Reviews + Articles
The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander
I wish I could remember who recommends a book to me when I love it. It's usually not a mystery because I'm up-to-date with those. It's usually just a good story, such as Poppy Alexander's The Littlest Library. I "think" it might have been Kaye Wilkinson Barley who...
Sandie’s Corner – Linda Castillo’s The Hidden One
Although Sandie Herron has read all of Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder mysteries, and I've been sharing them with you occasionally, I thought I'd share the most recent book in the series. I don't have a copy of The Hidden One, and don't know when I'll get a chance...
Winners and Murders at the Manors
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Leeza S. from Highland Park, IL and Robert R. from San Antonio, TX won the copies of The Blue Diamond. Linda K. from Woodstock, MD will receive No Accident. The books are going out in the mail today. Manors and...
What Are You Reading?
I'm actually going to the movies and lunch on Sunday. I don't know if any of you have seen the previews for "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris", but it looks charming. https://youtu.be/iO9JcPbbmAA Okay. I'm going to age myself here, but I've never minded. Mrs. 'Arris Goes...
Two-Way Murder by E.C.R. Lorac
Sometimes, Martin Edwards' notes about a book for the British Library Crime Classics are almost as interesting as the mystery itself. According to his introduction, this novel in the Crime Classics series is published now for the first time. Evidently, Lorac wrote...
Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries, ed. by Martin Edwards
I love the cover of Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries. It's one of the most recent collections from British Library Crime Classics. As always, Martin Edwards edited the collection, and wrote the introduction to this anthology of stories involving the...