Sujatamassey.com Webmaster This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Last week, I drove from Baltimore to St. Paul, Minnesota to be with family for Thanksgiving. To my surprise, I got a bonus holiday: Hmong New Year. And what a gift it seems to live in a country where people have arrived from so many different parts of … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. A few weeks ago, I had the fun of interviewing a literary lion in Washington DC—and I received a gift that went far beyond the signed copy of a book. Sir Alexander McCall Smith was touring the United States in support of one of his newest novels, The Great … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. So, Nov. 5 came and went. Even though I am writing this the evening of the election, I expected that not all states will have certified results by the morning after, just as it happened in 2020. I know that delayed news is better to me than outright … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. The air was warm, and the sky so blue. Tall trees showed off crowns of red, orange and gold leaves as I cruised along Interstate 95 last Sunday morning. Despite it being prime leaf-peeping time, I wasn’t taking a scenic route for idle pleasure. Pennsylvania is a swing … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. I walked all the way from New Jersey to Pennsylvania this morning. It was a breeze—taking just about 10 minutes to stroll across the historic 1000-foot bridge between two charming small towns: Lambertville on the Jersey side, and New Hope in Pennsylvania. Even though I’ve always lived in … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. My family settled in Minnesota when I was seven. You’d think the Laura Ingalls Wilder books set in the prairies around the state would be the perfect fit for a book-loving, history fanatic. I liked them because they were set in the past, but I was obsessed with … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. What does it take to bring an idea into book form—and then to take one book into a series? My first mystery came out in 1997, and it turned into a series that lasted for eleven books. Then I went on to throw myself into a second series … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Fall is almost here, but nature is having a last hurrah. In Maryland and the states nearby, farmstands are loaded with corn and tomatoes. Peaches are ripe and a second harvest of raspberries looms. For me, the fruit that’s calling out the loudest is the simple brown fig. … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. (Ed. note: Perveen Mistry, a female lawyer living in 1920’s Bombay, has reached across time and reality to write a frank letter to 2024 voters. As the chronicler of Perveen’s legal mysteries, I’m impressed by her forthright investigations of political issues and modern technology. Let us enjoy her … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. It’s just after six in the morning, and I’m sitting outside with my coffee watching a morning mist flowing across the top of Lake Kawaguesaga. It seems like a spectacular illusion straight out of a movie’s computer animation department. But this is real, and I am here, spending … Read more