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That San Diego TreatI am writing this on the plane back from San Diego after having enjoyed the 2023 Bouchercon. It is, I think, the eighth I have...
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Bouchercon takeaways: being a successful panelistLike some of you reading this, I recently attended this year's Bouchercon, which is touted as the world's largest mystery convention....
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What Is A HackThe answer, like the answer to so many questions, depends on how old you are. If you were born before the Flood, or even before the War (what...
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Toby or not Toby...If you thought we were finished with weird English, I'm back with an even more… erm… entertaining take. You can blame the usual suspects, ABA and...
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The Scene of the CrimePachter in the Begijnhof. The Scene of the Crime by Josh Pachter As readers of this blog may remember, I have...
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As You First HopeAgain, another inspiration from a SleuthSayer's column – Chris Knopf's What could go wrong? (28 August 2023). Chris said, " A...
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The Sincerest Form of Flattery? Part 1“There’s a nice little girl,” I told myself out loud in the car, “for a guy that’s interested in a nice little girl.” Nobody said...
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The Prigozhin EffectYevgeny Prigozhin didn’t fall out of a window; he fell out of the sky. In a terrifying nosedive, from 28,000 feet. I hope he...
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A Day for NothingYesterday, September 11th, marked the 22nd anniversary of the attacks on New York City, the Pentagon, and the nation. Commentary about Patriot's...
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Blessed be the copy editors, for they save our bacon.I count among my greatest natural skills the ability to misspell, hack up syntax and transpose letters, words and sometimes whole sentences and...
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Grift, Misinformation and the Long Arm of the LawWe often hear about the long arm of the law, suggesting that the justice system has far-reaching power. There is one place that the justice...
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Good For the Soul (RIP to a Storyteller)America has been so over-celebritized for so long that it's daily news that some star passed away. For me, these trigger a brief thought of...
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On Stephen King...Photo by Shane Leonard As I type this, a copy of Holly , the latest Stephen King novel, sits in a TBR stack I keep in my...
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Dunning-Kruger Should Be A Last NameWe've all sat in on those meetings. Someone sent by administration to explain things to us. Motivate us. Well-dressed. Well-groomed. A whiff (or a...
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AI, Carambaby Peter Rozovsky Can you stand one more story of AI oddities? This one is a little different. A...
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Make Time for Meet-UpsTemple, I think we’re going to need more luggage. Though this will appear after our return, I’m writing this a few days before...
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The Digital Detective ~ Robocall KillersMinutes ago my phone rang. I glanced at the caller ID. Usually it shows ‘Spam Likely’ and I swipe it off the screen. This time it gave a name I...
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Where'd THAT Story Come From?I have a couple of new mystery stories out, and after some questions about them the other day from one of my (two) fans, I figured...
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Yikes! and Crickets! The Happy Hollisters are back!Where do you stand on rewriting or editing the work of long-dead authors? Yes, I am thinking of the recent articles we’ve all seen...
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A Question of EmpathyThe other day I had a well-dressed, impeccably kempt older man approach me while I was getting gas at a local service station. He asked me...
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The Picture on Pratchett's WallI just finished reading Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography, by Rob Wilkins. I have written about...
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Game On!I'm delighted to welcome Kristin Kisska back to SleuthSayers today with this guest post. It's perfect timing because today is a special day for...
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What could go wrong?I start every new project, whether it’s repairing a toilet, designing a four-bedroom house or starting a novel, flush with optimism. ...
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KDP Paperback Change in PricingPrior to June 20th of this year, Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing stated that due to inflation. it would be increasing its pricing on paperbacks...
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A Fun Post: Why Book Tours are Expensive... (More comedy on the road)It's rerun season! I dug into the archives, and found my third ever column for Sleuthsayers, from NINE YEARS AGO, to the...
