Reviews + Articles

Kevn’s Corner Annex – Early Termination by Cindy Goyette

This week, I had a few health issues and probably read three chapters. Fortunately, Kevin Tipple stepped up for a review of Early Termination by Cindy Goyette. Thank you, Kevin. Recently released, Early Termination: A Probation Case Files Mystery by CindyGoyette is...

The Next Deadly Chapter by V.M. Burns

The Next Deadly Chapter is the tenth book in V.M. Burns' Mystery Bookshop series, although this one has little to do with the Michigan bookstore. Author and bookstore owner Samantha Washington takes center stage along with her Nana Jo and the women from Shady Acres...

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

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 Death. Thank you, Kevin, for your review. It...

Murder in an Irish Garden by Carlene O’Connor

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 as a...

Johnny Careless by Kevin Wade

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 mayors, some of...

Mark Baker’s Favorites of 2024

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 check out Carstairs...