Reviews + Articles

Kevin’s Corner Annex – Shades of the Job by Frank Zafiro

I'm about halfway through a 450 page book that I should have read just about the time I got the flu. But, I'm reading it now, so I'm sharing Kevin Tipple's review of Frank Zafiro's novella. Thank you, Kevin! Shades of the Job: A Stanley Melvin P.I. Story by Frank...

Dungeons and Danger by Elizabeth Penney

A year ago, when I reviewed Elizabeth Penney's first Ravensea Castle mystery, Bodies and Battlements, I said it was one of the best cozy mysteries I'd read in some time. The second one, Dungeons and Danger, does nothing to change my mind. Yes, I did have trouble...

Missing by E.A. Jackson

E.A. Jackson's debut novel, Missing, was everything I was looking for in a police procedural set in London. I liked the way she handled the cold case set in 1990, writing it as a straightforward current investigation, rather than using flashbacks. Then, she followed...

Halfway There

I still slept quite a bit of yesterday. I'm not hurrying the recovery process. So, I didn't get the chance to finish a book. But, I did start a promising police procedural. This is not a spoiler to say E.A. Jackson's Missing starts with a missing baby. For those who...

The Paris Librarian by Mark Pryor

I was inclined to like Mark Pryor's sixth Hugo Marston mystery from the very beginning. The previous one, The Reluctant Matador, was not my favorite in the series with Hugo out of place in Barcelona. He's back in Paris with a story revolving around the American...

What Are You Reading?

As I mentioned yesterday, I haven't read anything online except for stories about the Tartan Army invading Boston. Those have been fun, but they required no effort on my part. That flu knocked me out, but I'm finally leaving the house today to pick up groceries. I...