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Friday, May 6, 2022

First Line Friday May 6, 2022

 

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Two Twisted Crowns
Two Twisted Crowns
by Rachel Gillig
A wonderful second book in the Shepherd King duology. Curses, unholy bargains, bravery and romance make for a compelling tale.
Christmas Presents
Christmas Presents
by Lisa Unger
A well known true crime podcaster comes to town looking into a ten year old murder. Bookstore owner Madeline Martin survived a night of horror, and has been getting Christmas gifts yearly from an anonymous person she’s sure is the killer...
A Darkness Absolute
A Darkness Absolute
by Kelley Armstrong
Book two in the Rockton series brings a blizzard, two bodies in a cave, and a woman trapped in a hole in the caves who says she’s been held captive for a year. She can’t identify her kidnapper, and the town is gripped by fear that the pe...
One Dark Window
One Dark Window
by Rachel Gillig
An ancient king made a deal with a wood spirit to create cards that would give magical powers to their wielders. He was betrayed though, and now lurks in the mind of a girl, keeping her safe till he can get his revenge. Lyrical and fairy...
City of the Lost
City of the Lost
by Kelley Armstrong
Intense novel about a town in the Yukon where people can go to hide from their problems or crimes. Casey is allowed to come to town because she’s a detective, and the body count of citizens dying is growing. First in the Rockton series.

