Welcome to Only Murders In The Inbox

The idea for this newsletter has come about in a most peculiar way. I’m stuck at home like it’s 2020 because of Long Covid. For a more detailed explanation, you can read my Long Covid article for Los Angeles Magazine on their website. To summarize, see below:

So, I’ve been distracting myself from my chronic pain with the greatest genre, mystery. That’s right, when I’m in complete agony, what relaxes me? Murder.

I was restless for a new mystery series and wasn’t having much luck with random Google searches, Rotten Tomatoes reviews or platform algorithm suggestions. I mean, how many times is Amazon Prime going to suggest Ordeal By Innocence to me? Quite a few, apparently. So a couple of weeks ago, my husband’s friend suggested a new mystery series to me (stay tuned to learn about that in the next OMITI), and it was mind-blowing, it was so right up my alley. If there was a murder mystery series written just for me, this would be it! So why hadn’t this show shown up in suggestions in my menu?

The algorithms of all viewing platforms these days — Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime — will fail you, folks. Unless it’s an obvious hit that’s water cooler conversation-worthy, such as Only Murders In The Building, there’s gonna be quite of bit of gold you might never discover, buried among hundreds of mediocre shows. That’s where Only Murders In The Inbox comes in. Let me be your guide through the countless entertainment choices of the modern murder mystery. 

First of all, let me mention what I won’t be covering in OMITI. Nothing too macabre or gory, disturbing or horrific. Of course, people have different levels of tolerance, so there will be disclaimers at the beginning of each entry, no spoilers, but with enough information for you to know if the recommendation is a good fit for you or not.

I love twists and turns and surprises, puzzles and clues and nuances that give way to a fun adventure. I’m talking about whodunits, the classic murder mystery with memorable, and usually amateur, detectives. OMITI is truly my love for mysteries hitting its apex even as I work to finish my first book — a murder mystery, of course.

So that’s what this is all about, the Love of a Good Mystery. We’ll talk about classic mysteries in entertainment: books, movies, television shows, art, music, card games, and board games. I’m playing to my strengths with this newsletter, distracting myself from a stressful situation with my one true love, murder. Help me out? Come here, sit by the fire, grab a pipe or a cuppa, and let’s talk mystery.