Reviews + Articles
What Are You Reading?
I actually saved these couple sentences from a news report because I know it describes the weather so many of us are experiencing. If you’re in the Midwest or the East, we’re dealing with hazy days in which we’re supposed to stay inside if we can...
A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales
I had to laugh. Just when I finished Julia Seales’ debut mystery, A Most Agreeable Murder, two readers asked me to post a review about a book that they would not want to add to their TBR pile. While this book didn’t fit my sense of humor, I know there...
A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder by Dianne Freeman
Dianne Freeman’s mysteries in the Countess of Harleigh series are always fun while also instructive in the behavior and expectations of society in Victorian England. She was wise in introducing Frances Hazelton, Countess of Harleigh, as the protagonist, an...
Hiss Me Deadly by Miranda James
It’s been too long since we had one of Miranda James’ Cat in the Stacks mysteries, so fans of Charlie Harris and Diesel, the Maine Coon cat will be happy to welcome them back. In Hiss Me Deadly, thanks to friend and co-worker Melba Gilley, Charlie finds...
Two Days Off
When I first wrote this post, I was taking Saturday off because I hadn’t read anything to post. But, now, I’m driving to Columbus, Ohio and back today, so I don’t have anything for Sunday either. I do have book reviews for Monday and Tuesday! In...
Winners & a Four Parties and a Funeral Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Susan B. from Hyannis, MA won The Tumbling Girl. Susan B. from Seattle, WA won Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River. (Good week to be named Susan B.) The books are going out in the mail today. Ellen Byron makes no...