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Author and Book Blogs

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Book/Author/Review Blogs

  • CrimeReads
    How Harry Kurnitz Conquered Hollywood, Broadway, and the Biblio-Mystery - The multi-talented Harry Kurnitz (1908-1968), who wrote several mysteries under the pen name Marco Page, packed a lot of life experience into his sixty yea...
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  • Literary Hub
    Is Time Even Real? Does It Even Flow? - You might consider time to be such a fundamental feature of our existence that there really is nothing profound or meaningful that we can say about it. May...
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  • Crime Fiction Lover
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  • In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel
    Death In The Dark Walk (1994) by Deryn Lake - John Rawlings has finished his indenture as an apprentice and is now qualified as an apothecary. As he celebrates in Vaux Hall Pleasure Gardens, as you mig...
    9 hours ago
  • The Unseen Library
    Canberra Weekly Column – Mixed Genre – 8 January 2026 - Originally published in the Canberra Weekly on 8 January 2026. Make sure to check out my extended reviews of On the Edge, Best Offer Wins and Master of Evil.
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  • The Wertzone
    Netflix cancels FORGOTTEN REALMS TV show mid-development, pivots to RAVENLOFT - Netflix has ceased development work on *The Forgotten Realms*, a *Dungeons & Dragons*-based TV show in the titular setting. Shawn Levy and Drew Crevello ...
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  • ahsweetmysteryblog
    BUCOLICS ANONYMOUS: The Perry Mason Connection, Part I - Ask me if I’m a town mouse or a country mouse, and there’s no doubt about it: I’ve always favored the city. I’d rather stay in an Air B&B in the heart of L...
    22 hours ago
  • Criminal Element
    Book Review: Not a Word by Linwood Barclay - Reece expects nothing more than a routine visit when he stops by his parents’ house. Instead, he discovers a nightmare: his father dead from an apparent se...
    23 hours ago
  • THE BIG THRILL
    My First Book Deal - How Developing a Writing Community, Attending a Conference & Working on Craft Skills Helped Me Get My First Book Deal
    1 day ago
  • Escape Reality, Read Fiction!
    #AudioBookReview: Corpses and Cauldrons by Allie Katt and Tasha Oakwood - My Review: I picked this one up because when I’m in the right mood, cozy fantasy is a very comfortable and comforting place to be, and to read. It’s kind o...
    1 day ago
  • Jungle Red Writers
    The Artist's Way - *DEBORAH CROMBIE*: Lately, at a reader's recommendation, I've become hooked (and I mean obsessively) on a YouTube channel called *Kris Atomic*. Kris and ...
    1 day ago
  • Bitter Tea and Mystery
    Books Read in June and July 2026 - I read a lot of good books in June and July. For various reasons I only read 3 books in June, and I was grateful that I was able to finish 6 books in...
    1 day ago
  • The Word Wenches
    The future of historical romance - From Patricia Rice: I’m immersed in finishing a book and doing a final edit on another, on top of all the promo material I have to produce these days like ...
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  • The Intrepid Reader and Baker
    Blog Tour: The Secret Diary of Rome by M A McLaughlin - What makes you decide to try a new author? Sometimes it will be the blurb, sometimes it might be the cover and other times it might be the title. In t...
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  • 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?'
    The Scottish Isles - I'm just back from a lovely trip to the Scottish Isles, which although overshadowed by other things, provided a scenic reminder of just what a gorgeou...
    1 day ago
  • MY READER'S BLOCK
    September Reading by the Numbers Reviews - You are invited to the *Inlinkz* link party! Click here to enter
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  • The Place For Historical Fiction Lovers!
    Interview with Harold Dawdry from Rough Cuts by Glenn R. Miller - NOTE: SPOILER ALERT What follows is the transcript from a radio interview between “KNX-The Voice of Hollywood” arts reporter, G. Raymond Miller, and Harold...
    2 days ago
  • Crime Fiction Review
    Before You Were Anne by Emiko Jean - Simon & Schuster Published September 1, 2026 Reviewed by Barbara Fister Things are going well for Seattle detective Chelsey Calhoun. She’s expecting her fi...
    2 days ago
  • Type M for Murder
    More UFOs - by Sybil Johnson Some years ago I wrote a post on Type M about my UFOs. No, not the mysterious lights in the sky, but the unfinished objects that were aro...
    2 days ago
  • fullybooked2017
    THE FATAL END . . . Between the covers - The seam of the autistic investigator, for long deeply buried has been fruitfully mined in recent times. Tim Sullivan’s DS George Cross is perhaps the prim...
    2 days ago
  • Bloggin' 'bout Books
    Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My TBR List With Nationalities in the Title - We made it to the -ber months. Yay! We've even had some cloudy, cooler days here in the blistering hot Arizona desert. It won't last, but I'm enjoying i...
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  • That Artsy Reader Girl
    Top Ten Books With Nationalities In the Title - Welcome to another TTT! This week’s topic was submitted by Cathy @ WhatCathyReadNext and is: Books With Nationalities In the Title (e.g. The French Lieuten...
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  • SHOTSMAG CONFIDENTIAL
    The Idea Behind An Ordinary House by Rae Starling - In August 2006 – almost 20 years ago to the day that I’m writing this article – I was living in Germany and driving to collect my young children from a p...
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  • Beneath the Stains of Time
    Murder at the End of the World (2022) by Akane Araki - I previously reviewed Ross Montgomery's *The Murder at World's End* (2025), a classically-styled, retro-Golden Age mystery, which is set against the back...
    4 days ago
  • The Bunburyist
    Upcoming presentation on Carter Brown's work. - The State Library of New South Wales in Sydney announced the free online presentation "Cataloguing Carter Brown's Literary Legacy" on 3 Nov 2026 from 11A...
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  • Reading the Past
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  • Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks
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  • J.A. Jance Blog
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    1 week ago
  • The Rap Sheet
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  • Aunt Agatha's
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  • Worlds Without End Blog
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  • Euro Crime
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  • The Cozy Owlet
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  • candace robb
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  • The 52 Book Club
    February 2026 Mini-Challenge - February 2026 Mini-Challenge *This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no expense to you.* This or t...
    7 months ago
  • Strand Mag
    “Reading at Night” Nominated for an Edgar Award - “Reading at Night,” by Graham Greene, first published in The Strand Magazine, has been nominated for an Edgar Awards for Best Short Story. Greene is wide...
    7 months ago
  • Reading Matters
    Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson - "*James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of on...
    9 months ago
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Mystery On The Web

Mystery On The Web
News, Reviews, Recommendations

Mystery On The Web

  • Agatha Christie
  • Aunt Agatha's
  • Crime Fiction Lover
  • Criminal Element
  • Murder & Mayhem
  • Mystery Sequels
  • Mystery Tribune
  • Novel Suspects
  • Stop You're Killing Me
  • The Poisoned Pen

Reader's Resources

Reader's Resources

Reader's Resources

  • Academy of American Poets
  • Alice In Wonderland.Net
  • British Crime Readers' Association
  • British Crime Writers Association
  • David Pringle's 100 Best Science Fiction 1949-1984
  • Historical Novel Society
  • HRF Keating's 100 Best Crime and Mystery Books
  • https://www.agathachristie.com/
  • Independent Mystery Booksellers Association 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century
  • Library of Congress
  • Modern Library 100 Best Novels
  • Mystery Writers of America
  • New York Public Library
  • NPR's Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy
  • Old Book Illustrations
  • PBS The Great American Read
  • Poetry Foundation
  • Project Bartleby
  • Project Gutenberg
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
  • Sisters In Crime

Cooking and Baking Blogs

Cooking and Baking Blogs
What's Cooking?

