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Book of the Week 12.15.25 The disappearance of nine-year-old Roisin O’Halloran on the night of the summer solstice in 1999 has haunted two emotionally …
Edison Bixby was a great detective for the LAPD, and he knew it. When a brain injury forced him to resign, he became the …
Daedalus is, of course, the famous Athenian inventor, sculpture, and craftsman, as well as the father of Icarus. So it’s quite appropriate to name …
Avid people-watchers will be intrigued by the generous, thoughtful Mr. Michael, as he’s known, who sits at the window of his mansion watching people …
Book of the Week 12.11.25 When Kiril returns to his village of Koprivci after getting medical training in the city, he is struck once …
This partnership between R. W. Green and the now deceased M. C. Beaton (Beaton produced scores of mysteries starring Scottish Sergeant Hamish Macbeth, Agatha …