Reviews + Articles
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...
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...
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...
Mrs. Claus and the Nightmare Before New Year’s by Liz Ireland
The fifth Mrs. Claus mystery, Mrs. Claus and the Nightmare Before New Year's, is another delightful cozy by Liz Ireland. This time, April Claus has to recruit everyone to help keep Santaland a secret when three human strangers show up. It's bad enough that Nick,...
A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert
Victoria Gilbert’s second Hunter and Clewe mystery brings back the unusual detecting duo in a traditional mystery, A Killer Clue. Red herrings, a cold case, a current case, and stolen books all add up to an interesting story for book lovers. Gilbert throws in some...