Cooking and Baking Blogs

  • CenterCutCook
    Friday Five: Let’s Catch Up! - When hello there and happy Friday! It's been almost a year since I've written a Friday Five, which hardly seems possible. If you're new here, Friday Five...
    2 hours ago
  • The English Kitchen
    Creamy Bow Tie Pasta Salad - A Quick & Easy Small-Batch Recipe for Two - [image: Bow Tie Pasta Salad] Todays recipe is for a delicious pasta salad that is very quick and easy to make. Perfect for potlucks, picnics, packed ...
    9 hours ago
  • Brown Eyed Baker
    Friday Things #595 - Friday Things #595 1. Dominic signed up for school band and is playing the trumpet 😍 My father-in-law played the trumpet and still had his original one; ...
    11 hours ago
  • Taste of Home
    Panera Just Dropped a New Soup That’s So Good I Ate a Bowl During a Heat Wave - Temperatures aside, this cozy seasonal soup is one of Panera's best new menu items. The post Panera Just Dropped a New Soup That’s So Good I Ate a Bowl D...
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  • My Baking Addiction
    20 Apple Dessert Recipes (That Aren’t Pie or Crisp) - Come home from apple picking this fall and make one of these delicious apple dessert recipes! These 20 recipes will… The post 20 Apple Dessert Recipes (T...
    20 hours ago
  • Spend With Pennies
    A Hearty Taco Soup for Busy Nights - [image: bowls of Taco Soup Recipe with sour cream and jalapeño on top] Taco soup brings seasoned ground beef, tender pinto beans, sweet corn, and tomatoes ...
    1 day ago
  • Life In The Lofthouse
    Marshmallow Crispy Cookies - These thin and chewy Marshmallow Crispy Cookies are made with rich brown butter, crispy Rice Krispies cereal, and gooey marshmallows for an irresistible ...
    1 day ago
  • Two Peas & Their Pod
    This and That - It’s Thursday and that means it’s time for a NEW This and That. Today, we’re sharing what’s new on the blog, some fun finds, and what we’ve been up to! Ple...
    1 day ago
  • Spicy Southern Kitchen
    Mississippi Chicken Bog - Mississippi Chicken Bog is a hearty southern comfort food recipe with a deliciously tangy twist. Shredded chicken and smoky sausage… The post Mississippi...
    2 days ago
  • Mel's Kitchen Cafe
    40+ Back-to-School Dinners My Kids Actually Eat - It is back-to-school time here, and I’m already channeling all my good energy to get dinner on the table with the tighter schedules + evening practices a...
    3 days ago
  • Love and Olive Oil
    Passionfruit Jellies (Pâte de Fruit) - Intensely flavorful with a delightful jammy texture that almost melts in your mouth, these passionfruit jellies are what’s known as pâte de fruit: a trad...
    5 days ago
  • smitten kitchen
    peach cobbler loaf - A friend asked me last week how long it takes to get a recipe right. I told him the only answer I know: *As long as it takes.* I’d like to be someone who...
    1 week ago
  • Broma Bakery
    Apple Crisp Ice Cream - [image: apple crisp ice cream] This easy apple crisp ice cream is made with creamy cinnamon vanilla ice cream, juicy apple compote, and buttery oat crisp t...
    1 week ago
  • Joy the Baker
    The Bakehouse Texas: How I Ended Up With a Bakery in My Backyard - [image: The Bakehouse Texas: How I Ended Up With a Bakery in My Backyard] When I was a kid, I loved to play house, though I was never especially interested...
    2 weeks ago
  • Vintage Recipe Cards
    Baked Beans Supreme - Cooking time: 15 mins.Preparation time: 15 mins.Main cooking utensils: skillet, can opener For 4 people you need:1 cup sliced mushrooms2 tablespoons butter...
    2 weeks ago
  • Real Baking with Rose
    Ma Vie en Rose Memoir The Book's Front Cover - Another Rose Levy Beranbaum first? Tai Blanche, who has been our cook book designer for three of our books, is a gifted painter in all forms of paintin...
    2 weeks ago
  • Cookies and Cups
    Easy Pesto Meatballs - [image: Easy Pesto Meatballs] These juicy *Pesto Chicken Meatballs* are packed with fresh basil flavor, plenty of Parmesan cheese, and come together with j...
    3 weeks ago
  • I Wash… You Dry
    Easy Cherry Galette Recipe - This easy cherry galette uses canned pie filling and a store-bought crust for a gorgeous rustic dessert with almost no effort. If you’ve never made a galet...
    4 weeks ago
  • The Vanilla Bean Blog
    Creamy Almond & Lemon Coffee Cakes - Yes, I’ve made quite a few of these little cakes now: the original jammy cakes, then pumpkin and carrot. There is also banana, and cherry. I love them al...
    3 months ago
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Crafting Blogs

