RIP, Alan Bradley

The CBC reported that bestselling author Alan Bradley, author of the Flavia de Luce mystery series, has died at the age of 87 on the Isle of Man. The bestselling author was known for his vivid storytelling that captivated readers — and his later-in-life blockbuster success that inspired many.

Bradley, born in Toronto in 1938, worked as a television and radio engineer before he was offered a position at University of Saskatchewan and taught there for 25 years, becoming the Director of Television Engineering. In 1994, he retired and moved to Kelowna, B.C., with his wife, Shirley. Bradley then began writing full-time, publishing short stories for children and adults, the memoir, The Shoebox Bible, and the nonfiction book, Ms. Holmes of Baker Street, written with William A.S. Sarjeant, theorizing that Sherlock Holmes was a woman.

His literary career really took off in his late 60s, when an 11-year-old girl named Flavia de Luce first appeared on the page. Precocious and smart, Flavia was a minor character in a manuscript that captivated Bradley’s wife. Shirley encouraged him to develop Flavia further and she ultimately became the protagonist of the bestselling mystery series bearing her name. 

The first novel in the Flavia de Luce series, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, was a hit right off the gate, winning several notable crime and mystery awards: the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award, the Dilys Winn Award, the Arthur Ellis Award, the Agatha Award, the Macavity Award, and the Barry Award.  There are now 11 books in the series, which has sold over six million copies and has been translated to 36 languages.

But when asked about his biggest accomplishment, Bradley said he was most honored by the impact he had on the lives of readers who were inspired by Flavia. As he told The Next Chapter in a 2024 interview, “I’ve just been absolutely flattened by letters and emails from girls of Flavia’s age who have said that they’ve decided to go into science...Now that the first book has been out for 16 years, I’m beginning to hear from girls who graduated, who are now very advanced in science. I think that’s a wonderful achievement, inspiring young people to go into the sciences.”

Mystery Melange

I'm a bit behind in noting this, but the finalists were announced for the Maine Book Award for Crime Fiction, including Claire Ackroyd, Body in the Blueberry Barrens; Robert T. Kelley, Raven; Kathryn Lasky, A Slant of Light; and Sara Sligar, Vantage Point. The winners will be revealed at the Maine Literary Awards in Gardiner or online on May 28.


The winners of the Minnesota Book Awards were also revealed, with The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (Mulholland Books) winning in the Genre Fiction category. The other finalists included Apostle's Cove by William Kent Krueger (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster); Broken Fields by Marcie Rendon (Soho Press/Penguin Random House); and The Codebreaker's Daughter by Amy Lynn Green (Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group).

International Thriller Writers announced a new honor, the Trailblazer Award, given to members who, through extraordinary achievement, have changed the marketplace for writers. The inaugural winners include authors Andrea Bartz (We Were Never Here), Charles Graeber (The Good Nurse), and Kirk Wallace Johnson (The Feather Thief), "who took time, energy, and focus from their own creative work in order to represent every writer navigating this moment in their landmark lawsuit Bartz v. Anthropic."


The drop in reading skills of middle-schoolers is becoming an increasing concern, and author James Patterson has committed $10 million to create the Patterson Institute of Early Adolescent Literacy at Vanderbilt University. The institute, which will focus on improving literacy for students in grades four to eight, will fund academic research, provide tutoring to students, and offer professional development for teachers. Patterson previously funded an early childhood reading program at the University of Florida and wants wants to focus on letting children read more books that they like. “The objective is to get them reading and give them books to turn them on” to reading, he said.


There will be a Noir at the Bar on May 28 at Kells in Pike Place, Seattle, Washington, with Scott Andrews hosting. Authors schedule to appear and read from their work include G.G. Silverman, Jeff Ayers, Michael Fowles, Alice K. Boatwright, Robert J. Binney, J.L. Brown, and K.B. Jackson.


Another Noir at the Bar will be a pre-festival highlight before the upcoming Maine Crime Wave conference in Portland on Friday, May 29th. Hosted by Matt Cost and Jule Selbo, the night will feature a criminally phenomenal line up of writers including Tess Gerritsen, Allison Keeton, Travis Kennedy, Robert Kelley, Joanna Schaffhausen, James Ziskin, Zakariah Johnson, Gabriela Stiteler, Mo Drammeh, and Rebecca Turkewitz.


