Tag Archives: mystery

A McAleer mystery

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Bookworm

Boston College graduate Andrew McAleer is co-editor of a new book that features 12 original mystery stories written exclusively by Edgar Allan Poe Award and Shamus Award-winning authors, including a never-before-published story from Andrew’s late father, BC Professor of English … Continue reading →

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When the House Burns

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Bookworm

The quest for love and home becomes deadly when Detectives Erik Jansson and Deb Metzger search for the killer of an adulterous real estate agent in When the House Burns (Coffeetown Press, 2023), a new fast-paced mystery from author Priscilla … Continue reading →

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Murder in D.C.

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Bookworm

Congressional staffer Kit Marshall has another murder case (or two) to solve in Lethal Legacies (Camel Press, 2022), the latest installment in the Washington Whodunnit book series by Boston College graduate Colleen Shogan. In this novel, Kit attempts to clear … Continue reading →

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Dead duck

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Bookworm

Boston College graduate Colleen Shogan is back with another murder mystery for congressional staffer Kit Marshall to solve. In her latest novel, Dead as a Duck (Camel Press, 2021), the mayor of Duck, North Carolina, an upscale beach town in … Continue reading →

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Unidentified flying objects

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Bookworm

On June 24, 1947, a private pilot reported numerous dazzling objects rushing through the sky above Mount Rainier in Washington state. Within a few weeks, hundreds of sightings of flying saucers were reported to news media, followed by reports of … Continue reading →

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Minnesota murder mystery

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Bookworm

In the latest mystery written by Boston College alumna Priscilla Paton, police detectives Erik Jansson and Deb Metzger work to solve the murder of Dan Routh, a man who rescued trafficked teen addicts from a vindictive crime boss, but was … Continue reading →

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Larceny and murder

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Bookworm
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Amy Lynch mysteries

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Bookworm

Paula Kane Norton, a Boston College alumna who worked in the insurance industry for more than 30 years, has tapped into that experience to create the character of Amy Lynch, an investigator for New England Casualty and Indemnity and star … Continue reading →

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Zyratron

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Bookworm

Zyratron is the main character in a series of sub-par black & white horror movies from the 1960s. The film’s producers tried to market a line of Zyratron figurines that went nowhere. Decades later, television studios desperate for programming broadcast … Continue reading →

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Gore in the Garden

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Bookworm

Colleen Shogan‘s mystery series featuring Congressional staffer and amateur sleuth Kit Marshall continues with Gore in the Garden (Epicenter Press, 2019). A high-ranking government official is found at the United States Botanic Garden, and Marshall is asked to investigate. According … Continue reading →

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