This was my greatest reading year ever. Over the course of the past 12 months, I checked out four hundred and fifty-seven 2025 mystery/suspense/thrillers. I say "checked out" because while I started four hundred and fifty-seven books, I DNF'd (did not finish) about 20-25% of them. I try to give a book 50 pages before…

Sharky wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Egg yolk treats... Montreal croissants... Sharky visits his favorite pet shop in Montreal... Snow mustache...

Now it gets tougher! Choose... vs Choose... vs Choose... vs Choose... vs Me, I'm going Bones, The Doctor, Beckett, and Fraiser.  And you? It's the stretch run of my greatest ever reading year and I have one more 2025 Crime Read to recommend you... Needle Lake by Justine Champine Following a death of a man…

So, how is everyone enjoying the holidays?  Here in Montreal Sis sprung mom from the seniors' residence and she is spending the week with us at our sister's place. We overate - as is the custom.  Grilled shrimp, lamb chops, pasta, peppers and dessert.  Lots of dessert! And another modest Christmas haul.  Pistachio cream (as…

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Our gift to you - the entire first season of Sharky's microdrama "Oops, I'm in Love with My Boss's Daughter"...

A few that caught my eye this week... Marvel Winter Break Special #1 - cover art by Ivan Talavera Star Wars #8 - cover art by Nogi San The Amazing Spider-Man #18 - cover art by Simone Di Meo Detective Comics #1104 - cover art by Greg Smallwood Superman #33 - cover art by Tula…

Pursuant to yesterday's focus on sci-fi Chief Medical Officers and Beckett played by the ever-so-charming Paul McGillion in particular, I came across these memorable BTS pics from Stargate: Atlantis... Squeezing a few more 2025 Crime Reads and recommendations into year's end.... A Fine Day for Fishing by Chris Ward Schoolgirl Penny Summers can't believe her…

We have a ship... And we have a Captain, First Officer/Second-in-Command, and a Science Officer.,, Let's find our Chief Medical officer. Now, it's time to Choose your Chief Medical Officer (The Sweet Sixteen)! Choose... vs vs Choose... vs vs Choose... vs Choose... vs Choose... vs Choose... vs Choose... vs Choose... vs vs Who you got?…

Sharky when his dinner is 10 seconds late... Little Bear... Sharky senior Sunday vlog... Sharky shops local: Hounds of York... In case you missed it, here is the entire first season of Sharky's hit microdrama, "Oops, I'm in Love with My Boss's Daughter".  All 7 episodes!

We're flying out to Montreal so, today, I leave you with the season finale of Sharky's microdrama "Oops, I'm in Love with My Boss's Daughter"!

This episode first aired January 30, 2003 Peter Falk was 75 at the time of this episode. He wanted to make one more Columbo to bring the series run to an even 100, pitching the network a script("Columbo's Last Case") in 2007. But the network passed and, soon after, Falk was diagnosed with dementia. The…

Twists! Turns! Shocks! Surprises!  The next two episodes in the hit microdrama starring Sharky!

Given my torrid reading pace to date, I had hoped to get to 500 Crime Reads on the year but, alas, with two weeks left to go in 2025 and having checked out my 418th book today, that seems unlikely.  450 is still doable and pretty impressive, but doesn't quite resonate as strongly as an…

This episode first aired March 12, 2001   Although production on this episode was completed in 1998, it didn't air until three years later.   The ratings for this episode were strong and convinced ABC to order another - which would prove the show's last.   Falk wanted McGoohan for the role of Findlay Crawford…