Reviews + Articles
Kim Hays, Daughter of a Librarian
Libraries are in my blood. My aunt worked in a library. My mother spent most of her working career in a high school library. My sisters and I all shelved books in our hometown library, as did one of my nephews. My niece works for a public library now. So, of course,...
Little White Lies
A reader recently joked that I should review books I didn't like because then she wouldn't add them to her TBR pile. Margaret Fenton's Little White Lies wasn't for me. I didn't like social worker Claire Conover at all in this third mystery in the series set in...
Midsummer Mysteries by Agatha Christie
For some of us, when nothing seems to fit our reading taste, Agatha Christie will work. Midsummer Mysteries: Tales from the Queen of Mystery collects a dozen stories featuring Christie's sleuths. Of course, there's Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot to kick off the...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Linda Castillo’s Hallowed Ground
Kevin Tipple caught my comment the other day that I didn't really have anything to post until May 20, and he sent me a review of Linda Castillo's latest Kate Burkholder short story, "Hallowed Ground". I appreciate it, Kevin! It is Fall as Hallowed Ground: A Kate...
Winners & a Cozy giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the latest contest. Jennifer D. from Rochester Hills, MI won An American in Scotland. Katherine H. from Rhinelander, WI will receive Where Are the Children Now? The books will go out in the mail on Saturday. This week, I'm giving away...
What Are You Reading?
Time! I need more time to read. That's what seems to be lacking right now, as I fill out application forms for apartments, and all kinds of things prior to retirement. I do hope you all saw my post the other day in which I said I will be continuing the blog. I'd miss...