Kevin’s Corner Annex – Encore in death by J.D. Robb

February 24, 2025

I’m reading Bill Crider’s Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries in order, but Kevin Tipple had a bigger task ahead of him. He’s reading J.D. Robb’s “In Death” series. She’s up to number 60, and he’s up to number 56, Encore in...

Murder in an Irish Garden by Carlene O’Connor

February 23, 2025

I never saw the final twist coming in Carlene O’Connor’s Murder in an Irish Garden. Although the villain always seemed one step ahead of the Gardai in Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland, the final reveal came as a surprise to me. Perfectly logical, but it came...

Johnny Careless by Kevin Wade

February 22, 2025

Johnny Careless may be Kevin Wade’s debut novel, but he was a screenwriter and showrunner for “Blue Bloods” for years, so he has experience with police procedurals. Jeep Mullane is Police Chief in Bayville, near Long Island, but he answers to four...

Mark Baker’s Favorites of 2024

February 21, 2025

Thanks to Mark Baker for sending his list of Favorite Books read in 2024. We don’t talk about it during the year, but I always like to point out Mark’s own blog when we do this annual feature. If you’re a fan of cozy mysteries, you might want to...

What Are You Reading?

February 20, 2025

I worry about all of you. I watched the weather, and saw the mudslides in California, and I know Mark mentioned the possibilities of them last week. I hope you’re okay, Mark! And, of course, it’s bitterly cold here in the Midwest, although we didn’t...