Reviews + Articles
Gideon and the Young Toughs and Other Stories by John Creasey (J.J. Marric)
For the first time, all of the short stories written by John Creasey under the name J.J. Marric have been collected in one volume, Gideon and the Young Toughs and Other Stories. And, there's really no one more prepared to introduce the collection than Martin...
The Book Haters’ Book Club by Gretchen Anthony
Gretchen Anthony's The Book Haters' Book Club is called a love letter to book sellers and librarians, and it includes actual book recommendations. For those of us who love stories about bookstores, this one can feel as if you dove into a slightly dysfunctional...
Murder on the Vine by Camilla Trinchieri
If you're a fan of David P. Wagner's Italian mysteries, you might want to sample Camillia Trinchieri's Tuscan Mysteries. Murder on the Vine is the third in the series. With the addition of a character list, you can easily pick up the stories about the regular...
Winners and Tea Cozies
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Helen B. from Bowie, MD won Hatchet Island. Jeannette G. from Benicia, CA will receive Something Fishy This Way Comes. The books will go out in the mail today. I didn't have anything appropriate to acknowledge the...
What Are You Reading?
Hot, hot, hot in California. That's what I keep hearing from friends. I hope those of you who are there are doing okay. I hope you still have air conditioning in California, Texas, and other states where they've been predicting that they'll have to cut off...
Light on Bone by Kathryn Lasky
It's been years since I read one of Kathryn Lasky's books. She's written over one hundred books for all ages. As a librarian, I certainly recognize her Guardians of Ga'Hoole fantasy series. Years ago, I read her adult mystery series featuring book illustrator...