Mystery writers will take the stage at the Literary Branch panel on May 31 in the Ojai Art Center Gallery in Ojai, California, exploring the many forms of mystery and thriller fiction—from cozy to forensic to legal suspense. Featured speakers include Patricia Fry, author of the Klepto Cat and Calico Cat series; Sheila Lowe, whose real-world expertise informs her Claudia Rose mysteries; Judith Ayn, known for her legal action series; and Fiona Manning, creator of the Eleni Nina Santor series featuring a Greek-American U.S. Marshal. The panel will be followed by a reception and book signing.


Mystery Readers Journal editor, Janet Rudolph, has issued a final call for the upcoming issue themed around "Mysteries set in France." If you have a mystery that fits this theme, you can contribute an Author! Author! essay of 500–1500 words, first person, up-close and personal about yourself, your books, and the theme connection. The publication is also seeking reviews and articles. The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2026


Art Taylor's "The First Two Pages" blog featured DK Snyder to discuss "Home," her first story to appear in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.


This week's crime poem up at the 5-2 Crime Poetry Weekly is "Hegseth" by Tony Dawson.


In the Q&A roundup, Deborah Kalb spoke with Kim Sherwood, author of the new novel, Hurricane Room, the third in her Double O trilogy, based on Ian Fleming's iconic James Bond character; and Author Interviews chatted with Carmela Dutra, a Bay Area–based author, about the second book in her Food Truck Mystery Series, Hot Wings and Homicide.

Author R&R with Lynn Slaughter

Lynn Slaughter is addicted to the arts, chocolate, and her husband’s cooking. After a long career as a professional dancer and dance educator, she returned to school to earn her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. Her novels have received numerous accolades, including a Moonbeam Silver Medal, two Agatha nominations, and a Silver Falchion Award. Lynn is excited about the recent release of her debut middle grade novel, an identity-swapping fantasy, The Big Switch: Varney and Cedric, as well as the release of Death in the End Zone, the sequel to Missed Cue.

In Death in the End Zone, homicide detective Caitlin O’Connor is faced with another puzzling case: the murder of two star football players whose bodies are discovered in a compromising position in the end zone of their high school’s football field. While Caitlin identifies several suspects who might have had reasons to want to harm the boys, no clearcut evidence points to the culprit. Meantime, Caitlin deals with her partner’s alcoholism at work, continuing fears of commitment in a new relationship at home, and her conflicted feelings about her widowed mother’s new relationship—all while worrying that she may get pulled off the case if she doesn’t figure out who killed the boys left in the end zone.

Lynn Slaughter stops by In Reference to Murder to take some Author R&R about writing and researching the book:

The Internet: An Amazing Resource for Writers

My latest release, Death in the End Zone, is set in New Haven, Connecticut. Since I grew up in Connecticut, I’m familiar with the city and have been there many times. But in writing a novel, it’s the little things, the specific details, that bring a setting, the characters, and key events to life. For this, I’ve found the internet to be an invaluable resource.

For example, Death in the End Zone centers around the investigation of the murder of two star football players whose bodies are discovered in the end zone of their high school’s football field. My protagonist, Caitlin O’Connor, returns to the scene of the crime and visits a practice with her partner. Since I know zilch about what goes on in a football practice, I turned to the internet. Would you believe that there are YouTube instructional videos on how to run efficient practices and what drills and exercises to use? That’s how I knew Caitlin would observe players doing strength and conditioning exercises like Monkey Rolls and the Bear Crawl.

To figure out where characters live and what their houses are like, real estate listings which often include photos of both the interior and exteriors of homes, as well as neighborhood descriptions, are incredibly helpful. For example, despite its liberal reputation, New Haven’s neighborhoods remain mostly segregated, which is how I learned that the Dixwell neighborhood was a popular one for middle class folks of color like the family of Elijah Williams, one of the young homicide victims. Reading about New Haven’s neighborhoods and crime hot spots is also how I figured out where the prostitutes and drug dealers Caitlin interviews might be hanging out.

