Anita Dickason

Unveiling Word of the Year 2024: A Mystery Perspective

The Crew, as confirmed logophiles and admittedly obsessed logomaniacs, have once again embarked upon an epic linguistic adventure in search of the perfect Word Of The Year 2024, our WOTY. Last year marked a special occasion for The Crew as we…

Sleuthing the Sleuths: Private Investigators

Within the realm of mysteries and its many sub-genres, what reader doesn’t like the drama, the intensity, and sometimes, the downright skullduggery of private investigators. Whether a P.I. in the traditional sense or one sliding into the amateur sleuth realm,…

Throwback Book: The Crescent Spy by Michael Wallace

This month, for our Throwback book, we’re diving into The Crescent Spy by Michael Wallace. It is a step back in time with historical characters and facts, spies, and tension-driven intrigue. The Crescent Spy By Michael WallaceGenre: Historical, Espionage Writing under…

A Mystery and Puzzles: What could be a better twist?

A Mystery and Puzzles: for something extra special this month, we’re combining two of our favorites: spine-chilling mysteries and spooky puzzles. October. The month for ghosts, goblins, witches, and jack-o-lanterns. A time when the ancients believed the souls of the…

Perfect Gift Ideas For the Mystery & Crime Lover

Do perfect gift ideas actually exist? At the MRC, we LOVE all things Mystery, Thriller, and True Crime. Put all those together and you have a winning shot at making us smile all day. When asked what we’d recommend as…

Blackstone’s Curse

This month, the Crew is proud to present a spooky story from none other than our very own Anita Dickason! When Anita mentioned that she had never before published short stories lying around, I was intrigued. Blackstone’s Curse quickly captured…

Bolo: Intrigue Alert Pumpkin Spice Puppy by Laurien Berenson

Pumpkin Spice Puppy! How could any aficionado of cozy mysteries resist this cover and title? From the Crew’s perspective, we couldn’t. What an exciting cozy mystery for our September genre of cozy mysteries. One that is spiced with fall colors,…

Girls of Flight City by Lorraine Heath

What a perfect match for Part Two of Anita’s Women at War Series: The Pilots. Girls of Flight City is where reality meets fiction about an era in American history. This is a powerful and realistic story of three women…