The Parting Glass by Lissa Marie Redmond

July 10, 2021

Despite allusions to Buffalo Police Detective Lauren Riley’s Icelandic adventures in A Full Cold Moon, there’s no reason a newcomer to the series can’t pick up The Parting Glass. I admit that it’s more interesting if you’re already...

Winners and Dogged Women Sleuths

July 09, 2021

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Carol K. from Omaha, NE won The Stolen Letter. Brooklyn Legacies will go to Patti A. from Madison, NH. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away two books featuring dogged women...

What Are You Reading?

July 08, 2021

First, how are you all, especially those of you on the east coast? I hope Tropical Storm Elsa isn’t treating you too badly. I spent eighteen years living on Florida’s Gulf Coast, so I know what it’s like to deal with tropical storms and hurricane...

Little Black Book by Kate Carlisle

July 07, 2021

Before discussing Kate Carlisle’s fifteenth Bibliophile mystery, Little Black Book, I wanted to praise the cover artist. Because I read a .PDF, I have no idea who Berkley picked for the artist, but this cover is just stunning, and details are so accurate, from...

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

July 06, 2021

S.A. Cosby’s 2020 release Blacktop Wasteland was nominated for all kinds of awards. If Razorblade Tears, this year’s standalone, isn’t nominated, something is wrong with the system. It’s one of the best books I’ve read this year. On the...