Murder in the Bullpen

To read my new article, "Murder in the Bullpen," as well as articles from over 30 other mystery authors who have sports stories in their repertoire, check out the new issue of Mystery Reader's Journal.

The entire list of articles: 

The Turf and the Gridiron in Detective Fiction by Gary Garner
Adventure Crime-A Wild Niche in [...]

Tags: baseball mysteries, Mystery Reader's Journal, sports mysteries

My Christmas Gift to You

For Christmas this year, I decided to post three stories of mine.
Two of them were published in 1999 and 2000 in Canadian anthologies: the other has never been published.
Hope you enjoy them.
"The Case of the Sneezing Account: a Manziuk and Ryan Mystery"  – after a timely sneeze saves a young woman's life, Manziuk and [...]

Tags: free mysteries, free stories, N. J. Lindquist stories

Will there be a third Manziuk and Ryan book?

In the last month or so, I’ve had on average one person a day email me to ask if there is going to be a third Manziuk and Ryan mystery. 
First, thanks for the encouragement. Knowing someone is waiting to read my books really encourages me to keep writing them. 
Secondly, the answer is yes. There will [...]

Tags: Glitter of Diamonds, Manziuk and Ryan mystery, N. J. Lindquist, Shaded Light, writing a mystery

CLAO winner

I posted a little while ago that Shaded Light and another book of mine, Hot Apple Cider, were both nominated to be the "one book" for the Church Library’s of Ontario "One Book / One Conference" October 3rd along with a number of other great books, including The Shack and The Book of Negroes. (See complete list.)
I’m [...]