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MYSTERY FANFARE
- CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA 2026 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE SHORTLIST & GRAND MASTER RECIPIENT RICK MOFINA
- THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB and MARBLE HALL MURDERS News
- Death in Paradise, Season 15, at last!
- ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME FICTION, ECOLOGICAL MYSTERIES, & DROWNED TOWNS
- LIBRARY MYSTERIES: LIBRARY WEEK
- LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER: Mystery/Thriller Category
- The Big Shake: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake in Mystery Fiction – Guest Post by Randal Brandt
- Orchid Day: Orchids in Mysteries and More!
DYING FOR CHOCOLATE
- Chocolate Coffee Zucchini Bread: Zucchini Bread Day
- CHOCOLATE CHERRY CHEESECAKE: Cherry Cheesecake Day!
- Cracked Earth Chocolate Flourless Cake: Earth Day
- CASHEW CARAMEL BROWNIES: National Chocolate Covered Cashew Day
- Homemade Chocolate Malted Milk Balls: National Chocolate Malt Day
- CHOCOLATE AMARETTO CHEESCAKE: National Amaretto Day!
- First-Prize Buttermilk Fudge Cake: Carnation’s Easy-Does-It-Cookbook
- ANIMAL CRACKERS DAY: Chocolate Dipped Animal Crackers, Cocoa Animal Crackers, & Chocolate Soup with Animal Crackers
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CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA 2026 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE SHORTLIST & GRAND MASTER RECIPIENT RICK MOFINA
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Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) announced the Shortlists for the 2026 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB and MARBLE HALL MURDERS News
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MASTERPIECE PBS has announced that The Marlow Murder Club , Season 3, and Marble Hall Murders will premiere on Sunday, September 6 . ...0 CommentsComment on Facebook