Crafting Blogs
Hand Embroidery, Crochet, Papercrafts, Fun and Beautiful Things

Crafting Blogs

  • NeedlenThread.com
    A Close Look at Transfer Mesh Canvas - Today, we’re going to take a very quick look at a transfer medium that’s available on the needlework market, manufactured …
    3 hours ago
  • Sadie Seasongoods
    Framing a Vintage Atomic Cat - Sometimes my projects come together in one fell swoop, and sometimes they come together piece by piece. And this atomic cat wall hanging definitely falls...
    1 day ago
  • Artsy Chicks Rule
    Flipping Smalls #4 - Flipping those smalls again today!! I’ve got 3 brand new cuties for ya! Hello friends! How about a round of smalls?? I’ve got three to share with you tod...
    1 day ago
  • Peppermint Patty's Papercraft
    Stamptember! - Hi Everyone! I am so excited to be here to be Partying and celebrating Simon Says Stamp's Stamptember and their latest release! Are you ready to pa...
    2 days ago
  • In My Own Style
    Style Scouting: Vol. 305 - This post is from the blog, InMyOwnStyle.com Thanks for stopping by for this week’s Style Scouting. This is where we will share the random stuff that cap...
    5 days ago
  • Lora B. Create & Ponder
    Antique Booth Display with Early Fall Vibes - Antique booth displays inspiration for early fall decorating. See how... The post Antique Booth Display with Early Fall Vibes appeared first on Lora Bloo...
    1 week ago
  • Exquisitely Unremarkable
    The Easiest Way To Hang Gallery Wall Art - Last week, I shared my husband's incredible handiwork on our front stoop and mentioned that I am not a complicated kind of DIY girl myself. I'm all about ...
    1 week ago
  • Flamingo Toes
    Boo to You Mystery Quilt Along – Finish - It’s the final week of the Fat Quarter Shop Boo to You Sew Along, and I’m so excited to show off my finished quilt! I had such a great time sewing this swe...
    1 week ago
  • Christy Gets Crafty
    Pick of the Patch Card - Lawn Fawnatics Feature - Hey friends, I'm on the Lawn Fawnatics blog today with a sweet pumpkin patch card starring the new Fall Mice! I combined them with a whole bunch of oth...
    1 week ago
  • Little Treasures
    African Flower Projects Loading - Greetings to you with my long--forgotten African flowers! What I've realized recently is that having a blog is a fantastic memory boost; one can learn a...
    3 weeks ago
  • The Polka Dot Chair
    All-Occasion Gift Sewing: Quick Projects for Busy Makers - [image: round pot holder in blue and red with jam on kitchen counter with text overlay] With the holidays right around the corner, it’s time to start think...
    3 weeks ago
  • House of Hawthornes
    Painting A Vintage Metal Lawn Chair - A couple of years ago, I snagged this vintage metal porch chair at an estate sale for $10. It is a Bunting Glider Company chair in the basket weave patte...
    1 year ago
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Garden Blogs

