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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...
What Are You Reading?
Happy Thursday, everyone! Are you ready to talk about books after a couple weeks of interesting weather? What are you reading this week? I could go on and on about Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly. I'll save much of it for my blog review next week, though. I tore...
Nantucket Penny by Steven Axelrod
Steven Axelrod takes us back to Nantucket in Nantucket Penny, but it's not the luxurious island you expect. It's autumn on Nantucket. With the tourists gone, the island should be peaceful, and Police Chief Henry Kennis and his police force should be able to relax....
The Last Commandment by Scott Shepherd
When reading The Last Commandment, it's obvious author Scott Shepherd wrote for TV shows such as The Equalizer and Miami Vice. Although it's labeled "An Austin Grant of Scotland Yard Novel", a story about a man's final case, even the cover appears to say there...
Silence in the Library by Katharine Schellman
Katharine Schellman's debut historical mystery, The Body in the Garden, was one of my favorite books of 2020. Her second Lily Adler mystery, Silence in the Library, is even better. She manages to include topics of racism, classism, women's independence, and...
Ghost Blows a Kiss by Carolyn Hart
Anyone looking for a template for a traditional mystery could take a lesson or two from a master. Carolyn Hart's Ghost Blows a Kiss is reminiscent of the Agatha Christie novels in which the family of a dying man gather, hoping they are heirs to the fortune. In...