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Free Classic Mystery Movie: The Hitch Hiker

This has been a lot of work for a cat.
Panzer found this noir movie on the DK Classics channel on YouTube. The Hitch Hiker is a 1953 black and white crime movie. It/s 1 hour 10 minutes long.
Grab your favorite beverage, make some popcorn and enjoy the movie.
To watch the movie tootle over to The Hitch Hiker

Free Clean Army Ranger Romance Audiobook:Kolby

Now to find you a movie.
Panzer found a romance that's a little different than what he usually features. This one has a small bit of mystery thrown into the mix.

Kolby is a romantic suspense audiobook. It's written by Bree Livingston. It's narrated by Liz Krane and 5 hours 15 minutes long.
Get your favorite beverage, find a comfortable place to sit and enjoy this romance.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Kolby

Free Murder In My Mind Podcast: Hercule Poirot: Agatha Cristies' Iconic Detective Unveiled

Let's see what else I can
For those of you who prefer mystery podcasts to mystery movies Panzer found the Murder In My Mind podcast on YouTube.
The podcast features discussions with authors Carol Bisset, Liz Hedgecock, and Mike Jackson.
 Each episode of the podcast addresses something about murder. characters,writers, plots, books, movies, anything murderous.
This episode is an indepth look at Hercule Poirot. It's 34 minutes long.
Make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to sit and enjoy the podcast.
To listen to the episode tootle over to Murder In My Mind

A Monday Panzerism - Monday August 26

 Panzer on ownership:
Don't touch that!*
There are only two things to remember: 1) Not yours ... and ... 
2) Mine



*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Free Classic Mystery Audio: The Riddle of the 5:28

Any time is nap time for a cat.
For your listening pleasure Panzer found a short mystery audio on the Bitesized Audio Classics channel on YouTube.
 The Riddle of the 5:28 was written by Thomas W. Hanshew. It's narrated by Simon Stanhope and 1 hour 2 minutes long.
Make a cup of tea and find a comfortable place to sit and listen to this classic mystery.

To listen to the audio tootle over to The Riddle of the 5:28

Free Clean Romance Audiobook: Swept Away

Off to find your mystery.
For you romance lovers Panzer found this one online.
The later in life romance Swept Away is written by Taylor Claremont.  It's 2 hours 28 minutes long. It is AI narrated for those who care about it.
Make a cup of tea or a glass of lemonade (depending on where you live and the weather) and enjoy this romance.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Swept Away

Bloody Scotland Debut Novel Shortlist Announced

Bloody Scotland is always fun.
Panzer made a quick trip to the Bloody Scotland site. Bloody Scotland is Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival.
 According to the post on the Bloody Scotland blog, the shortlist of five books for the Bloody Scotland Debut Novel has been announced.The blog post lists the author, the book and a description of the plot.
 Panzer says, "Below the shortlist is a description of the launch event and how to get tickets."
 Note: This is a long medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) to snack on while you read.
 To read the post tootle over to Bloody Scotland Debut Prize

37 Writing Contests in August 2024 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Take your pick. A contest for everyone.
Today, Panzer went to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. It's almost the beginning of August, so the monthly post about writing contests is there for August.
 Erica Verrillo's post lists 37 writing contests with submission deadlines in August. Several of the contests have August 1 or August 2 as the submission deadlines, so there's not much time to enter. The contests accept submissions in the fiction or nonfiction or poetry categories. None of them have an entry fee.
 Panzer says, "Be sure to read the submission rules because some of the contests have restrictions."
 Note: Since there are 37 contests listed this is a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read the contest rules.
 To read the post tootle over to 37 Writing Contests in August 2024 - No entry fees:

Hugo awards organizers reveal thousands spent on fraudulent votes to help one writer win - The Guardian*

It's good the Hugo awards caught them.
Today, Panzer made a quick trip to The Guardian site. There he found a post about the Hugo awards.
 According to the post by Sian Cain, the Hugo awards has announced an investigation found hundreds of votes were paid for with thousands of dollars to try and determine the winner at the Hugo awards. There's no names in the post.

Panzer says, "This is very, very bad."
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to Hugo Awards Fraudulent Votes  *With a tip of Panzer's kitty fedora to Kevin's Corner for the original news link

Peculier Praise - The Rap Sheet

Mom will never get caught up on her reading.
Panzer found a post about the winner of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Award at The Rap Sheet site.
 J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the winner and the other novels on the short list. It also has the winner of the McDermid Debut Award.
 Panzer says, "Looks like Mom's TBR pile of books just got taller."
 Note:This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read the post.
 To read the post tootle over to Peculier Praise