The Killing Plains by Sherry Rankin

February 02, 2025

The writing in Sherry Rankin’s debut mystery, The Killing Plains, shows why she won the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Debut Dagger Award. Set in Crescent Bluff, West Texas, it’s a gritty, atmospheric story. Colly Newland retired from the Houston...

March Treasures in My Closet

February 01, 2025

Oh, I think anyone who loves books will be able to find a book in the March Treasures in My Closet. There’s a wonderful collection of books coming out in March. We’ll jump right in. Let’s start with a debut, 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen. On the...

Jeff Meyerson’s Favorites of 2024

January 31, 2025

Thank you, Jeff, for taking time to put together your list of Favorite Books read in 2024 before you took off for Florida. I always look forward to your list. I’m starting with non-fiction, which has several of my favorites.  Each list is chronological by...

What Are You Reading?

January 30, 2025

I was looking forward to today. I want to hear how Lindy and Mark are doing, and anyone else who wants to talk about it. The weather hasn’t been quite as bad here, and I ran all kinds of errands yesterday, including to the library, of course. I picked up Vivien...

Head Cases by John McMahon

January 29, 2025

It’s a good week for thriller readers with the release of James Byrne’s Chain Reaction, Andrew Welsh-Huggins’ The Mailman, and John McMahon’s Head Cases. McMahon might be known to some readers as the award-nominated author of the P.T. Marsh...