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Inspector Ian Rutledge #18.5 - The Hair of the Dog
Katherine Hall Page Presents Malice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional
The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on cozy mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition. Here are 22 original stories (and one modern classic reprint) set at conventions, conferences, and gatherings of all kinds!
Included are:
Conventional Wisdom, by Marcia Talley
Djinn And Tonic, by Neil Plakcy
The Vanishing Wife, by Victoria Thompson
The Right to Bare Arms, by John Gregory Betancourt
Message in a Bottle, by Su Kopil Anonymous, by Kate Flora
What Goes Around, by B.K. Stevens
The Hair of the Dog, by Charles Todd
The Best-Laid Plans, by Barb Goffman
A Dark and Stormy Light, by Gigi Pandian
The Clue in the Blue Booth, by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Wicked Writers, by Frances McNamara
Coverture, by KB Inglee
Dark Secrets, by Kathryn Leigh Scott
Tarnished Hope, by KM Rockwood
Not Forgotten, by L.C. Tyler Boston
Bouillabaisse, by Nancy Brewka-Clark
Killing Kippers, by Eleanor Cawood Jones
Elemental Chaos, by M Evonne Dobsonv
Outside the Box, by Ruth Moose
The Perfect Pitch, by Marie Hannan-Mandel
Two Birds with One Stone, by Rhys Bowen
A Gathering of Great Detectives, by Shawn Reilly Simmon
290 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 16, 2016
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April 7, 2024
Amazingly boring. Kept putting it down mid-story to do other things. What a disappointing return to the series; I couldn't even be bothered to finish it.
June 5, 2022
Just read A Dark and Stormy Light by Gigi Pandian.
July 11, 2024
The Vanishing Act - Victoria Thompson
A charming mystery that seems like it may have been the inspiration for her Counterfeit Lady series. Cozy and inspiring your faith in humanity.
Two Bird with One Stone - Rhys Bowen
A great mystery and placed well within the series. Surprisingly it’s a well-solved mystery and no deus ex machina solution. No stumbling into it. But an actual mystery solved by detecting. The sly lines about the lassie were fun.
Conventional Wisdom - Marcia Talley
Interesting setting and characters, but I hate it when the solution is a jump-scare.
Djinn and Tonic - Neil Plakcy
Interesting set of characters with some humorous elements. No real mystery.
The Right to Bare Arms - John Gregory Betancourt
This is an absolute thing of beauty.
Message in a Bottle - Su Kopil
Mo
Anonymous - Kate Flora
The writing is a bit too cleverly removed third person, but it’s an enjoyable piece.
At Goes Around - B. K. Stevens
I think it’s supposed to be “it” goes around? An interesting story with a variety or characters. I’m never a fan of a cut-to-black mid-plot ending, but it is a short story.
The Hair of the Dog - Charles Todd
A great little mystery. I’m not sure I get the dog hair part. But a great setting.
The Best-Laid Plans - Barb Goffman
Hilarious. Loved it.
A Dark and Stormy Light - Gigi Pandian
I really enjoyed this one. A dark and stormy night leads to a mystery or two at a convention or two.
The Clue in the Blue Booth - Hank Phillippi Ryan
A murder at a Nancy Drew convention? Perfection. Wittily written.
Wicked Writers — Frances McNamara
Such a clever homage to Patricia Highsmith. And the clever title.
Coverture - KB Inglee
When women think of conventions, they think of Seneca Falls, I guess. And interesting piece, more for the history than the murder
Dark Secrets - Kathryn Leigh Scott
That, my friends, was a wild ride
Tarnished Hope - KM Rockwood
And I thought I hated charter schools. I liked it.
Not Forgotten - L.C. Tyler -
Nice, with an interesting twist at the end
Boston Bouillabaisse - Nancy Brewka-Clark
Funny but a bit high in the instep
Killing Kippers - Eleanor Cawood Jones
Ironically funny and moving
Elemental Chaos - M Evonne Dobson
Really great. Funny and interesting.
