Winner & A Travel Giveaway

June 10, 2022

Congratulations to the winner of Ellen Byron’s Bayou Book Thief. Kay K. from Fort Collins, CO won the book, and she’ll be receiving her copy through Ellen. It seems that so many of us are getting itchy feet after a two-year lockdown. So, this week,...

What Are You Reading?

June 09, 2022

It doesn’t even feel as if I’ve done anything except work this week. I know I haven’t read much. Instead, I’ve just been going to bed early or talking on the phone with family and friends. My mother’s birthday was Tuesday, and we all...

The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss

June 08, 2022

Every time I read a later book in a series, I regret that I didn’t start with the first one. But, I picked up The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss to review for a journal. I just wish I’d read The War Widow, the first Billie Walker mystery, before reading this...

Last Call at the Nightingale by Katharine Schellman

June 07, 2022

Before I even dive into the background of Katharine Schellman’s latest historical mystery, Last Call at the Nightingale, I just want to take a moment to rave about this stunning cover. Because I read a .pdf, I don’t have the cover artist’s details....

Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byron

June 06, 2022

Agatha Award-winner Ellen Byron launches a new cozy mystery series set in New Orleans with Bayou Book Thief. I love her setting, but thank heavens her latest book includes a list of characters because there are so many quirky characters involved in this one that...