Fireworks of All Sorts

Speaking of this Independence Day, note that Janet Rudolph has posted a list of Fourth of July-related crime novels in Mystery Fanfare. Most of the titles give away the relationship between story and holiday (The Fourth of July Wake, by Harold Adams; Red, White, and Blue Murder, by Bill Crider; Star Spangled Murder, by Leslie Meier), but some take a little guidance to recognize as appropriate. Ann Parker’s Iron Ties? George Pelecanos’ King Suckerman? Tool & Die, by Sara Graves? Nice to know that we have options.