I love researching where characters might go out to eat and what they’d eat, and restaurant websites are a goldmine. Many not only include their menus but photos of their interiors. I enjoyed sending my detective and her boyfriend to a romantic dinner at Tre Scalini’s, and having Caitlin make frequent runs to Zoi’s, a popular deli in the city. And learning about kid-friendly places is also how I decided that Caitlin would take her boyfriend’s young son Jack to Shake Shack for dinner.

One of the young men murdered had been the victim of an adult sexual abuser. Having worked with a number of young people who’ve been victimized by predators and having done a great deal of research for my earlier nonfiction book, Teen Rape, I was familiar with this  subject. But I wanted my character to have written about the pain he felt from being abused. I discovered poems and personal experience pieces posted on the internet by survivors that were agonizing to read but incredibly helpful.

When Caitlin’s mother’s boyfriend Peter is shot, I wanted him to be critically wounded but not fatally. This led me to extensive research on gunshot wounds, which is how Peter ended up with a punctured lung and a great deal of internal bleeding, but a decent chance of recovery after surgery.

Forensic investigators at the football field found evidence of wheelchair tracks, so Caitlin gets the idea that perhaps the killer rented a wheelchair to transport his victims to the end zone. Amazingly, I was able to find names and locations of pharmacies in the New Haven area that offer wheelchair rentals. When Caitlin discovers that the pharmacist at Switzer’s has records of renting a wheelchair to her key suspect and can identify him, she knows she is close to cracking the case.

I could go on and on, but I think it’s clear that I found my internet research a huge help. I admit that I love research, and it’s easy to get lost in the weeds and spend hours and hours checking into things that I don’t absolutely need to know for my story. But still, I know my novels benefit from all I’ve learned. Besides, exploring is endlessly fun!   

You can learn more about Lynn Slaughter and her writing via her website and follow her on Facebook and Goodreads.  Death in the End Zone is now available via all major booksellers.

The Owls Have It

I missed this announcement a month or so ago, but the Friends of Mystery, a non-profit organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon, promoting educational study in all realms related to mystery, announced the 2026 Spotted Owl Awards for the Best Pacific Northwest Crime Novel of the previous year. This year's winner was Mike Lawson for Untouchable. The list of all winners include:

1. Mike Lawson – Untouchable
2. Marc Cameron – Deadline
3. Robert Dugoni – A Dead Draw
4. Sam Wiebe – The Last Exile
5. Elizabeth George – A Slowly Dying Cause
6. James Bryne – Chain Reaction
7. Daniel Kalla – The Deepest Fake
8. J.A. Jance – Overkill
9. Phillip Margolin – False Witness
10. Nolan Chase – A Lonesome Place for Murder

Media Murder for Monday

It's the start of a new week and that means it's time for a brand-new roundup of crime drama news:


THE BIG SCREEN/MOVIES

Two-time Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), will play legendary author Agatha Christie alongside Vincent Cassel (La Haine) in the noir mystery-thriller, Eleven Missing Days. The movie is based on the true story of the British author’s mysterious disappearance in December 1926, while Christie was at the height of her fame. In a case of life imitating art, this whodunnit explores the investigation behind her disappearance, strangely resembling an Agatha Christie novel itself where everyone in her life became a suspect. Cassel will play a retired Belgian police detective who gets drawn into the case, in an echo of Christie’s most famous sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Nicole Elizabeth Berger (He’s Watching You) and Oliver Trevena (The Gorge) will also co-star. Bertie Ellwood (Silo) is directing from a screenplay by Ernesto Foronda (Better Luck Tomorrow), based on the book, Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days, by Christie scholar Jared Cade.  


StudioCanal's new genre division, Sixth Dimension, is heading into production this summer on Sean Byrne's high-stakes thriller, The Mannequin, starring Oscar winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter). Byrne is directing and writing. Byrne said in a statement, “After wading through bloodied waters together on Dangerous Animals, I’m thrilled to be alongside my friends at StudioCanal’s Sixth Dimension. I can’t wait to unleash The Mannequin on the big screen. There have been other serial killer procedurals, but this is its own thrillingly deranged beast—twisted, intense, propulsive, and anchored by a fearless performance from Melissa Leo, building to a shocking twist you won’t see coming. It’ll put you on the edge of your seat and keep you there.”


