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…
Category: Mysteries Etc
Banded Together: A Ghost, a Paper Route and a Rubber Band
By Eric Beversluis Originally published at medium.com. Rev 2020-08-03 Image:Albert Payson Terhune 1872–1942 collection, Special Collections, The Elihu Burritt Library, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain. Modified: EHB. * * * When I started delivering morning newspapers from…
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…
Review of Sibella Giorello “Raleigh Harmon Mysteries”
The Mountains Bow Down by Sibella Giorello My rating: 4 of 5 stars This whole series is quite enjoyable. After writing five novels about Raleigh Harmon as a geology-loving FBI agent, Giorello wrote three prequels featuring Raleigh as a precocious,…
Maasdam Ohio Thumbnail History
Maasdam, Ohio, population 26,529, is situated on Ohio Route 57 at Erhart Road, approximately half way between Medina and Grafton. Perhaps its current crime wave is due to its proximity to Grafton. It was created along with its history in…
Where the Heck is Maasdam Ohio?
From Maasdam, Murder & More, forthcoming by Eric Beversluis.Sign up for email notification or to follow me on Twitter. “About then the doorbell rang. It was a member of the Maasdam police force. “Mrs. Zibikoff? Is Conrad Jakes your son?”…
Review of ‘V is for Vengeance’
V is for Vengeance is an exciting and rewarding book, weaving an intricate plot with interesting and thought-provoking characters. While I anticipated two of the major end-of-the-book revelations, I wouldn’t say that that reflects a weakness in the story or…
My Crime & Detection Genealogy
Not surprisingly, my experience with crime and detection fiction begins with Sherlock Holmes. No need to say anything except that, like most of the books I’ll mention, they’ve always rewarded re-reading. One also needs say nothing about Miss Marple and…
Maasdam Murder & More
Forthcoming–due out soon! Evie O’Hara, philosophy degree in hand, enjoys a quiet life as a manager in a Maasdam, Ohio supermarket—until she finds Jenny’s body in the walk-in freezer. Shaken but determined, she unravels the crime with help from her…