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...

Treasures in My Closet – Part 1

April 29, 2015

What a glorious month! There are piles of June releases in my place. And, for me, the month will be one week short for reading because I’ll be on vacation with my family. That doesn’t mean I’ll ignore all these wonderful books. In fact, there are so...

Gathering Prey by John Sandford

April 28, 2015

There have been twenty-five Prey novels by John Sandford, and he’s still at the top of his game with Gathering Prey. The latest book featuring Lucas Davenport is gritty and brutal, but I read it straight through in seven hours. Lucas’ daughter, Letty,...

Lowcountry Boneyard by Susan M. Boyer

April 27, 2015

Susan M. Boyer won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel for Lowcountry Boil. It’s been a couple years since I read it, but it can’t be any better than her latest Liz Talbot mystery, Lowcountry Boneyard. That hot South Carolina weather must just breed...