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, October 28, 2025

Why Do We Do What We Do?

Fifty years after graduating from law school is a good time for reflection. In the past couple of weeks I thought about why I became a lawye...

Friday, October 24, 2025

The Katharina Code by Jørn Lier Horst translated by Anne Bruce

(39. - 1282.) The Katharina Code by Jørn Lier Horst translated by Anne Bruce - Norwegian Chief Inspector William Wisting is reviewing the f...

Friday, October 17, 2025

Widows and Orphans by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti

(37. - 1280.) Widows and Orphans by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti - Cat Conway is a reporter for the Quill and Packet newspaper in Po...

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Glitter in the Dark by Olesya Lyuzna

(36. - 1279.) Glitter in the Dark by Olesya Lyuzna - New York City in the early 1920’s. Ginny Dugan has come from Kansas to make her mark o...

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Prairie Edge by Conor Kerr

(35. - 1278.) Prairie Edge by Conor Kerr - The prologue is a vivid rc-counting of the last Métis bison hunt in the late 1870’s in Western C...

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Red Hats in Fiction and Life

Hats appear, at least in the crime fiction I read, to be making a comeback. Two months ago one of the sleuths in The In Crowd was Calliope ...

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Glory Daze by Daniele Arceneaux

(33. - 1276.) Glory Daze by Danielle Arceneaux - Glory Beverly Broussard is a bookie in Lafayette, Louisiana. She is doing well with NFL pl...

Friday, September 5, 2025

Stone Cross by Marc Cameron

(34. - 1277.) Stone Cross by Marc Cameron - Supervisory Deputy US Marshal Arliss Cutter has a “natural aversion to smiling”. A solid 220 po...

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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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