After three years of rambling, researching, and writing, I am very proud to announce the inaugural volume of my Haunts & Hollows series of road trip guides to our country’s dark side. This first volume, Georgia Backroads, gives maps, coordinates, histories, and more to 80+ unusual sites across the Peach
Most readers of Agatha Christie already have a clear mental image of Hercule Poirot. In canon, the Belgian detective measures only 5’4”. Green eyes highlight a bald, egg-shaped head. His wardrobe reflects his clean, clinical mind and his precise, tidy nature. His famous mustache warrants another paragraph or two all
Most mystery readers recognize Agatha Christie as the Queen of Crime, and Ellery Queen was America’s favorite detective for most of the 20th century. So, what other Queens of Mystery can be found on mystery lovers’ shelves? Following are three titles with a regal pedigree. All the Queen’s Men by
This month I am on the road more often than I am at home as the Celtic Festival season kicks into high gear. For only the second time in 14 years, the Tallahassee Scottish Festival is back on the map with two days of Caledonian athletics and culture. The following
Even among the quirky authors and colorful pen names of the Golden Age writers, Ellery Queen stands out as a queer duck. The single nom de plume of two cousins — Daniel Nathan (a pseudonym for Frederic Dannay) and Emanuel Benjamin Lepofsky (a pseudonym for Manfred Bennington Lee), Ellery Queen
As the old year grinds to a close, the coming months promise a lot of excitement around the Ashe household. I am already hard at work on the follow-up to Off Scot Free (title to be announced!). My news series of travel guide books — Haunts & Hollows — should
Looking for something a bit darker while relaxing as the Yule log burns? Check out these three winter chillers for tales of what evil lurks just beyond the frosted window panes. White Fire by Preston & Child A post-modern Sherlock Holmes, the unflappable Special Agent Pendergast uses his brilliant mind
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