Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Jane gets a well-deserved island vacation in a grand but shortened season that includes a short-story mashup and a great “Endless Night” lead turn.
Movie review: Though Coen’s film has appealing pieces, it leaves so many of them unconnected that you’d think this was a TV pilot.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Not merely a marketing gimmick, Grafton’s series is a mission to launch a mainstream female P.I. It’s successful right away.
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): A Miss Marple short story finally gets adapted, along with two non-Marple novels and one of her standout novels.
Book club book report: I wade into the world of manga with the beginning of a mood-drenched, character-heavy saga from Naoki Urasawa.
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Though Marple’s personality changes, she still fits the elderly sleuth’s flexible template in four engaging episodes.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The 19th book in the series showcases MacDonald’s talents at character insight and grounded case-solving.
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It’s a nostalgic throwback more so than something fresh, but we are treated to an unusually robust friendship story.
Fall movie preview: Tis the season for Stephen King adaptations, biopics, mysteries, Oscar bait and oddities.
Fall TV preview: Here’s a look at 10 series on my radar plus a whole bunch of murder mysteries that I might sift through.