My Musing ~ A Spell of Murder by Clea Simon

A Spell of Murder by Clea Simon is the first book in the NEW “Witch Cats of Cambridge” mystery series. Publisher: Polis Books, coming December 11, 2018. “It’s Harriet’s fault. It’s always her fault, not that she’ll ever admit it.” So begins A Spell of Murder: A Witch...

My Musing ~ Blackout by Alex Segura

Blackout by Alex Segura is the fourth book in the “Pete Fernandez” mystery series. Publisher: Polis Books, coming May 8, 2018 In Blackout, the latest novel in Alex Segura’s acclaimed Pete Fernandez Mystery series, startling new evidence in a cold case that’s...

A day in the life with Nikki Black by Kristi Belcamino

Without any blinds on my east-facing window, I was up hours too early, when the sky was still pink with promise. My head hurt a little bit and I wasn’t sure if it was because I woke up too early, needed caffeine, or a handful of aspirin. Or probably all of the above....

My Musing ~ City of Angels by Kristi Belcamino

City of Angels by Kristi Belcamino is published by Polis Books, May 9, 2017 Nikki Black, 17, a self-imposed lone wolf since her mother died, fled suburban Chicago to escape her painful past. But when her so-called boyfriend reveals why he really lured her to Southern...

A day in the life of Pete Fernandez by Alex Segura

I’m not hungry. This is usually a bad sign. We’re at a table near the back of El Rinconcito—the “tiny corner”—a small Cuban place on 157th Avenue in West Kendall. It’s a warm day, the Miami temperatures clocking in no higher than 82. Balmy for the area, hellish and...