Garden Blogs

Garden Blogs

  • the blackberry garden
    End of Month Review August 2026 - What a month August has been: it has been hot hot hot. Thankfully it ended with some much needed downpours but overwhelmingly in August the garden baked...
    1 day ago
  • Rambling in the Garden
    Wordless Wednesday: Nosey! -
    1 day ago
  • danger garden
    A return to the Farwest Show... - It had been a few years since I'd attended the Oregon Association of Nurseries Farwest Tradeshow—three years to be exact—I was there in 2023, somehow I tho...
    1 day ago
  • greentapestry
    IAVOM ~ Sunshine & Showers - It's certainly been a case of more showers than sunshine of late but the garden is lapping it up after this hot dry summer. In my vase this Monday are a...
    4 days ago
  • Late to the Garden Party
    In a Vase on Monday: Dashing to the finish line? - The persistent heat has a taken toll on both the garden and the gardener. According to climatologists, the problem at present here isn't so much the day...
    4 days ago
  • A Way To Garden
    is a backyard greenhouse in your future? with leslie halleck - IS A GREENHOUSE in your future? I’ve never had one, and I have always been not-so-secretly jealous of friends who do—whether to propagate their seedlings...
    6 days ago
  • Chickadee Gardens
    My Outdoor Mural - Every blue moon I stray from gardening to bring something fresh to my website/blog. This week I bring you that which has preoccupied me in the best way for...
    1 week ago
  • Veg Plotting
    Postcard from the Isle of Man - [image: View from the top of Snaefell] We're back from a much needed and delightful break on the Isle of Man - a fascinating place to visit and ideal f...
    3 weeks ago
  • Empress of Dirt
    30 Imaginative Garden Art Ideas Spotted in Real Backyards - Explore unique garden art inspiration from real-life backyards. From whimsical to classic, see how to add personality and character to your outdoor livin...
    5 months ago
  • Small Town Gardener
    Choosing To Be Curious in The Garden - Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” asked the poet, Mary Oliver in her 1990 poem “The Summer Day” “Catastrophizing....
    6 months ago
  • Red Dirt Ramblings®
    Grow your own transplants from seed - One of the cheapest ways to garden in Oklahoma is to grow your own transplants from seed. Starting vegetable and flower seeds indoors isn’t as hard as yo...
    6 years ago
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Garden Resources

Garden Resources
Advice, Seeds, Plants, and Tools for the Garden

Garden Resources

  • American Daylily Society
  • American Hosta Society
  • American Rose Society
  • Burpee Seeds and Plants
  • Fieldstone Gardens
  • Forestfarm
  • Gilbert H Wild and Son
  • Goodwin Creek Gardens
  • High Country Gardens
  • Jackson and Perkins Roses
  • Jung Seed
  • Kitchen Garden Seeds
  • Landreth Garden Seeds
  • Marietta Daylily Gardens
  • North American Lily Society
  • Oakes Daylilies
  • Perennial Plant Association
  • Pinetree Garden Seeds
  • Renee's Garden Seeds
  • Roses of Yesterday and Today
  • Sandy Mush Herb Nursery
  • Select Seeds and Plants
  • Territorial Seed
  • Well Sweep Herb Farm

Comic Makers, Image Generators

Comic Makers, Image Generators
Crossword & Rebus Makers!

Comic Makers, Image Generators and Stuff

  • A to Z Teacher Stuff Wordsearch Maker
  • Armored Penguins Crossword Puzzle Maker
  • BeFunky Collage Maker (They have much more!)
  • Big Huge Labs (Fun With Your Photos)
  • Create Your Own Vintage Library Card
  • Discovery Education Crossword Puzzle Maker
  • Edu Games Fallen Phrase Maker
  • Festisite Rebus Maker
  • Make Beliefs Comix
  • Medieval Fantasy City Generator
  • Pixton Everyone Can Make A Comic
  • StoryBoardThat (Comic Strip Creator)
  • Vintage Sewing Patterns
  • Witty Comics Make A Comic!

DOA's Podcast Liste

DOA's Podcast Liste
Fiction, Movies, TV, Gardening & More

DOA's Podcast Liste

  • Guardian Books
  • Meet The Thriller Author
  • My Favorite Murder
  • Poison Pen Bookstore Podcast
  • Scholastic Reads
  • Shedunnit
  • Speaking Of Mysteries
  • Sword and Laser
  • The Black Tapes
  • The Message
  • The Yarn (School Library Journal)
  • Two Girls One Ghost

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