Reviews + Articles

Winners and a Cozy Corner Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Leslie K. from Plymouth, MN won Dead And Gondola. The Accomplice will go to Patrick M. from York, ME. The books will go out in the mail today (unless the weather is worse than I expect). This week, there are Scottish...

What Are You Reading?

After sitting in the stairwell at work for forty-five minutes on Friday, during a tornado warning, Monday was glorious here. It was a record high of 77, and sunny. I'd take that any day. Now, we're back in the fifties, of course, but that's typical March weather....

Standing Dead by Margaret Mizushima

As much as I like Margaret Mizushima's Timber Creek K-9 series, I was happy to see the ongoing storyline of Mattie Wray's family end in Standing Dead. At least it felt as if it came to a logical conclusion. I'm hoping we can move on to more traditional investigations...

Bert and Mamie Take a Cruise by John Keyse-Walker

Well, John Keyse-Walker's Bert and Mamie Take a Cruise wasn't at all what I expected. I thought I would be reading a cozy armchair traveler mystery set in 1939. Well, yes and no. There's much more foreshadowing of World War II than I expected. There are excellent...

The Deadly Weed by Cora Harrison

The Deadly Weed is the tenth Reverend Mother mystery set in Cork, Ireland in the 1920s. I appreciate Cora Harrison's series for the history and atmospheric contrast between the poor and the slums of Cork and the moneyed class. But, this time, the book was repetitive,...

Taking the Weekend Off

I'm taking the weekend off. I've had a busy schedule with little time to read. So, I'm using the weekend to read for both reviews and myself. Catch you on Monday! Have a good weekend!