Vintage Illustration -  via Vintage illustration -  via Anne Yvonne Gilbert - via Susan Mitchell - via...

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, my then husband and I went on a Freeman Wills Croft reading binge. There my familiarity wi...

I've recently discovered the books of Cyril Hare , aka Alfred Gordon Clark .   If you know my style, you won't be surprised to lear...

First off: If the plot sounds familiar, this is the book upon which the so/so Van Johnson movie 23 PACES TO BAKER STREET was based. ...

Thanksgiving cover illustration by one of my very favorite guys from the past, Constantin Alajalov .

This is the first Richard Jury mystery and the one which introduces us to the nicely neurotic inhabitants of Long Piddleton. The setting...

I've written about  REED'S PROMISE  before (this is a repeat - more or less - of a post from 2012) and I'll probably write a...

Herbert Andrew Paus (1880 - 1946) - via  If you get a chance, remember to thank a veteran for their service.

American Gothic - 1930 - via Most of us know Grant Wood's rather grim American Gothic painting which has become an iconic piece ove...

Originally published in 1941, this is the 2005 re-issue by Rue Morgue Press.  Thanks go out to Sergio over at his fabulous blog, Tippi...

The only thing I didn't like about this book and it's only because I'm squeamish, were several scenes of disturbing violence,...

...where guests check in but they don't check out. Mwahahaha!!!

A British Library Crime Classic - this nicely packaged book (with a forward by Martin Edwards) is one of several Golden Age mysteries br...

I'm a big fan of Jeff Cohen's work all the way back to 2002 and his hilarious Aaron Tucker mysteries set in New Jersey. I love to...

CAT PEOPLE (1942) starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph and Jack Holt. THE UNINVITED (1944) starring Ray Millan...