Don’t Go Home by Carolyn Hart

May 04, 2015

By the 25th Death on Demand mystery, fans know what to expect. It’s a traditional mystery set in Broward’s Rock, South Carolina, and, if everything is perfect, there will be the comfort of all those mysteries in Annie Darling’s bookstore. There will...

Dark Chocolate Demise by Jenn McKinlay

May 03, 2015

My sister, Christie, and I talk about characters in cozy mysteries the way some women used to talk about characters in soap operas. These are people we know, and we get upset with them when they do something that makes them TSTL, Too Stupid To Live. And, as much as we...

Ruined Abbey by Anne Emery

May 02, 2015

Fascinating. Absolutely fascinating. Anne Emery’s Ruined Abbey is totally over my head, but it’s a  fascinating mystery. Because I haven’t read any of the mysteries about the Irish Troubles, or any of Emery’s previous Collins-Burke...

Winners and Bookish Mystery Giveaway

May 01, 2015

Congratulations to the winners of the last contests. Bessie M. from Fort Wayne, IN won Gathering Prey. Judy M. of Bradenton, FL will receive the copy of At the Drop of a Hat by Jenn McKinlay. Fran Stewart’s A Wee Murder in My Shop will go to Cheryl S. of Fort...

Treasures in My Closet – Part 2

April 30, 2015

Well, part 2 is going to be much larger than I expected. When I went to work on Monday, I found a box from Simon & Schuster waiting for me with six more June releases in it. Are you ready for an enormous second listing of treasures in my closet? Here are the other...