Los Angeles Mystery Author Delves Into A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche
An Interview with Jeri Westerson I confess! I’ve been a Sherlock Holmes fan since before I could read (well). Also,[…]
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Category: Historical Mysteries
Nancy Bilyeau’s The Orchid Hour
I’m thrilled to welcome Nancy Bilyeau to Miss Demeanors. Her latest novel, out now, delves into the glamour of Jazz Age New York and illuminates a time almost as liminal as our own. Society balanced between two world wars, between the Victorian Age and the modern one, between poverty and riches, with a malleable morality–look no further if you’d like to be swept away.
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Holiday Traditions (and a FREE GIFT!)
Tradition is the means by which the vitality of the past enriches the life of the present. T. S. Eliot
Traditions are important, especially during the holidays. However we may celebrate, family traditions give us a sense of belonging to something greater than ourselves.
Jazz, Flappers, and Prohibition: Researching the Roaring Twenties
The Miss Demeanors are delighted to welcome Skye Alexander for a guest blog. As you will see, she is the cat’s pajamas. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty excited to check out her new novel, What the Walls Know.
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Stumblin’ outta bed and staggerin’ to the kitchen . . .
In In Place of Fear, we meet Helen Crowther the day before she begins her new job – her first job. She’s steeling herself, deciding what to wear, and still trying to persuade her parents that she’s not making a big mistake, biting off more than she can chew.
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Mystery Author Kelly Oliver: Fiction is the Best Revenge!
Kelly Oliver; Fiction is the Best Revenge!
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Reading in the New Year
I like receiving books as gifts, and the holiday season was a bounty of books which I am excited to share as good reads to start the year.
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The Holidays, Translated by Catriona McPherson
I’ve been discussing holidays with friends online recently. Partly that’s because I planned a trilogy of books ( the Last[…]
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My Five Favorite Miss Marple Episodes
In no particular order: The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (1992) When Hollywood star Marina Greg returns to England[…]
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Death at Greenway: Lori Rader-Day
I was honored to receive an advance copy of Death at Greenway annotated by the author Lori Rader-Day, which I won in a charity auction. I made myself read it slowly, savoring the experience of having the insight of the author as I read her fabulous story about Agatha Christie’s holiday home. Lori generously answered a few of my questions to share with Miss Demeanor’s readers.
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