Category Archives: Montana

2016 Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt

Posted on 20 December 2016 by Cavershamragu

For as long as I’ve been hosting this blog, I’ve participated in Bev Hankins’ irresistible vintage mystery reading challenges. The rules have been amended over the years, but the basic criteria is the same – review a mystery from two … Continue reading →

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THE POWER OF THE DOG (1967) by Thomas Savage

Posted on 14 October 2016 by Cavershamragu

Not to be confused with Don Winslow’s book of the same name, this powerful study of revenge and repressed emotion is too little-known and unlikely to turn up on anybody’s list of classic crime fiction. But don’t be fooled – … Continue reading →

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