Reviews + Articles
Fallen by Linda Castillo
If Linda Castillo has ever had a weak Kate Burkholder novel, Fallen isn't it. From the first time Burkholder, police chief in Painters Mill, Ohio, sees the victim's body, this case strikes a little too close to home. Like Kate, Rachael Schwartz left the Amish...
Fatal Family Ties by S.C. Perkins
If you follow S.C. Perkins' Ancestry Detective series, I'm sure you've noticed the clever way the publisher chooses to illustrate the reference area for genealogist Lucy Lancaster. It's obvious that Fatal Family Ties deals with the American Civil War. Lancaster, a...
Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly
Here's another one of those beautiful books I cried over, so if you don't want to read about a book that takes your heart apart several times, and tries to mend it, a book about love and death, food, music, poetry and Shakespeare, you might as well skip my comments...
Old Ireland in Colour by John Breslin & Sarah-Anne Buckley
Most people won't be quite as interested in Old Ireland in Colour as I am. In fact, I pre-ordered it, and I was even more interested in the book when I read the introduction about the work of John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley. This collection of photographs...
One Half Truth by Eva Dolan
While I love police procedurals, the sixth book in Eva Dolan's award-winning Zigac and Ferreira series, One Half Truth, is a little too step-by-step even for me. However, it's an excellent story involving British social issues. Anyone who has followed the series...
Winners and Lighter Mysteries Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Random Road is going to Andrea M. in Chico, CA. Lee H. from Morehead City, NC won Borrowed Time. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two mysteries that are a little lighter. Jesse...