While 2021 was another difficult year, a lot of wonderful books came out! All but one of our main reviewers share in this post their top 5-10ish favorite books they reviewed in 2021. Katherine Costa wanted to include favorite authors and TV shows that she has reviewed, so hers is going up in a separate post next week!

Oct 2021 9

Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions: Fall & Winter Releases

2021 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Elizabeth Wilkerson

Those People.
An ad hawking Christmas present ideas just popped up in my email. It’s barely October, and yet marketeers are already ratcheting up holiday gift-buying stress.
It’d be different if I were one of Those People. You know the ones—they’ve purchased and wrapped their holiday presents before the Fourth of July.

Jul 2021 10

Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions: July – October

2021 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Elizabeth Wilkerson

Summer is a time for unapologetic, indulgent reading. From frothy beach reads to page-turning thrillers. But it’s also a time when schools hand students that dreaded list: summer required reading.
Mandatory books I was forced to read sank to the bottom of my TBR pile. The assigned titles, a collection of dusty publications I wouldn’t have picked for myself, never called to me. Not until the waning days of summer vacation when I realized I had to plow through hundreds of pages of un-fun reading before the school year began.