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The Sunday Reading List

The Sunday Reading List

Five essential reads that have caught my eye over the last week or so.

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Apr 13, 2025
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Happy Sunday, friends.

Sorry this one is a bit on the later side on your Sunday afternoon. We had company in from out of town. And, well, life, the universe, and everything …

But here I am, with some essential reads that caught my eye this week. It’s a little bit of everything. We’re living life at ramming speed these days it seems. And everyone needs a chance to exhale.

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How long could you survive in a bank vault? Where crime writers go for answers. (The Wall Street Journal/Subscription required)

Those of you who know me IRL know of my love of detective fiction. I both read it and write it (Gratuitous plug, cough, cough).

So to learn that there is an entire Facebook group, run by retired cops, dedicated to answering questions from mystery writers (including some of the big guns) so they don’t look silly writing about crime absolutely made my weekend.

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