But enough about me.

Let's talk classic crime fiction recommendations.

• THE DANCING BEAR & THE LAST GOOD KISS. by James Crumley
• RED DRAGON by Thomas Harris (A "must read".)
• THE FEMALE…

Edgar Allan Poe, of course, as in the books chosen to receive the Edgar Award, seen here: So here we go again.

In less than a month: Judgment Day. The Edgar Awards are about to be given by twelve judge/members of The Mystery Writers of America. (drum roll, please...) Not that it actually matters to ME (since my name is not on the list and chances are you're name's not either), but it's a way of screening the fourteen hundred or so mysteries printed every…