Autopsy of a Book Cover
An author’s source of inspiration comes in many forms. Sometimes, it is a picture. One that immediately stirs the author’s imagination. What kind of a story can be weaved around a decrepit doll from a bygone era attired in a…
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Puzzles & Mysteries
As mystery lovers is there a better combination than Puzzles & Mysteries? What fun when a plan comes together. On the first of June, the Mystery Review Crew launched a new group on Facebook, Mystery Review Crew—Book Talk. The place…
A look back at the meaning behind Memorial Day
On Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who have given their lives for the freedoms we take for granted. American flags, a symbol of their sacrifice, will fly at cemeteries, national, state, and local memorial events, during parades and…
A Fishy Game of Clue
A Fishy Clue! One of my favorite board games has always been Clue. It’s all about the mystery, the investigation, following the clues to discover the culprit, the whodunits. Was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the candlestick or…
Underground!
Underground! What an intriguing, descriptive word. I love words that tease and tantalize the imagination. Underground! What does it conjure up, the benign or the deadly? Secretive, cloak and dagger, clandestine, covert or a mine. What a gamut of scenarios.…
Cliffhangers by Anita Dickason
Cliffhangers! What tugs us from chapter to chapter? What creates a sense of anxiety and suspense? What keeps us reading a book far into the night? Or, we say to ourselves, just one more chapter. You reach the end of…
Cover Reveal: Murder’s Legacy by Anita Dickason
Today we are celebrating the cover reveal for Anita Dickason’s Murder’s Legacy, Book 2 in A Tori Winters Series! Secrets that defy time! An inconceivable disaster strikes, bringing Tori Winters’ meticulous plans to turn her historic house into a bed…
Finding the Realism
Finding the Realism in books. A common thread in my crime thrillers is the number of law enforcement characters—FBI agents, Interpol agents, U.S. marshals, deputy sheriffs, sheriffs, special rangers, highway patrol officers, secret service agents, police chiefs, police officers, and…
Can Christmas be Saved? By Author Pat Pratt
This year, the Crew is proud to have our friend Pat Pratt with a Short Christmas Story: The Elves Inventoin: Can Christmas be Saved? A fun Christmas tale about when the north pole got a little to hot for Santa!…
The Story Behind White Christmas by Anita Dickason and Caleb Pirtle III
Some memories never fade. For me, the song, White Christmas, is one. From my earliest childhood memories, hearing Bing Crosby sing White Christmas was linked to my Christmases. To this day, watching Bing Crosby’s 1954 movie, White Christmas, is a tradition, along with the…
