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60Discover Laurence Shames, the mystery writer with the smiling simile
by jstankevicz
You take a New Jersey crime writer. You move him to Key West. Add too much time, too much sun and you might get a Laurence Shames. There are actually several Laurence Shames. There is the ghostwriter. There is... published 2 years ago
83Bibliotherapy, reading as a form of self-help therapy
by jstankevicz
The mental health professionals are still figuring out something that every reader knows instinctively - reading books is a form of personal therapy. Just think of the phrases we use to describe reading:... published 14 months ago
73Discover Donna Leon, the mystery writer who takes us to Venice
by jstankevicz
The Commissario Brunetti series is sometimes a police procedural, sometimes a whodunit, sometimes a comic opera, and occasionally plays like "Father does not know best". Brunetti has married into a privileged... published 2 years ago
72Discover Mystery Authors
by jstankevicz
Many fine writers have earned a wide audience. For each writer that has name recognition, there are many more terrific mystery writers whose names are not on the NY Time's list, but deserve to be on a mystery... published 2 years ago
61Books as gifts? What a great idea!
by jstankevicz
Books make great gifts for all ages. Here are some ideas for giving a gift that will be appreciated. Since mystery books are my favorites and are enjoyed by many readers, you'll find some specific... published 2 years ago
68Discover Andrea Camilleri, and enter mysterious Sicily
by jstankevicz
Take an idiosyncratic police Inspector, surround him with quirky good guys and bad guys, place them in a funny yet sad Sicily, add Camilleri's way with words and out come an engaging Montalbano mystery. That... published 13 months ago
68Discover Jon A Jackson, the mystery writer and his Fang
by jstankevicz
Fang Mulheisen is a good cop who had an even better teacher, a cop known as Grootka. Fang runs up against an out of town pro, a hit man named Joe Service, who is sometimes a little better, and stays a step... published 2 years ago
55Discover John Dunning, the mystery writer / bookscout
by jstankevicz
For me John Dunning is a trifecta interest hit - mystery author, old time radio authority, and to make it really sweet he writes mysteries about book collecting and old time radio! A bookscout is an individual... published 2 years ago
36Discover Harold Adams, the mystery writer who stirred the dust
by jstankevicz
Carl Wilcox would be the first to tell you he was a bum. An ex-con who was homeless, a drifter, a drinker and eventually called the murder man, might earn the bum label. Harold Adams created Carl Wilcox and... published 2 years ago
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