Product DescriptionEditors Carl Brookins, Ellen Hart and William Kent Krueger (known as the Minnesota Crime Wave) have solicited 13 riveting stories of murder, mystery and mayhem, in this follow-up to the best-selling short story anthology The Silence of the Loons.
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Rating: - Reviewing: Resort to Murder
Awhile back, I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing the anthology "Silence of the Loons." Put out by the "Minnesota Crime Wave" (Ellen Hart, Carl Brookins and William Kent Krueger) the anthology was a good one and I enjoyed it immensely. So, Carl Brookins sent me a review copy of their latest anthology quite some time ago. I was thrilled and added it to mount TBR which promptly surrounded it, burped in satisfaction and continued to grow. I'm officially over 300 books now at last count and woefully ... Read More
Rating: - All the stories are above average
In Lake Woebegone, all the children are above average. In this collection of creepy, quirky, and scary tales of Minnesota not-so-nice, all the stories are above average. Way above average. No one should head to the north woods without having this book with them, just in case it rains. But make sure the cabin door is bolted, or at least that the tent fly is zipped up tight. You'll find yourself checking to make sure that snap or crunch you think you heard isn't something a lot more heinous than a forest ... Read More
Rating: - These Minnesota resort-based mysteries will certainly entertain
(Introduction by author Lorna Landvik)
Minnesota abounds with mystery writers. I'm not sure if it's about lutefisk, as Lorna Landvik suggests in her introduction to Resort to Murder, or if it's about the cold winters and muggy summers. Perhaps it's just because there is an abundance of talent in Minnesota. A fluke of nature.
In any case, Nodin Press and thirteen talented Minnesota writers took on a challenge of writing mystery stories that take place at a Minnesota resort. Let me tell ... Read More