Reviews + Articles
Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor
Because I'm such a fan of Sarah Stewart Taylor's Maggie D'Arcy mysteries set in Ireland, I was a little reluctant to try the first in a new historical mystery series set in small-town Vermont in the mid-1960s. I should have known Taylor wouldn't steer readers wrong...
A Cold, Cold World by Elena Taylor
With a brutal winter storm bearing down on the small valley town of Collier, Washington in the Cascade Mountains, Sheriff Bet Rivers struggles with her own insecurities, and her determination to keep the citizens of Collier safe. A Cold, Cold World by Elena Taylor...
Death in Dark Glasses by George Bellairs
Lately, I've been picking up one of George Bellairs' Inspector Littlejohn mysteries when I need a police procedural fix. Death in Dark Glasses was available through Kindle Unlimited, so I read the seventh in the series. There's a little of everything in this book -...
The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman
My notes for Alice Hoffman's short story, "The Bookstore Sisters", are almost as long as the story itself. It's the first of three stories in the Once Upon a Time Bookshop series involving two sisters and the Once Upon a Time Bookshop on Brinkley's Island, Maine....
Winners and a July Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Ruth H. from Austin, TX will receive A Midnight Puzzle. Pitch Dark will go to Nancy P. from Port St Lucie, FL. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two books that were published in...
What Are You Reading?
No real news or weather reports from here this week, so I'm going to dive right into books. Kim Hays recommended Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins series the other day, so I picked up the first one, The Wine of Angels. I liked the premise. But, Kim? Don't feel bad if...