A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz

October 17, 2021

I have to admit I meant to read the earlier Hawthorne and Horowitz mysteries, The Word is Murder and The Sentence is Death, but I never got around to them. If you’re like me, and just want to start with the third in the series, A Line to Kill, you’ll be...

In the Crypt with a Candlestick by Daisy Waugh

October 16, 2021

Great cover. Great title. That’s all that’s great about Daisy Waugh’s In the Crypt with a Candlestick. I thought it was just me, that I didn’t get the British sense of humor. But, when I looked up reviews after I finished the book, there were...

Winners and A Mixed Bag

October 15, 2021

Congratulations to the winners of the Halloween book giveaway. Ronald O. from Stockton, CA won Be My Ghost. Halloween Party Murder is going to Marilynne S. from Portland, OR. The books are going out in the mail tomorrow. (Wish us luck on the mail!) This week,...

What Are You Reading?

October 14, 2021

I’m back! I had a wonderful visit with my Mom and sisters, as well as a few other family members. I’ve always referred to my mother’s house as “home”, and one day we talked about that. She has a quilt she made for my grandmother. On one...

Double Take by Elizabeth Breck

October 13, 2021

I know all private investigators in crime fiction have some baggage. But, Elizabeth Breck’s second Madison Kelly mystery, Double Take, piles it on for the PI. Not only does she identify with the woman she’s searching for, but she’s a cancer survivor...