Some people find joy and mental stimulation in the Sunday Morning crosswords in the newspaper. I like the crosswords, but what I turn to for a cerebral challenge - on the same page as the crossword puzzle - is the cryptoquips. They have always been my favorite.

The most frequently used letters in the English language are E, T, A, O, N and S - in that order. That is a major key in finding the solution to many a cryptogram. Look for double letters and apostrophes and you are…

LCC! Oh my.



Well, I took copious notes for my Murder Circle http://www.sunnyfrazier.com/MurderCircle/ Go there for the gossip.…

Here's another joke I found. . .

Question: What's the difference between a terrorist and a publisher?

Answer: You can negotiate with a terrorist.

Rhys Bowen is the Agatha and Anthony Award-winning author of the Molly Murphy Mystery series set in New York…

Today’s book signing is at Borders at the Village at the Dayton Mall, 2700 Miamisburg Centerville Rd, Dayton, OH, 6pm to 9pm.…

I don't know why this came to mind, but it seems to me that what we watch on television says something about us as individuals.

Of course, there are plenty of factors that enter into the equation. People with little to do, such as the elderly or the unemployed, often watch shows they really don't like very well, just for something to do. I visited someone in a nursing home recently who was watching one of those Disney Channel teeny-bopper shows about junior high school angst. I know…

Stumbled across the phrase ''It was a dark and stormy night'' in Alexander Dumas', (Pere) The Three Musketeers. Perhaps the first of the now famous scene setting phrase.

Here is my latest dark and stormy night: ''Rainclouds clustered over Metro Detroit throughout the night leaving, at daybreak, a sullen day-night grayness.'' (From OF BREAD AND ANGELS.) There are some other scene setting dark and stormy nights out there. Surprise your bloggers with your favorite.

Stumbled across the phrase ''It was a dark and stormy night'' in Alexander Dumas', (Pere) The Three Musketeers. Perhaps the first of the now famous scene setting phrase.

Here is my latest dark and stormy night: ''Rainclouds clustered over Metro Detroit throughout the night leaving, at daybreak, a sullen day-night grayness.'' (From OF BREAD AND ANGELS.) There are some other scene setting dark and stormy nights out there. Surprise your bloggers with your favorite.

I'm a lot like my father. I have to keep my mind working or the anxieties of mundane life catch up with me. The enduring cure for life's tedium is the mystery story. A mystery is a study of human nature, psychology and sociology. It is a puzzle that engages the mind of a reader unlike any other genre. I am disinclined to say it is the most popular of genres since I don't have the statistics, but take it into consideration. There are bookstores that specialize in crime & mystery. How many…

Two men were admiring the architecture of the new college campus building named, 'The Hemingway Hall of Arts.'

"It's great to see people will name buildings after famous writers like Ernest Heminway," one man says.

"Oh, the building's not named after Ernest Hemingway. It's named after Joshua Hemingway. No relation," the second man answered.

"Oh, really? Was Joshua Hemingway a writer?" the first asked.

"Yes, indeed." the second man answered, grinning. "He wrote a…

This week I'm away from home to make some new friends and fans. It starts tomorrow when I sign my novels at Borders at the Village at the Dayton Mall, just East of I-75. Their large seating in Seattle's Best Coffee Cafe and reading area centered on local books provide a comfortable place to meet with friends or enjoy your favorite read. And their eager staff is ready to recommend books, movies, or CDs for any interest!

I'll join them from 6pm to 10pm. Come get your Hannibal Jones…

Which living writers would you most like to sit down for an hour with and why?

I'll start.

Margaret Atwood - She's just so brilliant.

Ariana Franklin - We'd have lots to discuss.

Sara Paretsky - What she's done in this business!

It isn't by design that they're all women. I'm sure there are lots of male writers

who would provide a fascinating interview as well. And my list might change

tomorrow.