Reviews + Articles
The Blood Promise by Mark Pryor
While the third book in Mark Pryor’s Hugo Marston series had a fascinating two hundred year old mystery, it was also a tragic book. The Blood Promise introduced a new character, but the killing of another one was shocking. I made it through the murder, but I...
Comfort Reads
Since last week, we’ve been talking about what constitutes a comfort read. Anything you think of as a comfort read qualifies. Is it a book you reread? A lot of people don’t reread because there are too many new books out there. Is it a genre you turn...
What Are You Reading?
It was a good week here, except for the snow when I woke up Monday morning! Snow? We had 60 degrees one day last week. Rain all this week, but temperatures in the 50s and higher most days. Snow? Kind of weird. But, Sunday night was shepherd’s pie at my sister...
Bloom by Robbie Couch
I never really thought about reading a novel centered around a retired gay history teacher, a lost bride-to-be, and a dying jade houseplant. Robbie Couch’s Bloom made me cry. Morris Warner feels as if he’s dying, too, since the unexpected death of his...
A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn
A Ghastly Catastrophe is Deanna Raybourn’s tenth Veronica Speedwell mystery. If you haven’t started this Victorian mystery series, you definitely need to start with A Curious Beginning. Like any series, some are better than others. If you read the...
Lefty Award Winners
Left Coast Crime just ended yesterday. The Lefty Awards are voted on by attendees at the convention. They were presented Saturday night. Congratulations to the four winners. Best Humorous Mystery Novel: – Scot’s Eggs by Catriona McPherson Best...