Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan

A blog reviewing mystery books, with a listing of Saskatchewan mysteries, and a sprinkling of non-fiction books, especially history and biographies

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

The Only Café by Linden MacIntyre

(2. - 1291.) The Only Café by Linden MacIntyre (2017) - MacIntyre writes: “Thoughts of death come almost naturally to people who have spen...

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk

(1. - 1290.) 6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk - Agatha St. John is obsessed with detail. She grinds her teeth over the scrape of the heel of ...

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Bill's Best of 2025 - Non-Fiction and Most Interesting

I conclude Bill’s Best of 2025 with the categories of Non-Fiction and Most Interesting. The latter is a list of books that were not favourit...

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Bill's Best of 2025 Fiction

I continue a personal tradition of posting Bill’s Best of Fiction on December 31. I like to make it an actual assessment of my reading for t...

Sunday, December 28, 2025

An Agatha Christie Experience in Istanbul

Pera Palace Hotel Literary experiences can come in the most unexpected ways. Two months ago Sharon and I traveled to Istanbul to commence a ...

Sunday, December 14, 2025

The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

(10. - 1253.) The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny - A lazy August Sunday morning in the Gamache backyard with Armand and Reine-Marie reading thei...

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About Me

Bill Selnes: Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada; I am a lawyer in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada who enjoys reading, especially mysteries. Since 2000 I have been writing personal book reviews. This blog includes my reviews, information on and interviews with authors and descriptions of mystery bookstores I have visited. I strive to review all Saskatchewan mysteries. Other Canadian mysteries are listed under the Rest of Canada. As a lawyer I am always interested in legal mysteries. I have a separate page for legal mysteries. Occasionally my reviews of legal mysteries comment on the legal reality of the mystery. You can follow the progression of my favourite authors with up to 15 reviews. Each year I select my favourites in "Bill's Best of ----". As well as current reviews I am posting reviews from 2000 to 2011. Below my most recent couple of posts are the posts of Saskatchewan mysteries I have reviewed alphabetically by author. If you only want a sentence or two description of the book and my recommendation when deciding whether to read the book look at the bold portion of the review. If you would like to email me the link to my email is on the profile page.

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