Death of a Gigolo by Laura Levine

September 21, 2019

Every time I read a mystery that’s supposed to be humorous, I remind myself that everyone has a different idea of humor. Mine is not broad, slapstick style. I like quiet and witty, or, even, sometimes obnoxious and witty. But, I tend to prefer wordplay over...

Book Giveaway – A Couple Lighter Mysteries

September 20, 2019

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Paul B. from Hewitt, NJ won Beautiful Bad, and The Murder List will go to Kathy S. from Alba, TX. The books will go out in the mail today. Last week, the crime novels I gave away were dark. This week, I’m...

What Are You Reading?

September 19, 2019

I read all of your comments last week about what you were reading then. However, I read them late, and didn’t comment because I thought you probably wouldn’t come back to see the comments. After my dentist appointment today, though, I’ll be around to...

Small Kingdoms & Other Stories by Charlaine Harris

September 18, 2019

If you don’t read Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, you probably haven’t read the four stories collected in Charlaine Harris’ new anthology, Small Kingdoms & Other Stories. I’m a fan of Harris’ Lily Bard mysteries, and the...

Judge Thee Not by Edith Maxwell

September 17, 2019

When I reviewed Edith Maxwell’s Charity’s Burden earlier this year, I mentioned how relevant the historical mystery was to our own times. Now, in the fifth book of the Quaker Midwife series,  Judge Thee Not, the author strikes that same note of...