A Hallowe’en bonus treat for lovers of a good witness protection thriller
Anna Scotti’s “It’s Not Even Past” has just been re-published. Add it to your collection of mysteries.
Author: DJB
Observations from . . . October 2026
A summary of the October posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter.
Sampling the inimitable cuisine and culture of Lombardy: Part 1, The Milan edition
Views from our recent time in Milan.
A fatal greed
Georges Simenon’s “The Shadow Puppet” is the twelfth installment in the legendary Maigret series.
A “slow food” type of mystery
“Bruno, Chief of Police” is the first in a successful series about life and crime in a small French village.
A thought-provoking novel with few easy answers
Donna Leon’s “The Girl of His Dreams” asks questions that cannot always be answered.
Reinvention . . . with the twist of a knife
Richard Osman’s third installment in the Thursday Murder Club series is clever and charming.
Connecting across rivers, roads, and time
A new book on the bridges of Washington, DC is a delight for both historians and casual readers.
From the bookshelf: September 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from September 2026.
Of manners and mystery
A wealthy bachelor drops dead. A young lady becomes a detective. The first of my October murder mysteries.
