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71Discover 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
79Discover 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
79Bibliotherapy, 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 12 months ago
78Discover 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
63The Mystery at Bouchercon
by jstankevicz
Where do murderers, victims, thieves, cops, suspects, and private detectives meet, eat and party together? Once a year they all get together at Bouchercon. Bouchercon is the biggest and oldest mystery book... published 11 months ago
69Discover 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
66Discover 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
74Discover Lee Child, the mystery writer who makes the pages turn
by jstankevicz
Lee Child writes about Jack Reacher, a larger than life hero. Despite the over the top nature of the hero, the stories, and the endings, these are suspenseful page-turners! Jack Reacher is a big man, an... published 2 years ago
65Discover 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
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