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WOW WHAT A YEAR 2025: Kudos and Events!

Posted on February 28, 2026 by mesdamesofmayhem

Hello, Dear Readers! The Mesdames and Messieurs had yet another stellar year in 2025! It was The Year of Hard Work and Fun! Altogether, we published four crime novels, two non-fiction books, six novellas and 17 works of short fiction … Continue reading →

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Michael Innes, my favourite mystery author ~ Lynne Murphy

Posted on February 25, 2014 by mesdamesofmayhem

Michael Innes is the author of some 50 mystery novels or books of short stories and I own 40 of these. When I chose to blog about him as my favourite mystery author, I didn’t realize that I was going … Continue reading →

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Music, Music, Music…and Books ~ by Catherine Astolfo

Posted on January 7, 2014 by mesdamesofmayhem

“She looks like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone.” What does this tell you about the character of a woman who thinks this about her friend? (Especially since that friend has just careened off their balcony to … Continue reading →