2025 WOTY:
Mystery Review Crew’s Word of the Year (2025 WOTY) Each year, the hunt is on for the one word that reflects the vibe of the last twelve months—a summary, a snapshot of what shaped human behavior. The single term that…
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A Winter’s Keepsake: Part Three by Anita Dickason
From my Author’s World to yours. Thank you for joining me for the final chapter of A Winter’s Keepsake, a Christmas interlude in the Tori Winters Mystery series. In this closing part, memory and mystery converge beneath the glow of a…
A Winter’s Keepsake: Part Two by Anita Dickason
From my Author’s World to yours. Welcome back to A Winter’s Keepsake, a holiday interlude in the Tori Winters Mystery series. In this second chapter, the shimmer of Christmas begins to reveal deeper shadows. As Tori unpacks the meaning behind…
A Winter’s Keepsake: Part One by Anita Dickason
From my Author’s World to yours. Welcome to A Winter’s Keepsake, a three-part holiday interlude in the Tori Winters Mystery series. This story steps away from crime scenes and whodunits to explore a quieter kind of mystery—one wrapped in memory,…
AUTOPSY OF A SCAM: Dissecting The AI Pitch That Hooks Authors
Have you received an influx of messages lately promising “Increased book exposure, book reviews, or a massive social media splash?” Then this Autopsy of a Scam might be for you. Whether a debut novelist or a seasoned bestseller, authors remain…
Tracing the DNA of Mysteries
Tracing the DNA of Mysteries. Mysteries, where fear flirts with fascination. Every locked-room mystery, every forensic thriller, every psychological whodunit, every twist you love today started somewhere. For True Crime month, the Mystery Review Crew is unearthing the genre’s primal…
From Jack the Ripper to Biometrics: The Evolution of Forensic Science
Ripper to Retina: The Art of Detection and the Evolution of Biometrics and Forensic Science Every crime scene tells a story. It’s not just about what’s seen, it’s what’s invisible. What still lingers. Even the slightest clue can become a…
Throwback Book: The Bookshop Murder by Merryn Allingham
This month, for our Throwback book, we’re diving into The Bookshop Murder: A Flora Steele Mystery by Merryn Allingham. Dive into the first book in the Flora Steele Mystery series with Amateur Sleuth Flora, a bookshop owner, bicycle rider, and daydreamer. The Bookshop…
The Grimoire Curse: Some Pages Write Themselves Part 2
The shadows of Blackfen Castle grow darker in The Grimoire Curse: Some Pages Write Themselves Part Two, by Mystery Review Crew co-founder and Author Anita Dickason. Archivist Eliza Marrow has only begun to unravel the cursed secrets hidden within the…
The Grimoire Curse: Some Pages Write Themselves Part 1
Step into the eerie world of gothic mystery with The Grimoire Curse: Some Pages Write Themselves by the Mystery Review Crew’s own Author Anita Dickason. This chilling, haunted castle short story begins at the foreboding Blackfen Castle, where archivist Eliza…
