Congratulations to Lori D. in Redwood City and Bruce C. of Stratham New Hampshire, in the sun and in the snow, who won copies of “A Venomous Death” for their brilliant jobs in, well, joining into the Twenty Weeks of Buzz fun—Lori read her newsletter and Bruce is on Goodreads. Enjoy the Further Adventures of…
Read MoreWhat’s this I see? Mary Russell has a new post over on her MySpace page? Episodes of “A Case in Correspondence” will appear there Wednesdays throughout our Twenty Weeks of Buzz, and on Fridays you can find them here at Mutterings. What on earth are the world’s greatest detective and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, up…
Read MoreTuesdays during the Twenty Weeks of Buzz will present some bit of information or background about each of my twenty books, one at a time. This is week seven, and we’re talking about The Moor, published in 1998. For two articles by LRK on ACD, see “Sir Arthur Conan Doyle” in AZ Murder Goes Classic…
Read MoreWeek seven of the Twenty Weeks of Buzz finds a new puzzle, deciphering a burst of free verse! And, if you send in your answers by the 14th you’ll be entered for next week’s drawing of a “Venomous Death” mini-broadside OR a genuine LRK t-shirt. Either will look fabulous on your wall. * Something I’m…
Read MoreA series of communications (employing means as varied as re-used post cards and the agony columns of the Times) has come to light between Mary Russell and Other Important People, which will be revealed during the Twenty Weeks of Buzz. It follows the 1992 (not a typo!) tale published last year as MyStory (or, The…
Read MoreTwo exciting new projects in the LRK e-universe, at pretty opposite ends of some kind of spectrum: an app and a coloring book. The app is for iPhones, and you can get yours here. It’s still in its infancy, but I am assured that it will be Terribly Useful and will contain All Kinds of…
Read MoreWhat’s this I see? Mary Russell has a new post over on her MySpace page? Episodes of “A Case in Correspondence” will appear there Wednesdays throughout our Twenty Weeks of Buzz, and on Fridays you can find them here at Mutterings. What on earth are the world’s greatest detective and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, up…
Read MoreTuesdays during the Twenty Weeks of Buzz are given over to a look at each of my twenty books, one each week, with some reflection or bit of information or background about it. This week, A Letter of Mary, published in 1997. My background is theology, with degrees in Comparative Religion and in Old Testament.…
Read MoreWhat do Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Helene Hanff, Dorothy Sayers, and Laurie King have in common? Apart from the obvious, of course? Maybe the titles will nudge your memory: Dracula. Frankenstein. 84 Charing Cross Road. What about, The Documents in the Case (got it now?) And “A Case in Correspondence.” The short story unfolding at…
Read MoreThe second excerpt for The God of the Hive is here, with more to follow on the 27th of February and March. For those curious about the creative process (who among us is not?) each will be followed by a post showing the first draft of that section, with brief remarks about the rewrite process.…
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