A Lesson in Hope by Philip Gulley

November 18, 2015

Only Philip Gulley can put a pastor in the kind of predicaments faced by Sam Gardner.  Whether it’s family or the members of his meeting, they find ways to confound poor Sam. Gulley’s novels about the Quaker pastor are funny, touching, and warm....

The Puffin of Death by Betty Webb

November 17, 2015

It’s obvious that Betty Webb fell in love with Iceland when she was researching her latest Gunn Zoo mystery. The Puffin of Death is an atmospheric story, rich with the details of Icelandic scenery, customs and people. When a group of eccentric tourists from...

The Haunted Season by G.M. Malliet

November 16, 2015

I’m a fan of all of G.M. Malliet’s Max Tudor mysteries. It’s a treat to read about an M15 agent turned vicar, living in a small English village. Even in a village, Max Tudor, like Miss Marple before him, discovers that people can kill. And, this...

We Were Brothers by Barry Moser

November 15, 2015

If brothers can have such animosity that they fail to actually discuss their differences until they’re in their sixties, it’s no wonder countries and people worldwide can’t find common ground. Barry Moser addresses the first issue, that of brothers,...

Home by Nightfall by Charles Finch

November 14, 2015

I hadn’t read any of the previous Charles Lenox mysteries by Charles Finch. Now that I’ve read his ninth, Home by Nightfall, I regret missing the the previous books. At the same time, Finch makes it remarkably easy to pick up the series at this point....