Pretty Sinister Books

Just a quick note for any of the Spanish language readers out there.  There is a new translation of Wild Justice by George A Birmingham .  E...

Let me take you back to those days of old when people actually read books made of paper with words of printed ink.  Book reviewers didn'...

I may be cheating calling this a First Book, but it most definitely is this writer's only crime novel written for an adult audience. So ...

  Here's an unusual post for Pretty Sinister Books and the second one inspired by a post I read at A Hot Cup of Pleasure , a book blog h...

 Browsing through the pages of Robert Adey's Locked Room Murders I came across an obscure book from the early 20th century by an utterl...

Have you ever wanted to be a collaborator?  Here’s your chance. I am, in a word, stuck. I’m having difficulty finishing some research for a ...

After finding a five page long list (!) of Carolyn Well's work published in magazines from 1897 - 1940 I was curious to see the covers t...

THE STORY: Harlowe, New Hampshire has a new resident. Perly Dunsmore set up house in the old Fawkes place and is asked to help raise fun...

In lieu of Friday's Forgotten Books this week I have a guest post by blogger, mystery novelist, genre historian and friend, Martin Edw...

This Friday there will be no Friday's Forgotten Book.  Instead I'll be one of the ten participating bloggers in a promotional web ...