Maryland Trip

October 26, 2024

Well, on Wednesday, I was supposed to be making a trip to Maryland with my Mom and two sisters, where we were going to take a trip on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. That didn’t happen. There were mechanical issues with the train, and we found out the trip...

The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni

October 25, 2024

I missed Danielle Trussoni’s first book to feature puzzle master Mike Brink, The Puzzle Master, but that’s okay. She provides enough background so a reader can easily meet Brink in The Puzzle Box, an ingenious fast-paced adventure that goes from New York...

What Are You Reading?

October 24, 2024

I’m actually on a Western Maryland Scenic Railroad trip with my Mom and sisters today, so I won’t be checking in until this evening, if we have Internet. The last time we went on a train trip, we were in the mountains with no Internet connection. So,...

Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly

October 23, 2024

The third Scottish Isle mystery by Lucy Connelly, Death at a Scottish Christmas, didn’t quite live up to the earlier ones, in my opinion. While I loved the concept, there were too many other elements in the story. Dr. Emilia McRoy never had a month off when she...

The Arizona Triangle by Sydney Graves

October 22, 2024

Sydney Graves introduces Jo Bailen, a hardboiled PI based in Tucson in the first in a proposed series, The Arizona Triangle. Jo is a queer woman, almost forty, who works for an all female detective agency, and lands in the middle of a case involving her own past....