DAY of the GOOD BOOK by Leigh Lundin Maundy, Maundy Today is Easter Sunday when people relax and celebrate one way or another. Scholars may be nearing resolution regarding a discrepancy when the events actually occurred, arguing the date should be fixed on the first Sunday in April. Apparently the problem is that the Gospels […]

PAGES of STORIES, Part II A Locked Room Mystery by Leigh Lundin with John M. Floyd Fair warning: Leigh and I teamed up again this weekend for a two-part column honoring the electronic magazine Pages of Stories, which thus far features two Criminal Brief writers. At Leigh’s suggestion, my article Saturday contained a reprint of […]

SAILING CLOSE to the WIND by Leigh Lundin It’s been a while since we last looked in on our friend, Travis Erwin. He shared with Criminal Brief a story of trials, travails, and tribulations. It’s not that Travis isn’t a good story-teller; he is. But he does something few males dare try– he writes romance under […]

BONFIRE of the VANITIES by Leigh Lundin Two weeks ago, the world of self-publishing witnessed an authorial meltdown. I won’t mention the writer’s name (though readily apparent in the links) who received more than enough torment. Beyond feeling a modicum of sympathy for her, I don’t believe this article is worth writing if we can’t […]

CONE of SILENCE by Leigh Lundin From the BBC, we learn of the President’s new-fangled SCIF secure communications tent set up in hotels. As dedicated writers of political intrigue, we jumped on the opportunity to update our latest thriller with this knowledge. We soon learned the President discovered a few problems during his visit to […]

WHERE THERE’s a WILL by Leigh Lundin Before you continue, listen to this. Really. I’m not sure how I missed the June 2008 Alfred Hitchcock, but I’m glad I did, because I stumbled across the AHMM podcasts. Their introductory offering was a little recording called ‘In Search Of’. For a bachelor, solitary meals are more […]

CRACKERS by Leigh Lundin The British series Cracker aired from 1993 to 1996, with a two-hour special in 2006. Robbie Coltrane starred as Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald, a character based upon criminal psychologist Paul Britton, a star in his own right in the ‘Met’, the Metropolitan Police we know and love as Scotland Yard. Unfortunately, Mr. […]