Murder Games

Twists and turns as you follow the hunt for the next victim……. The Dealer leaves a trail of cards taunting the cops and challenging the professor in this story. While some serial killers want to be found, some really want to be found. The question is, can they find him in time to save more… More Murder Games

The Postcard Killers

Paris is stunning in the summer NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe’s most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren’t what draw him–he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe through the eyes of his daughter’s killer. Kanon’s daughter, Kimmy, and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since… More The Postcard Killers

Last Tango in Aberystwyth

Malcolm Pryce’s hardboiled detective is back cavorting down the mean streets of Aberystwyth in the second book of the series……..  Dean Morgan, who teaches at the Faculty of Undertaking, comes to Aberystwyth to pick up course materials. Checking into a notorious bed and breakfast ghetto, he mistakenly receives a suitcase intended for a ruthless druid assassin.… More Last Tango in Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth Mon Amour

Hardboiled detectives aren’t just found on the mean streets of Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles…….They can also be found in the parochial Welsh town of Aberystwyth…….. Well at least that’s where Malcolm Pryce’s hardboiled detective can be found. This Aberystwyth is run by shady Druids. There are whelk-stalls as well as sexy dancing girls. And even an… More Aberystwyth Mon Amour

Annabelle Archer

Taking wedding day stress to a new level “Better Off Wed” is the first book in the Annabelle Archer cozy mystery series by Laura Durham. This book also won the Agatha Award for the Best First Novel. Laura based her wedding planner mysteries on her 20 plus years of planning society weddings in Washington, DC. She… More Annabelle Archer

Killed by Eye Drops!

Aristide Leonides, a wealthy and ruthless tycoon, has been poisoned…. It appears that someone laced his regular insulin injection with eserine from his eye drops……This is the premise for Agatha Christie’s Crooked House. The old mans grandaughter, Sophia, is convinced he has been murdered by a member of their idiosyncratic family. She hires her ex-lover, a spy-turned-private-detective to… More Killed by Eye Drops!

How To Throw Murder Mystery Party Your Guests Will Love.

Ever wanted to throw a murder mystery themed party that is so good that your guests love it and rave about it for months afterwards ? Do you ever start planning a party then worry about your guests enjoying themselves? It’s only natural to want everybody to have a good time. And that includes you, as host,… More How To Throw Murder Mystery Party Your Guests Will Love.

“Couldn’t get you out — had to set you on fire.”

Watching a TV quiz show, I was surprised by a question asking which author was set on fire while playing cricket at Lord’s. I correctly guessed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle but wanted to know more of the story about the man behind Sherlock Holmes. First Class Cricket Sir Arthur Conan Doyle played for MCC until 1907. He finished with… More “Couldn’t get you out — had to set you on fire.”