One of my favorite things about reading is traveling to the various locations that authors have created as their setting. To me, there is no better adventure than looking through the eyes of the author and characters as they take you through a place and time they’ve grown up in or experienced in some way,…
This week's edition of True Crime Thursday is the first two chapters of The Lost Girls by John Glatt—the chilling account of the three Cleveland women that were kidnapped and imprisoned in a basement for a decade by Ariel Castro. They were held in brutal captivity—and managed to make it out alive. “This is their…
Aryan Art? A bizarre lawsuit has been filed against the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. The New York Post reports that 33-year-old Justin Renel Joseph is suing The Met for their “offensive aesthetic whitewashing” in several paintings depicting Jesus Christ as pale-skinned with blond hair. Joseph claims that this “Aryan” Jesus caused him “personal…
If you haven't yet been introduced to Charles Ramsey, he's a Clevelander who helped rescue women who had been held in captivity in a neighbor's house for a decade after being kidnapped as teenagers. He heard Amanda Berry's cries, helped her break out of the home's door and call 9-1-1. Also rescued was kidnap victim…
Sorry, this sweepstakes has ended. Stay tuned on our Sweepstakes page for more offers! Click here to register for a chance to win! October 4–7 the mystery community will descend upon Cleveland, Ohio for the 43rd Annual World Mystery Convention—Bouchercon. Opening ceremonies will take place Thursday, October 4, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This…
The corruption trial of Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora is a big deal, but it’s also rich in absurdity. Recognizing that, rather than flashing up a bunch of pastel drawings from the trial, one Cleveland TV station began airing testimony and wiretap transcripts from the courtroom with the visual aid of puppets and started a…
