Reviews
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Musetta says, "Cuddle up with a good Gothic mystery, INTO THE GREY!"
A girl stands up to Wall Street
A reminder that we must stand up to power even when it's not International Women's Day. Be brave! Stand up! A girl stands up to Wall Street.
As Dark As My Fur
A seemingly routine case becomes something far darker and deeper for novice private investigator, Care, and her feline companion, Blackie. Readers who enjoy the prickly pleasure of stepping into a strange alternate universe will welcome Simon’s hypnotic second Blackie...
A day for heroines
Today is International Women's Day, celebrating the strength and diversity of women around the world as we struggle for equality. Here, in the U.S., some of us are honoring this day as a Day Without Women, in which we avoid working (if we can) or shopping (except in...
Tonight I'll be joining Sisters in Crime Julie Hennrikus and Frances McNamara to talk about mysteries, writing, and "The Modern Heroine." Come join us at 7 p.m., at Memorial Hall Library, Andover, MA. Free, of course!
PW on “As Dark As My Fur”
As Dark as My Fur: A Blackie and Care Mystery, Clea Simon. Severn, $28.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-7278-8682-8 Readers who enjoy the prickly pleasure of stepping into a strange alternate universe will welcome Simon’s hypnotic second Blackie and Care mystery (after 2015’s The...
Crazy Cat Lady Mysteries
AS DARK AS MY FUR, by Clea Simon, Cat Writer Reviewed by Mollie Hunt An orphaned girl makes an unlikely detective in a harsh, dystopian city. Aided by a cat with a past, she seeks answers to a cruel case. Traps are set; gauntlets are run, There is danger everywhere....
Miss Cuddlywumps on “As Dark As My Fur”
From The Cuddlywumps Cat Chronicles This blog is written and maintained by Miss Cuddlywumps, a fluffy-tailed calico cat who is both classically educated and familiar with mysteries. Comments or complaints should be addressed to Miss C rather than to author Roby Sweet....
Booklog of the Bristol Library on “Into the Grey”
From Booklog of the Bristol Library Reviewed by Jeanne At long last, Dulcie Schwartz seems on the verge of finishing her dissertation: she’s polishing the penultimate chapter, one she thinks might be good enough to submit to a prestigious journal, and has been...
Gumshoe on “Into the Grey”
Into the Grey (Dulcie Schwartz) by Clea Simon Review by Gayle Surrette Severn House Publishers Hardcover ISBN/ITEM#: 9780727886279 Date: 01 September 2016 List Price $28.99 Things are about to change for Dulcie Schwartz. For one thing, she's in the home stretch on her...