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Saturday, January 24, 2026
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jonasson (2023)
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Second book in the series. This one answers some of the questions from the cliffhanger that ended the first book, but not all. And this one ...
The Misty Harbor by Georges Simenon (1932)
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#16 The Maigrets are an interesting series in that there is no relation between one case and the next, we learn little more about him from ...
The Only Good Secretary by Jean Potts (1965)
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A secretary is found murdered in the office when the staff return to work Monday morning. Mystery Review: The Only Good Secretary is a fi...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Early Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1921)
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An anthology of Edna St. Vincent Millay's first three books. Poetry Review: Early Poems , a collection from Dover Thrift Editions of Ed...
"The Manchester Marriage" by Elizabeth Gaskell (1858)
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After her husband is lost at sea, a woman marries a conservative man. Short Story Review: "The Manchester Marriage" is not a stor...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
"Eveline's Visitant" by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1867)
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A ghost's revenge: as in life, as in death. Short Story Review: "Eveline's Visitant" is a short ghost story about two cou...
Monday, June 9, 2025
"The Mortal Immortal" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1833)
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The author of Frankenstein explores love and immortality. Short Story Review: "The Mortal Immortal" is a short, supernatural tal...
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