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Category: Mysteries Etc
Tape, Tarn, and Trouble
My enthusiasm was matched only by the derision of the beautiful blonde I had dragged along. I had no choice but drag her along—we were on a date when the letter of instructions arrived. “Hey, what is this?” she asked.…
Murder at the Roadhouse
Junior Watson was good-looking. Not movie-star-Humphry-Bogart good looking but GQ Magazine-fashion-model good-looking. He was pleased with his looks. No. He was proud of his looks. Narcissus had nothing on him. It wasn’t just his face. He was blessed with…
Chef Nathan
Chef Nathan and Evil King Paprika the First A Children’s Story (That Adults Might Like Too) Dedicated to Nathan, Natalie, Cathy and David, remembering Astor Avenue and Germany Once upon a time many years ago, in 1973, there was…
Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
[Sept. 22, 2016. I’ve been working on this story for a while. It seemed appropriate to publish it on the anniversary of Yogi Berra’s death.] The voice from the next booth, in the elegant Sur le Pont d’Avignon, belonged to…
Review: Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
These days we take female police officers for granted, even if they still don’t have the same status and representation that male officers have. These days we take the legal rights of labor—to organize and strike—for granted, even if management…
The Chinese Checkers Murder
“You’ve lost your marbles!” Sondra told George, her father’s long-time lover. “He was an old man like you — 68. He died of a heart attack or heart failure. Don’t let your emotions go wild.” She was sitting in the kitchen, breathing…
Rattlesnake Gulch
The cowpoke rode into town on a broken down horse, wearing a shabby Stetson and a greasy, ragged duster coat. Except for the tarnished silver spurs over his nondescript boots, no one would have paid him any heed. He hitched…
Banded Together: A Ghost, a Paper Route and a Rubber Band
By Eric Beversluis Al picked me up at 4:30am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our bundles of papers— Morning Call, New York Times, Herald Tribune, Daily News, Wall Street Journal — waited at a gas station across from the Haledon Diner. As we…
Review of A Crime in Holland (Maigret)
A Crime in Holland by Georges Simenon My rating: 2 of 5 stars I was eager to try a Maigret mystery. Not only is the name so well known, but I recently viewed an old Maigret movie which finds Maigret…