[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…
Category: Mysteries Etc
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 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. It was created along with its history in 2015, by an act of authorial eminent domain. The author expresses his…
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…