Boar Island by Nevada Barr

May 18, 2016

Obsession. Nevada Barr combines unlikely obsessions in a novel that finds Anna Pigeon in Acadia National Park. She’s surrounded by friends, but she still manages to find herself in the middle of trouble in Barr’s latest book, Boar Island. When...

Cat Shaming by Pedro Andrade

May 17, 2016

You may have seen Pascale Lemire’s website or book, Dog Shaming. Now Pedro Andrade follows with a book of photos called Cat Shaming in which cat owners illustrate the misdeeds of their cats. It’s not the same. And, it’s not the same for one simple...

Not Enough Time

May 16, 2016

Busy weekend. I didn’t get home from Chicago until almost 5 on Saturday, and I worked on Sunday. That meant no reading time, and no time to catch up on the blog. And, tonight I have tickets to see Harry Connick, Jr. I’ll be back on track soon, and I have...

Triple Post – Diversity in Crime Fiction

May 15, 2016

We often hear talk of how crime fiction is the social novel of today. Many of the problems faced by society are reflected back to us through the books we read. However, diversity issues still plague this genre. Things are getting better and there are more...

Sayonara SLAM by Naomi Hirahara

May 13, 2016

What a fascinating character! I had never read one of Naomi Hirahara’s mysteries featuring Mas Arai, the almost retired gardner who is nearing eighty. The mystery in Sayonara SLAM was interesting. But, the true mystery revealed, and, never completely revealed...