Dark and Stormy Book Club

An interview with author Eileen McIntire and then recap of the Dark and Stormy team's visit to Fright Reads 2 in Annapolis, MD

Fright Reads Book Festival Rosalie Spielman Originally from a tiny town in the Palouse region of Idaho, as a military brat, veteran and military spouse (retired), I've moved more times than I have fingers to count on! I hope to break my record of six years at one address...someday. Somewhere along the way, I discovered that I could make other people laugh with my writing. I enjoy reading to escape...

A recast of the episode introducing authors from the Fright Reads Book Conference in October 0f 2021.

Enjoy a recast of a spooky roundup of ghosts and goblins. We will return next week with a new episode.

We Spill all the T on this amazing book. Spoiler alert!! On a Quiet Street Seraphina Nova Glass May 17, 2022 by Graydon House The perfect neighborhood can be the perfect place to hide… Who wouldn’t want to live in Brighton Hills? This exclusive community on the Oregon coast is the perfect mix of luxury and natural beauty. Stunning houses nestle beneath mighty Douglas firs, and lush backyards roll...

We had so much fun geeking out about all things Christie and Doyle. Bill Peschel, like his heroes Batman and Superman, believes in truth, justice, and the American way. But he prefers to lead his crusade through words. That’s why the Pulitzer-prize winning editor wrote about famous authors and the fun they got up to away from their desks (“Writers Gone Wild”), annotations of the novels of Agatha C...

This week we take a breather and talk about a few articles that we found that are interesting WHAT CAN COOKING SCHOOL TEACH A MYSTERY WRITER? "Many of the skills taught in cooking school...are similar and parallel to those required to write a compelling story." AUGUST 5, 2022 BY LESLIE KARST Crimereads.com Riveting Crime Novels That Reimagine William Shakespeare Let us count the books... By Harry...

Temperance Brennan #21 Cold, Cold Bones July 5, 2022 by Scribner Kathy Reichs Winter has come to North Carolina and, with it, a drop in crime. Freed from a heavy work schedule, Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy, finally returned to civilian life from the army. But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe’s place one night, they find a box on the back porch. Inside: a very fresh h...

The Agathas #1 The Agathas May 3, 2022 by Delacorte Press Kathleen Glasgow, Liz Lawson Last summer, Alice Ogilve’s basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Then she disappeared for five days. Where she went and what happened to her is the biggest mystery in Castle Cove, because she’s not talking. Or it was, at least. But now, another one of Steve’s girlfriends has vanished: Brooke Donovan, Alic...

After 93 well-lived years, Violet MacAskill is ready to simplify her life. Her eccentric solution? She’ll throw a decanting and decluttering party at her family home—a Scottish Baronial manor near the seaside town of Inversgail, Scotland. Violet sets aside everything she wants or needs, then she invites her many friends in to sip sherry and help themselves to whatever they want from all that’s lef...

With a Mind to Kill - Behind the Iron Curtain, a group of former Smersh agents want to use the British spy in an operation that will change the balance of world power. Bond is smuggled into the lion's den - but whose orders is he following, and will he obey them when the moment of truth arrives? In a mission where treachery is all around and one false move means death, Bond must grapple with the d...

We discuss some interesting articles pertaining to the mystery genre. We also talk about some of the authors who have been on the program and the new books they are releasing.

Vacation rebroadcast of the 200th episode of Dark and Stormy Book Club

Vacation recast of episode 177 "The Lost Apothecary" by Sarah Penner

Three books to help those long days of summer heat. Grab a cool drink and find a cozy hammock or lounge chair and enjoy. A Jane Wunderly Mystery #3 Danger on the Atlantic PublishedMarch 29, 2022 by Kensington - Erica Ruth Neubauer For young American widow Jane Wunderly, there are worse fates than adventuring aboard a transatlantic liner with the only man who could change her mind about romance. Un...

Down a Dark River - Inspector Corravan #1 by Karen Odden London, 1878. One April morning, a small boat bearing a young woman’s corpse floats down the murky waters of the Thames. When the victim is identified as Rose Albert, daughter of a prominent judge, the Scotland Yard director gives the case to Michael Corravan, one of the only Senior Inspectors remaining after a corruption scandal the previou...

We love our patrons and wanted to know their interests. One of our most loyal is Art Kilmer. He just happens to have two podcasts that he hosts. The Bookshelf Odyssey and A Cozy Christmas. Check them out. We love them both.

Maureen Jennings, now a Canadian citizen, was born in the UK and emigrated to Canada as a teenager. After a long career as a psychotherapist, she is now writing full time and has published one novella, thirteen novels of crime fiction and one book of non-fiction relating to creativity, as well as four professionally produced plays. She was awarded a Certificate of Commendation from Heritage Toront...

Three books to get you started for Summer reading Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris By Eric Jager First published February 25, 2014 On a chilly November night in 1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. The crime stunned and paralyzed France since Louis had often ruled in place of his brother King Charles, who had gone mad. As panic seized Paris,...

The Secrets We Share - A mesmerizing, twisty suspense novel perfect for fans of Mary Kubica and Riley Sager from an acclaimed author! Explore the deep bonds—and deadly secrets—between two very different sisters haunted by the crimes of their father murdered nearly twenty years earlier… At first glance, Natalie Cavanaugh and Glenn Abbott hardly look like sisters. Even off-duty, Natalie dresses like...

We love our Patrons!!! What better way to show our appreciation then to let them run the show and tell us about their favorite books. Jackie loves anthologies and now we do too!!! Jackie Ross Flaum, avid water aerobics swimmer, amateur jewelry-maker and eclectic writer, began as a reporter for The Hartford Courant in Hartford, Conn. After moving to Memphis and abandoning reality for fiction, she w...

Our second part of our Pop Up Interviews. Charlaine Harris Schulz is an American author who specializes in mysteries. She is best known for her book series The Southern Vampire Mysteries, which was adapted as the TV series True Blood. The television show was a critical and financial success for HBO, running seven seasons, from 2008 through 2014. Leslie Karst The daughter of a law professor and a p...

While attending Malice Domestic we tried to interview a wide variety of authors. This Episode we interiewed Ang Pompano is a reputed American writer of mystery and thriller stories. He is particularly famous for writing his debut novel called When It's Time For Leaving. Pompano says that he has been involved in writing mysteries for over twenty years. Raquel V. Reyes writes stories with Latina cha...

A recap of the winners of the 2021 Agatha Awards from Malice Domestic awarded 4/23/22

As we head to Malice Domestic to rub elbows with all of our favorite authors. We take this opportunity to give you one last look at the nominees for the Agatha awards that will be given out at the banquet on Saturday April 23rd. Best Contemporary Novel Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books) Watch Her by Edwin Hill (Kensington) The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny (Minotaur) Her P...