Scott Adkins and Lewis Tan are set to lead Deadlocked, about a deadly siege in which a group of jurors come under attack. Pre-production on the pic has begun, with Tan overseeing the action design in collaboration with a fight choreographer, and Roel Reiné (Classified) directing. The plot is based around a routine jury site visit that turns deadly when a mercenary kill team led by Hewitt (Adkins) storms the location in search of a secret ledger detailing citywide corruption. Trapped inside, a disgraced ex-cop-turned-bailiff (Tan) must protect the surviving jurors and battle the attackers outside while exposing a traitor within.


Will Smith has committed to star in the David Gordon Green-directed action-thriller Supermax, about two FBI agents investigating a murder that’s taken place in the world’s most secure prison. Amazon MGM Studios closed a deal for worldwide rights to the Miramax project, which will mark Smith’s first non-franchise studio movie in recent years. This will allegedly be a streaming film and not a theatrical release. Additional casting is underway, including Smith’s FBI agent partner, said to be a female role. The project is written by David Weil and David J. Rosen, known for their work on the TV series Hunters and Invasion.


Bill Camp (The Night Of, Presumed Innocent) is set to join Melissa McCarthy and Connor Storrie in Turpentine, the forthcoming indie thriller from Craig Zobel (The Penguin and Mare of Easttown), but his character details are under wraps. Based on a script by Justin Varava that made the 2024 Black List, Turpentine follows a deadbeat son who hires friends to rob his own parents to pay off a bookie, with disastrous results. Rian Johnson (Knives Out) and Ram Bergman’s T-Street are producing alongside Shivani Rawat’s ShivHans Pictures.


Two-time Oscar nominee Colman Domingo (Disclosure Day), Golden Globe nominee Nicholas Hoult (Superman), Hamnet and A Quiet Place star Noah Jupe, and Golden Globe winner Emma Corrin (The Crown) are set to star in the psychological thriller, The Servant, from writer-director Francis Lee. The Servant is set in 1950s New York and follows Tony (Hoult), an entitled British man who moves into a beautiful apartment on Central Park and becomes embroiled in a wicked power play with his manservant, Barrett (Domingo). The project is a reimagining of the subversive 1963 Joseph Losey classic (from a screenplay by Harold Pinter), with its undertones of class, sexuality, and politics and Dirk Bogarde playing the sociopathic manservant to acclaim.  


Ric Roman Waugh (Angel Has Fallen) has inked a deal to direct Six Minutes to Freedom, Kurt Muse and John Gilstrap’s work of non-fiction about the 1989 Delta Force rescue of an American hostage in Panama. With a screenplay by Jared Rosenberg, the film is based on the true story of Operation Acid Gambit, one of the most daring military raids in history. At its center is Kurt Muse, a businessman-turned-CIA asset who ran a clandestine radio operation in Panama to undermine Manuel Noriega’s regime in the late 1980s. After being arrested by Noriega’s secret police and imprisoned in brutal conditions, Muse was rescued by the United States' most elite warriors, Delta Force, during their invasion of Panama in December 1989.


TELEVISION/STREAMING

Netflix is extending its overall deal with author Harlan Coben, greenlighting Myron Bolitar, a drama inspired by Coben's signature collection of novels. The drama is from Emmy winner David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and Kyle Long (Suits) who are writing, executive producing, and co-showrunning. In it, after an injury ends his NBA dreams, Myron Bolitar reinvents himself as a sports agent — using charm, smarts, and a ruthless partner to navigate the high-stakes and dirty world of sports, where saving his clients often means risking himself. Greg Yaitanes, who directed half of the episodes of another Kelley series adaptation of a well known thriller novel, Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent, will direct multiple episodes and will executive produce the series.


