Best Paranormal – A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke

September 17, 2025

I was excited to read Olivia Blacke’s mystery, A New Lease on Death. It just won the Anthony Award for Best Paranormal Mystery. It was okay, but it didn’t work for me as a “Best” mystery. Cordelia Graves died a few months ago. The police called...

The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi

September 16, 2025

Today is release day for John Scalzi’s The Shattering Peace. Although I enjoy Scalzi’s books, I’ve never read one in his military science fiction series, Old Man’s War. This is the seventh in the series, and I liked this one so much I’m...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – Bump and Run by Richard Helms

September 15, 2025

I’m excited about tomorrow’s book, one that I normally wouldn’t read, but I’m loving it. Tomorrow is release day. And, on Wednesday, I’ll have a recent award winner. Since I’m finishing both books, I was grateful for Kevin...

Book Tasting

September 14, 2025

Yesterday was the book chat at my local public library, or what they call a “Community Book Tasting”. I love to hear other reactions to books, and to hear what people are currently reading. I really appreciate the comments from a young man, former...

The Patient by Tim Sullivan

September 13, 2025

Tim Sullivan’s DS Cross books are police procedurals that really should be read in order. While Sullivan spent a great deal of time in the first book, The Dentist, introducing George Cross and the idiosyncrasies of his Asperger’s syndrome, by the third...