Monthly Archives: October 2024

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Trap, Neuter, Die by Sharon Marchisello

Novel Magic: Cats in Mysteries with Sharon Marchisello

Cats are among my favorite things. My guest today ties her love of cats and writing to the very real problem of feral cats. And then she added murder! I am in heaven just thinking about this book. She got me so worked up that I’m writing an entirely separate post on the topic. Look for it on Friday, October 29. Cats in Mysteries by Sharon Marchisello In my new mystery, Trap, Neuter, Die, I write about a topic dear […]

A black cat sits on top of a stack of books

Are We Getting Dumber?  The Declining Reading Level of Modern Books

Lately, I’ve harbored a sneaking suspicion that the general population has moved beyond the endearing free-thinking eccentricity I love about America to the dangerously under-educated that could get us all killed. For example, I saw a post the other day—and yes, you can see anything on the Interwebs, but this one got me. The poster was excited and somewhat frightened because he/she had seen the moon in the middle of the day and swore that it had never happened before. Many […]

The Maze by Nelson DeMille

S.K. Reviews The Maze by Nelson DeMille

The Maze by Nelson DeMille is book 8 in DeMille’s John Corey series and is likely to be the last. The author died in September of 2024. I picked up The Maze on a whim in September unaware of that. Several of DeMille’s books already grace my bookshelves and my Kindle, and I was excited to read one of his latest. I miss knowing he’s in the world. DeMille’s books are labeled Mystery Action, Suspense, Action Thriller, Political Thriller—and more, and […]

crooked tree on a bloody red background. The Roots Run Deep by C.M. Forest

Book Tour: The Roots Run Deep by C.M. Forest

What’s better than a collection of Horror Stories at this time of year? In affiliation with Goddess Fish Promotions, let me introduce you to C.M. Forest. This post is part of a Book Tour which means there is a contest and a bunch of stops on the tour. Visit as many stops as possible because you can enter the contest at each stop, thus increasing your chances of winning the prize–a $15 gift card. So this guest and I have […]