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Hercule Poirot.

I discovered my now all-time favorite Detective in an odd way. In 2014 my husband and I went to Florida to visit his grandparents. We were out to dinner at Olive Garden when his grandmother tucked the cloth napkin into the neck of her dress and spread it out across...

Finding Comfort in Detective Fiction

Yes. I am aware of the irony. The basis of a detective fiction story is Crime, whether it is a murder, an attack, a theft, a kidnapping, the core of these stories do not equate with a warm blanket and a cup of coffee. In fact, many modern day shows or books contain an...

Discovering Nancy Drew as an Adult

You may be surprised to learn that I had never read a single Nancy Drew book until last week. As much as I read as a child and teenager, Nancy Drew never crossed my bookshelf. The idea for this blog came to me while reading The Hidden Staircase so I think this is as...