Be Frank with Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson

February 08, 2016

Julia Claiborne Johnson introduces an unusual cast of characters in her debut novel, Be Frank with Me. It’s a group so odd that they could only survive in the monied world of Hollywood. But, their eccentricities are the reasons for their charm. When Mr. Vargas,...

Mixed Up with Murder by Susan C. Shea

February 07, 2016

It could be mixed up with art, or mixed up with academia. Susan C. Shea’s Dani O’Rourke is mixed up with a world that combines both in her latest mystery, Mixed Up with Murder. Dani, the chief fundraiser for Devor Museum of Art & Antiquities in...

Tortitude by Ingrid King

February 06, 2016

I’ve never owned a tortoiseshell cat, but any cat lover will appreciate the comments, quotes, and gorgeous photos in Ingrid King’s new book, Tortitude: The BIG Book of Cats with a BIG Attitude. King has owned five torties, and it’s obvious she...

Winners and Winter Mysteries Giveaway

February 05, 2016

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Paige Shelton’s If Onions Could Spring Leeks will go to Pauline B. from Rochester, MI. Sandy G. of North Plainfield, NJ won Fran Stewart’s A Wee Dose of Death. The books will go out in the mail today....

What are you reading?

February 04, 2016

When I finish one book over 200 pages at 8 PM one night, I hardly have time to get through a 300 page book the next day. Only on the weekends. So, I’m only 1/4 of the way through Susan C. Shea’s latest Dani O’Rourke mystery, Mixed Up with...