Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead

If you’re a fan of locked-room mysteries or Golden Age ones, you might want to try Tom Mead’s debut, Death and the Conjuror. His mystery is a tribute to John Dickson Carr, and all those masters of the locked-room puzzles. It’s evident he’s a...

Just the Way You Are by Beth Moran

Thanks to Kaye Wilkinson Barley for introducing me to Beth Moran’s Just the Way You Are. This novel was just right, a positive, uplifting story of a young woman learning to love herself. And, along the way, she discovered she loved herself the most when she was...

Augusta Hawke by G.M. Malliet

I have to admit I was disappointed in G.M. Malliet’s first in her new series, Augusta Hawke. I read most of the Max Tudor mysteries, some of the St. Just ones. Although Augusta is an author, this book just wasn’t for me. As mystery writer Augusta Hawke...

Winners and Female Sleuths/Male Authors

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Karen K. from Marietta, GA won A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons. Meg L. from Portland, OR won Buzz Kill. The books are going out in the mail today. I have two titles by male authors this week, books...

Rick Robinson, RIP

Many of you who talk about “What Are You Reading?” or read it on Thursdays, knew Rick Robinson. Rick had been writing on Thursdays for the last year or so, until he had health issues that he didn’t want to talk about here. I received this note from...