Winners and a Cozier Giveaway

April 02, 2021

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Lynn T. from Madison, WI will receive Laying Bones. The Lost are the Last to Die will go to Joan S. of Annapolis, MD. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. How about a little cozier contest this week? I have a...

What Are You Reading?

April 01, 2021

Welcome to Thursday and “What Are You Reading?” Let’s jump right in today, unless you want to share what’s happening in your life. I’m finishing John Sandford’s Ocean Prey, a novel that brings Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers...

May Treasures in My Closet

March 31, 2021

If you thought there were a lot of titles coming out in April, wait until you see the May list! There are a number of beach reads on the May list, so those are added to the mysteries and crime fiction that normally appear here. In fact, a couple of the books I’m...

Have You Heard? Clea Simon’s A Cat on the Case

March 30, 2021

No, I’m not on deadline again. In fact, I have most of April’s books already read, with blog posts ready to go. I just have an empty day here and there. But, Sandie Herron was kind enough to review A Cat on the Case by Clea Simon, and I wanted to share...

The Hiding Place by Paula Munier

March 29, 2021

I don’t know the last time a mystery made me sob, but Paula Munier managed it with The Hiding Place. The third Mercy Carr mystery is a compelling, emotional story; emotional for both Mercy and the reader. Military veteran Mercy Carr had a falling out with...