Now confirmed! I am delighted to report that in Spring '26 I'll be offering two standalone (but related) modules with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity. Each focuses on an important novel related to the same real-life, #TrueCrime unsolved case. #DarkAcademia #PoliceProcedural

March: #LastSeenWearing by #HillaryWaugh: Discovering a Turning Point in #CrimeFiction

Info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/0910/

May: #TheSecretHistory by #DonnaTartt: Unpacking the 'WhyDunIt' #Mystery

Info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/0912/

I just noticed, a bit belatedly, that The Perfect Scam has reached 100 ratings on Goodreads, and thought it was a good time to remind people that this series exists.
https://www.susannashore.com/perfectscam.html

#crimefiction #bookstodon

#Introduction
Hey, everyone on the Fedi!

I'm Eli (pronounced as Ellie).

I'm an #enby from #Mexico and not new to the Fediverse, but haven't been around recently. I had an account at queer.party and, since that instance is gone now, I'm looking to find new connections, so feel free to follow if we share interests or recommend accounts to follow.

I'm #trans, #nonbinary, #genderflux, #agender, #maverique, #aromantic #demiaro, #polysexual, #toric, #enbian, and #polyamorous.
My pronouns are they/them, ze/hir and it/its, interchangeable.

I love all things #horror (mostly films) and am very fond of #80sHorror, you can check my Letterboxd out to see my reviews. My fave film is Chopping Mall (1986).

I usually don't watch shows now, I hate when they get cancelled and the story gets no proper ending, which happens a lot, but you can also find me at Serializd.

My reading list is predominantly #CrimeFiction (mainly Nordic) but I also like reading horror, #QueerRomance, and anything that piques my curiosity.

I'm some kind of a #geek and enjoy #FOSS, my main OS has been #LinuxMint for 5 years now, and I have an old laptop for distrohopping, currently using #Manjaro and #Debian. My secondary OS is #macOS.

I also happen to be a #language nerd, I speak #Swedish, #Catalan, and #French. Will mainly post in #English and #Spanish, though.

My favourite #music genre is #IndieRock, but I’d listen to anything, primarily more #indie genres.
My favourite band ever is #kent.
As of now, my favourite artists are: #cupcakKe, #DaltonDeschain, #SoporAeternus, #TwinTemple, #LaCasaAzul, #Enjambre, #Ginestà, #ElsAmicsDeLesArts, #PierreLapointe, #Остава…

My favourite animals are #cats, #spiders, #octopuses and #snails, but I don't have any pets.

#ASMR has helped me relax and fall asleep for +10 years now, so I may share some links every now and then.

I love #JigsawPuzzles and every once in a while I do some #puzzling.

Happy #PublicDomain Day 2026 – Crime Fiction Edition

We celebrate Public Domain Day every 1st of January. Although copyright is important, Public Domain is paramount for creativity and access: not only Public Domain constitutes an important pool from where new authors can create new works, but also is an opportunity to publish long forgotten works. I’m considering the copyright term as life + 70 years, since that is the copyright term in Portugal and in most of European countries.

Cyril Alington (1872- 1955) – List of works at Wikipedia

Joseph Jefferson Farjeon (1883 – 1955) – List of works at Wikipedia

Benjamin Hawkins Dean (1892 – 1955) – List of works at GADetection

Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (1889–1955) – List of works at Wikipedia

Horace Annesley Vachell (1861 – 1955) – List of works at GADetection

Jean Fiolle (1884 – 1955) – One only crime fiction work, reference at Wikipedia (in French)

W. H. Eemlandt (1889 – 1955) – List of works at Wikipedia (in Dutch)

#BookLook #books #CrimeFiction #livros #publicDomain #readings

Who Works Over The Holidays? Lawyers

Or at least, some lawyers. As I write this on December 30, I see a full parking lot at the Regional Justice Center, as well as cars parked on the street. The various law offices scattered nearby have lights on until the wee hours. Everyone is trying to finish their work before year’s…
https://kriswrites.com/2025/12/31/who-works-over-the-holidays-lawyers/

#Mysteries #NewReleases #Awardwinningstories #crimefiction #DerringerAward