The Lincoln Lawyer starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is coming to an end, with the upcoming fifth season being its last. Based on the novels by Michael Connelly, the legal drama stars Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller, a defense attorney in Los Angeles who often works out of a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Navigator. The 10-episode fifth season is inspired by the seventh book in the series, Resurrection Walk. In it, Mickey Haller’s world is upended when the half-sister he never knew existed, Emi (Cobie Smulders), comes to him with a plea to help free a wrongfully convicted woman. In a season defined by blood ties and buried secrets, Mickey takes on a grueling habeas petition to overturn a six-year-old murder conviction, but the deeper he digs, the more nefarious the forces arrayed against him become. Meanwhile, the stakes rise for his trusted team as Lorna (Becki Newton), Izzy (Jazz Raycole), and Cisco (Angus Sampson) step up to tackle high-profile challenges of their own.


Prime Video has renewed its hit series Reacher for a fifth season ahead of its Season 4 premiere expected for later this year. The series adaptation of Lee Child’s bestselling Jack Reacher novels follows Reacher (Alan Ritchson), a drifter carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served, usually ending up in situations requiring his keen mind and hard-hitting fists. Season 4 will be based on the 13th book in Child’s book series, Gone Tomorrow. When a chance encounter with a distraught stranger on a subway goes horribly wrong, Reacher is drawn into a complex and deadly game that pits him against ruthless foes from the highest echelons of power. New to the cast for Season 4 are Chris Marquette, Sydelle Noel, Agnez Mo, Anggun, Kevin Weisman, Marc Blucas, Kevin Corrigan, and Kathleen Roberston.

The Good Doctor star Freddie Highmore and series creator David Shore have teamed up for I’m Not Here to Hurt You, a new family crime drama from Sony Pictures Television and Bell Media. Highmore also stars in the Crave original series, which follows an upstanding family man who spirals into a life of crime after killing someone in a bicycle accident, "driven by the noble but futile goal of never hurting anyone ever again” per the logline. The series is inspired by the true story of a man who became known as "Ireland’s most polite bank robber” and The Irish Independent podcast of the same name.


Ella Rubin (The Girl from Plainville) is set to star opposite Maya Hawke and Kerry Condon in The God of the Woods, Netflix's series adaptation of the bestselling novel by Liz Moore. From writers, executive producers, and co-showrunners Liz Hannah and Liz Moore, The God of the Woods is a multi-generational drama series set in the Adirondacks, exploring the Van Laar family’s dark secrets, class tensions, and the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar from her family’s summer camp — in the wake of an earlier family tragedy that may be related. As the past and present collide, the Van Laars’ wealth and influence unravel, revealing the damaging consequences of privilege and the abuse of power. Rubin will play Louise Donnadieu, a working-class counselor at Camp Emerson whose life is upended when one of her young campers, Barbara, goes missing. Condon plays Barbara’s mother, Alice Van Laar; Hawke plays Judy Luptack, investigator on the case.


The Rookie spinoff pilot, The Rookie: North, starring Jay Ellis, has been picked up to series by ABC with an order for 10 episodes that are expected to premiere in midseason. The Rookie: North introduces Alex Holland (Ellis) who believed his midlife wasn’t worthy of a crisis. But after a violent home invasion ignites a dormant purpose, Alex battles a lifetime of failed commitments by joining the Pierce County Police Department as a rookie. Policing from the urban coast to the rural forest where backup isn’t just five minutes away, Alex must prove to his skeptical training officer, his fellow rookies, and himself that he’s finally found something worthy of the fight. Ellis stars alongside Chris Sullivan, Karen Fukuhara, Froy Gutierrez, Janet Montgomery, Mya Lowe, and Malik Watson.


After months of speculation, NBCUniversal has confirmed that a live-action series based on Universal’s Fast & Furious action movie franchise is in development, with potentially three additional series, according to franchise star and producer Vin Diesel. The first series is set up at Peacock (with more in various stages of development at Universal Television), with a pilot to be written by Mike Daniels, who just got an NBC series order for his take on another high-profile title from the NBCUniversal library, The Rockford Files. 


Matt Bomer (Outcome, Fellow Travelers) has joined Season 2 of Peacock and Sky’s spy thriller drama, The Day of the Jackal, as a recurring character opposite star Eddie Redmayne. Details about Bomer’s character are being kept under wraps, but he will allegedly be playing a villain. In the second season, which has started production in Budapest, Bomer joins fellow new cast additions Weruche Opia and Pablo Schreiber. Based on the Frederick Forsyth novel and the 1973 film adaptation from Universal, The Day of the Jackal follows an unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Redmayne), who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee.


