These were my favorite reads of 2023.
Books for a Long Weekend
I hope between the frantic traveling, parade watching, and air mattress sleeping you have some time for relaxation with a good book. Delve into these creepy, cozy books from around the world.
REVIEW: The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries
I am pleased Sims has pulled together another interesting collection of short stories, most of which I had never heard of before. All told, the collection contains more than 300 pages of murder mysteries waiting to be rediscovered.
REVIEW: West Heart Kill
Agatha Christie taught us a century ago, a narrator needn’t be telling the reader the truth, nor must the detective himself. But surely the omniscient narrator has no ulterior motives. Right?
REVIEW: 1923 – The Mystery of Lot 212
On a whim, Boultin’s friend sent him an auction listing for a scrap of silent film reel that was labelled Tour de France. He won Lot 212 and embarked on a three-year, multinational odyssey to preserve the film and restore it to its place in history, however small that might be.