Beyond a Reasonable Stout by Ellie Alexander

October 06, 2019

Someday, I’m going to go back and read Ellie Alexander’s other series, The Bakeshop Mysteries. A librarian friend who isn’t a big cozy mystery reader raves about those books. Alexander and her characters suck a reader into a series, whether the...

Sarah Jane by James Sallis

October 05, 2019

I had never read one of James Sallis’ books when I received Sarah Jane. Lyrical, powerful, haunting, ambiguous ending. There are so many terms to describe this disturbing book. I seldom say a book is a must-read, and I’m the last person to read for...

Winners and an Ice, Ice Giveaway

October 04, 2019

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Charlotte W. from Covington, GA won The Moth Catcher. The Long Call goes to Lauren K. from Reading, MA. The books are going out in the mail today. Temperatures dropped today here from our 90s, and that will probably...

What Are You Reading?

October 03, 2019

Did you have a good reading week? I hope so. If not, I hope it was because you were busy, in a good way. I’m reading D.M. Quincy’s Dec. 10 release, Murder at the Opera. It’s the third Atlas Catesby mystery, set in Regency London. I love the...

A House of Ghosts by W. C. Ryan

October 02, 2019

If I was putting together my top ten books of 2019 right now, W. C. Ryan’s A House of Ghosts would be in the top five. The engrossing ghost story/historical mystery is definitely one of the best books I’ve read this year. Fans of Charles Todd’s Ian...