by Mark Pinsky | Apr 14, 2022 | Crime, Met Her on the Mountain
Celebrating the New Edition of Met Her on the Mountain After meeting so many people in Madison County who have become good friends over the years, whenever I go back there, a part of me feels like I am coming home. That was true recently when I returned for a...
by Mark Pinsky | Mar 29, 2022 | Events
Monday, June 27th from noon to 2:30 p.m. EST Book Signing Penland & Sons Department Store 50 S. Main Street Marshall, NC 28753 This event will include signings of both Met Her on the Mountain and Drifting Into Darkness. More details to come! Friday, June...
by Mark Pinsky | Mar 29, 2022 | Crime, Met Her on the Mountain
Somehow, I missed Vicki Lane’s lyrically written historical novel, And the Crows Took Their Eyes, when it was published in 2020. I should have known better. I enjoyed all of her previous Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mystery Series, set in modern Madison County. ...
by Mark Pinsky | Mar 22, 2022 | Crime, Drifting into Darkness, Met Her on the Mountain
Today, I want to share my recent review of Devil House, a new thriller about a true crime author who takes on a real murder and tries to use his own investigative skills to solve it. This idea is not as far-fetched as it might seem. In fact, the novel’s premise...
by Mark Pinsky | Mar 15, 2022 | Crime, Drifting into Darkness, Met Her on the Mountain
For years, true crime has been considered a low- and middle-brow guilty pleasure, dating back to the 19th century Police Gazette tabloids. To be sure, since then, there have been modern crossover exceptions – books like In Cold Blood, The Stranger Beside Me, and Fatal...
