What is a Mystery Blogger?

A mystery blogger can be one who blogs about mysteries, or a blogger who is a mystery. In this case I'm a little of one and a lot of the other. From time to time I'll give my non-author perspective on mysteries and to a somewhat lesser extent, other genres. I certainly don't limit myself to mysteries; I enjoy and will digest any good yarn. That's why my friends call me the Yarn Maggot.

In mysteries more than any other genre, a continuing hero or heroine is common. I really like that. I love to get attached to a leading character and look forward to renewing my acquaintance whenever I read the next book in a series.

I just finished reading ONE SHOT, the ninth book in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series. For those of you who are not squeamish, I heartily recommend this series of hard-boiled mysteries. Jack Reacher is a former Army MP who is now spending his life roaming the country and while he's not looking for trouble, trouble finds him. These books are full of action, but Reacher also uses his head for more than head-butts.

ONE SHOT opens with a sniper firing six shots, point blank range, at pedestgrians in a southern Indiana city. The case is apparently quickly solved, but the mystery and mayhem have just begun. This is an edge-of-the-seat read with surprises galore. The other books in the series in order are: KILLING FLOOR, DIE TRYING, TRIPWIRE, RUNNING BLIND, ECHO BURNING, WITHOUT FAIL, PERSUADER, and THE ENEMY. The 10th book in the series, which I assume will be released later this year, is entitled THE HARD WAY.

So long for now, I need to get back to the SciFi yarn I'm currently digesting.

Happy New Year!

The Yarn Maggot