Halloween Cupcake Murder

August 23, 2023

Don’t touch that cupcake! Or, I should say, don’t touch that cupcake if it gets close to Halloween. Three authors , Carlene O’Connor, Liz Ireland, and Carol J. Perry offer their amateur sleuths the chance to celebrate Halloween, despite a cupcake of...

The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell

August 22, 2023

The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell marks the debut of the Crescent Cove queer cozy mystery series. As with any cozy series, it introduces the amateur sleuth, the setting of the series, and explains how the main character ended up in that town. I have to admit...

Fadeaway Joe by Hugh Lessig

August 21, 2023

Hugh Lessig’s debut crime novel, Fadeaway Joe, introduces an unlikely duo, and an unreliable narrator not easily forgotten. In fact, it’s an entire cast of suspicious characters. At sixty-four, Joe Pendergast isn’t willing to give up his career...

A Man of Iron by Troy Senik

August 20, 2023

Thank you to a friend, David Chaudoir, for today’s review of Troy Senik’s book, A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland. David is a writer and an anthropologist. A MAN OF IRON: THE TURBULENT LIFE AND IMPROBABLE...

Saturday Greetings

August 19, 2023

Good morning! After a week of nothing, you’ll all be surprised to learn I have book reviews scheduled for the next four days. Then, we’ll be back to “What Are You Reading?” for Thursdays at Lesa’s. So, don’t give up....