Sarah Shahi to play grown up Nancy Drew

by | Mar 1, 2016 | Books

The primary cast is filling out for the pilot for the upcoming CBS drama DREW. Sarah Shahi (PERSON OF INTEREST, FAIRLY LEGAL) will be playing an adult, contemporary Nancy. In the pilot, Nancy is an NYPD detective that  “investigates and solves crimes using her...

Once Upon A Crime Found a Buyer

by | Mar 1, 2016 | Books

We’ve found a buyer! Hard to believe, but here we are. After 7 months of backs and forths with potential buyers, Once Upon a Crime is about to have new owners. We’re both excited and saddened by this news. We’ll miss the store, authors, and especially customers...

FALL OF POPPIES Reviewed

by | Mar 1, 2016 | Reviews

Fall Of Poppies Edited by Heather Webb William Morrow March 1. 2016 Fall Of Poppies is an anthology that has settings and writings related to World War I. These historical fiction stories delve into unique experiences that are told from both the female and male point...

Winners of 2016 Lefty Awards

by | Feb 29, 2016 | Awards

This weekend, at LEFT COAST CRIME 2016,  the winners were announced for the 2016 LEFTY awards. Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel: LORD OF THE WINGS, by Donna Andrews (Minotaur) Other nominees PLANTATION SHUDDERS, by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane) FEBRUARY FEVER, by...

Nicholas Searle's THE GOOD LIAR Reviewed

by | Feb 28, 2016 | Books

The Good Liar Nicholas Searle Harper Feb. 2nd, 2016 The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle is a fascinating thriller. The plot is intense with the main characters seen as either very likeable or having no redeeming qualities. Although the first few chapters are slow and...

The Kitchen, Midnighter, Constantine Reviewed

by | Feb 26, 2016 | Comics

  THE KITCHEN Vertigo I’m a sucker for good mob stories and this is a wonderfully fresh twist on the 70s mob. The wives of gangsters have become “prison widows” after their mobbed up husbands go to the joint. Not willing to sit back and hope things will work out...