Those orangish light trails traveling across the top of the skyline are not a UFO or any type of flying object. They're actually reflections of light from the dining room of the MS Noordam. The photo was not planned, but came about because I glanced out the window at dinner as we were leaving port. The view was amazing, and I knew I had to try and capture it. The moment would … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Auckland skyline at sunset
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Behind the story of Remembering the Dead by Elizabeth J. Duncan
A two-time winner of the Bloody Words (Bony Blithe) Award for Canada’s best light mystery, Elizabeth J. Duncan is the author of two series of traditional mysteries: the Penny Brannigan series set in North Wales and Shakespeare in the Catskills featuring costume designer and amateur sleuth Charlotte Fairfax. Remembering the Dead is Elizabeth’s twenty Penny Brannigan … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Remembering the Dead by Elizabeth J. Duncan
Friday Fotos – Spitfire inside Auckland War Memorial
This complete World War II Spitfire was brought into the Auckland War Memorial Museum through the roof. It was donated to the museum by Sir Keith Park, a commander who helped defend London during the war. This particular plane never saw combat, but others like it were flown by many New Zealanders in the war. Many Americans do not realize the important part New Zealand played in … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Spitfire inside Auckland War Memorial
Off the Grid guest post by Robert McCaw
Nostalgia For An Old Hilo Ritual By Robert B. McCaw My Hawaiian mysteries are set on the Big Island of Hawaii, where my protagonist, Koa Kāne, is the chief detective of the Hilo police. Hawaiian geography, history, and culture play important roles. So in a way, the Big Island and Hilo, themselves, are characters in Death of a Messenger (2015), Off The Grid (2019), and Fire and … [Read more...] about Off the Grid guest post by Robert McCaw
Behind the story of Silent Night, Deadly Night
Vicki Delany has written more than thirty books and currently has four cozy mystery series: the Tea By The Sea mysteries, the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series, the Year Round Christmas mysteries and, as Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library series. Beginnings of Silent Night, Deadly Night Silent Night, Deadly Night is the fourth book in the Year Round Christmas series. “It’s not … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Silent Night, Deadly Night