Category Archives: mystery

Book View Cafe at FOGcon

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Last weekend a quintet of Book View Cafe members descended on the Friends of the Genre Convention (FOGcon), a literary-themed science fiction and fantasy convention in the San Francisco Bay Area. We read, opined on panels, hung out in the … Continue reading →


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2012 and Books I’ve Loved

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

These books weren’t all published in 2012. And they aren’t exactly “the best” for several reasons. One, because as soon as I hit “post” I’ll remember something I forgot. Two, because I’m writing this on December 17 and I’m fully … Continue reading →


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October Reading

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

The Mountain’s Call by Caitlin Brennan. Under her various pen names, Judith Tarr has long been one of my favorite authors, particularly when she writes about horses. This book is full of horse-magic, the usual kind because they’re so marvelous … Continue reading →


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BVC releases new mystery: A Fatal Twist of Lemon

Posted on July 31, 2012 by
A Fatal Twist of Lemon

A Fatal Twist of Lemon by Patrice Greenwood Cops drink coffee. They don’t belong in Ellen Rosings’s Victorian tearoom. But when her opening day thank-you tea ends in the murder of the president of the Santa Fe Preservation Trust, the … Continue reading →


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That’s Not ‘Realistic’

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

by Nancy Jane Moore Mystery is my favorite genre for comfort reading. I started with Nancy Drew and developed a serious habit by raiding my mother’s stock of Rex Stout and Agatha Christie novels. (The pictured Rex Stout novel is … Continue reading →


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Special Halloween Interview

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

by Jennifer Stevenson and Chris Dolley To celebrate Halloween, Book View Cafe has become Demon View Cafe for a day. We’ve invited two demons – Archie, a sex demon slash bartender from Chicago, and Brian, a Vigilante Demon from London … Continue reading →


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Alternate History and Miss Tolerance

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

by Sherwood Smith Cross-time, time-splitting and alternate history themes have become so closely interwoven that it is impossible to discuss them fully apart from one another. “Alternate History” extrapolates “what if” sometimes from pivotal points in history, and sometimes from … Continue reading →


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Bouchercon

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

I’ve been in the publishing business for decades but until this year, I never published a mystery and never had a good excuse to attend. I think I need to write another mystery just so I can go back. Continue reading →


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A Taste of the Nightlife by Sarah Zettel in Stores Today!

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

A TASTE OF THE NIGHTLIFE Vampire Chef #1 by Sarah Zettel By the time I hailed a gypsy cab to get back to Nightlife, the sun was well up and the city was wearing her gaudy daytime face. I felt … Continue reading →


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PET NOIR is out!

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Cats in Space! Pet Noir explores the crime-fighting adventures of Leon, the most dangerous cat in the galaxy. Read a free sample! (Warning: you may experience cravings for seafood.) Visit Pati Nagle’s Bookshelf at Book View Café.


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