Dear Friend,

As you have surely heard, the Case of Winter's End continues six more weeks (according toGroundhog in Chief Punxsutawney Phil). For us, that also means six more weeks of curling up in a favorite chair with a good book or film (or two, or more).

There's no shortage of worthy contenders for whiling away the last days of winter with. For starters, there's the robust nominees of Edgar, Agatha,  and Tony Hillerman awards, and you can read more about all of them at the  MS Blog.

For TV lovers, next week marks the premiere of Bosch, an original Amazon series starring Titus Welliver as the LAPD homicide detective based on Michael Connelly's books. The pilot is already available for preview online. We're curious to know how the show will be and what you think about it.

You'll also want to check out the book and film Fave Raves from Mystery Scene contributors' best of 2014 picks in our forthcoming Winter #138 Issue (out very soon). Among our experts' favorites is the film adaptation of Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn, directed by David Fincher, and starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. There is a little something for everyone.

We would love to hear your Readers' Recommends of your favorite works of 2014. Please share your picks with us and your fellow mystery lovers at the MS Facebook page and be entered to win a free book!

To a little more winter and a lot more mystery,