Winners and A Historical Mystery Giveaway

May 31, 2024

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Becky B. from Washington, D.C. won The Road to Murder. She Left is going to Alicia K. from Stacyville, IA. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away historical mysteries. However,...

What Are You Reading?

May 30, 2024

A little cooler here this week, and some rain. I know there are people who lost power for long periods of time some places. I hope you’re all safe and comfortable. Take care of yourselves! Five years! It’s been five years since the last Flavia de Luce...

Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong

May 29, 2024

I’m a big fan of Kelley Armstrong’s Rip Through Time series. I like the story of Mallory Atkinson, a 21st century police detective stuck in the body of a housemaid in Edinburgh in 1869. But, I really like the way Armstrong incorporates the historic laws,...

Death of a Busybody by George Bellairs

May 28, 2024

If Aubrey Hamilton hadn’t reviewed George Bellairs’ Death in Isolation on her blog last week, I never would have discovered Bellairs and his Inspector Littlejohn mysteries. I read the third book in that series, Death of a Busybody. It’s not always...

The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl

May 27, 2024

Ruth Reichl takes readers along on her journey to Paris in 1983. Food, fashion, and art are so essential to this book that it’s a treat for the senses as a reluctant visitor to the city discovers it. When Stella’s mother died, she was surprised to receive...