Outside the Box - Ruth Moose
Odd, and not in a good way.
The Perfect Pitch - Marie Hannan-Mandel
Uninspired in that the clue was shockingly obvious.
A Gathering of Great Detectives - Shawn Reilly Simmons
Very clever and enjoyable.
A charming mystery that seems like it may have been the inspiration for her Counterfeit Lady series. Cozy and inspiring your faith in humanity.
Two Bird with One Stone - Rhys Bowen
A great mystery and placed well within the series. Surprisingly it’s a well-solved mystery and no deus ex machina solution. No stumbling into it. But an actual mystery solved by detecting. The sly lines about the lassie were fun.
Conventional Wisdom - Marcia Talley
Interesting setting and characters, but I hate it when the solution is a jump-scare.
Djinn and Tonic - Neil Plakcy
Interesting set of characters with some humorous elements. No real mystery.
The Right to Bare Arms - John Gregory Betancourt
This is an absolute thing of beauty.
Message in a Bottle - Su Kopil
Mo
Anonymous - Kate Flora
The writing is a bit too cleverly removed third person, but it’s an enjoyable piece.
At Goes Around - B. K. Stevens
I think it’s supposed to be “it” goes around? An interesting story with a variety or characters. I’m never a fan of a cut-to-black mid-plot ending, but it is a short story.
The Hair of the Dog - Charles Todd
A great little mystery. I’m not sure I get the dog hair part. But a great setting.
The Best-Laid Plans - Barb Goffman
Hilarious. Loved it.
A Dark and Stormy Light - Gigi Pandian
I really enjoyed this one. A dark and stormy night leads to a mystery or two at a convention or two.
The Clue in the Blue Booth - Hank Phillippi Ryan
A murder at a Nancy Drew convention? Perfection. Wittily written.
Wicked Writers — Frances McNamara
Such a clever homage to Patricia Highsmith. And the clever title.
Coverture - KB Inglee
When women think of conventions, they think of Seneca Falls, I guess. And interesting piece, more for the history than the murder
Dark Secrets - Kathryn Leigh Scott
That, my friends, was a wild ride
Tarnished Hope - KM Rockwood
And I thought I hated charter schools. I liked it.
Not Forgotten - L.C. Tyler -
Nice, with an interesting twist at the end
Boston Bouillabaisse - Nancy Brewka-Clark
Funny but a bit high in the instep
Killing Kippers - Eleanor Cawood Jones
Ironically funny and moving
Elemental Chaos - M Evonne Dobson
Really great. Funny and interesting.
Outside the Box - Ruth Moose
Odd, and not in a good way.
The Perfect Pitch - Marie Hannan-Mandel
Uninspired in that the clue was shockingly obvious.
A Gathering of Great Detectives - Shawn Reilly Simmons
Very clever and enjoyable.
May 16, 2021
A reasonable selection of mini-mysteries.
June 5, 2024
A good mixture of crime stories, all committed at a convention. Most are pretty average, one or two a little better.
June 25, 2025
Read and rated “Two Birds with One Stone” by Rhys Bowen. Interesting, too short, great title.
December 31, 2016
From Malice Domestic, the eleventh cozy anthology series takes a new direction with original stories set at conferences, conventions, and other such gatherings. Readers will recognize the authors included here; of special note: Hank Phillippi Ryan’s tale set at a Nancy Drew convention; Charles Todd’s Ian Rutledge investigating a death at the Royal Geographer’s Society; and a Lady Georgiana Rannnoch tale taking place at the Scottish Gathering of the Clans.
Twenty-two cozy tales offer readers a delightful smorgasbord of choices; there’s something for everyone here.
Highly recommended.
Twenty-two cozy tales offer readers a delightful smorgasbord of choices; there’s something for everyone here.
Highly recommended.
October 14, 2016
Great sampling of inventive little mysteries!
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