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No Treasures Today
I know this is the day you normally expect Treasures in My Closet for the November books. I'm sorry. I'm just not feeling it right now. I spent the weekend with family, but, like many of you, I spent time worrying about family and friends in North Carolina and...
The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson by Terry Shames
Earlier this year, when Terry Shames launched her Jessie Madison series set in the Bahamas, I worried that she was leaving Samuel Craddock behind. Not to worry. She recently signed a contract to continue both series. And, with The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson, she...
Sunday Spotlight – Terry Shames
I'm so pleased to host Terry Shames for a Sunday Spotlight. I've been a fan of her Samuel Craddock series since 2013 when she came out with A Killing at Cotton Hill. It went on to win the 2014 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery. Shames launched a second series...
Christmas at Glitter Peak Lodge by Kjersti Herland Johnsen
Although I read Kjersti Herland Johnsen's Christmas at Glitter Peak Lodge as a mystery, it would be better to read it as a Hallmark style book set in a small Norwegian village. Translated to English by Olivia Lasky, the book is filled with Norwegian Christmas customs,...
Winners and An Unusual Mystery
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Carol K. from Columbia, CT and Juliia H. from Excelsior, MN won the copies of Agony Hill. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two copies of Michelle Chouinard's The Serial Killer Guide...
What Are You Reading?
While we're getting much needed rain, I'm afraid readers in the south might be getting more wind and rain than they want from Helene. Take care of yourselves! Have you ever seen the movie "Big Fish" or the musical or read the book? My sister and I went to see a local...