The first trailer for the new USA Network series Anna Pigeon starring Tracy Spiridakos as the titular character has been released. The show’s premiere date has been set for August 7 at 10 p.m. Based on the bestselling novels by Nevada Barr, the series follows Anna, a former city slicker who becomes a park ranger after a devastating loss that changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way. The series also features regulars Ronnie Rowe Jr. as FBI Agent Frederick Stanton, a charismatic wanderer who chases crimes through national parks; and Paulina Alexis as Zoey Bear Child, a young ranger coming into her own, whom Anna mentors.


The White Lotus has rounded out the cast for its fourth season with three final cast additions in Ben Kingsley, Max Minghella, and Pekka Strang. Kingsley (The Thursday Murder Club), Minghella (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Strang (Mister 8) will appear within the newest group of White Lotus hotel guests and employees that the HBO drama series follows over the span of a week, taking place during the Cannes Film Festival. They join the existing Season 4 recruits, which include Vincent Cassel, Steve Coogan, Laura Dern, Caleb Jonte Edwards, Dylan Ennis, Corentin Fila, Ari Graynor, Marissa Long, Alexander Ludwig, Chris Messina, AJ Michalka, Kumail Nanjiani, and Nadia Tereszkiewicz.


A trailer dropped for the eleventh and final season of the beloved PBS Mystery! series Grantchester, which will debut on Sunday, June 14, 2026. Robson Green returns as Geordie with Rishi Nair as Alphy; Al Weaver as Leonard Finch; Tessa Peake-Jones as Mrs. C; Kacey Ainsworth as Cathy Keating; Oliver Dimsdale as Daniel Marlowe; Nick Brimble as Jack Chapman; Bradley Hall as DC Larry Peters, and Melissa Johns as Miss Scott.


The Terminal List, starring Chris Pratt, will return with Season 2 on October 21. Based on the best-selling novels of the same name from Jack Carr, The Terminal List centers on Navy SEAL Commander James Reece (Pratt) as he battles unknown conspiratorial forces seeking to upend the world order. The season comes from Carr’s second novel, True Believer, where he puts James Reece on a journey of violent redemption, finding a new purpose after finishing his list after he uncovers a conspiracy that reaches from Moscow to Langley and ties into his own family’s history. Returning cast members include Raife Hastings (Tom Hopper), Katie Buranek (Constance Wu), Mohammed Farooq (Dar Salim), and Jules Landry (Luke Hemsworth).


ABC unveiled its 2026-27 season which moves the Kaitlin Olson-led series High Potential to a mid-season return, enabling the network to utilize the post-Dancing With the Stars time slot on Tuesday to provide a solid launching pad for sophomore series RJ Decker—the crime drama starring Scott Speedman and inspired by the novel Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen. High Potential will be joined by other mid-season shows, The Rookie and its Jay Ellis-led spinoff, The Rookie: North, as well as the drama Will Trent, based on the books by Karen Slaughter.  


PODCASTS/RADIO/AUDIO

V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke (writing under the pen name Evelyn Clarke) spoke with Scott Simon on NPR's Book of the Day about their new collaboration, The Ending Writes Itself, where a contest to complete a manuscript turns deadly.


Legendary thriller author James Grady joined Alan Petersen on Meet the Thriller Author to discuss his remarkable career, the enduring legacy of Six Days of the Condor, and his gripping new noir thriller, Shadows on Sidewalks.


On Crime Time FM, Victoria Selman interviewed Anna Bailey (The Tall Bones) and Tariq Ashkanani (The Hollow Boys) about the importance of character development over plot in mystery writing.


The Cops and Writers podcast spoke with New York City Death Investigator and author, Barbara Butcher, about her work, her book What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator, her new TV special The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher, and the television pilot that is being filmed based on her life at the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office.

Sunday Music Treat

Most people know Andrew Lloyd Webber for his mega-blockbuster musicals, but did you also know he wrote a Requiem? Here's the "Pie Jesu" section performed by Sarah Brightman, Paul Miles-Kingston, the English Chamber Orchestra, and the Winchester Cathedral Choir, conducted by Lorin Maazel (in a music video created in 1985):

 

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