The rules of the game...

While I was prepping for the next review, I realized something: there weren't really any rules applied to how I'm conducting my reviews. This is a wee bit problematic, since about three-quarters (my own observation, not cold, hard fact!) of mystery novels seem to be in series. If I turn down one book in a series, should I go ahead and review other in the same series? After all, I don't want to see Murderess Ink turn into "reviews of every single book my favorite author wrote."

So: if a reader requests a review, I will do my best (barring complete inavailability) to review that book. For example, if a reader wishes a review from a series that I gave a "pass" on (such as the Mrs. Jeffries series), I will honor that request.

I'll be doing a media review (TV, movie, or radio) once a month. With regards to TV, I will try to do a review of a season in one sitting. Hence, you would see a review of Season One of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" instead of a review of the show in its entirety. There are some shows that I won't review, however. These are shows like Law and Order or House: huge media properties that feature mystery elements as only a fraction of the plot (the former is more of a crime/courtroom drama, and the second is more of a medical drama). Shows like USA's Monk will, however, make their appearances here.

In conclusion, I don't want you guys to think I'm doing reviews arbitrarily according to my own tastes--I want to do this as fairly as possible.

And as a final note, I want to thank my readers. You guys keep me going!