Reviews + Articles
An Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder by Dianne Freeman
Dianne Freeman takes her sleuthing couple, Frances Wynn, once the Countess of Harleigh, and now Mrs. George Hazelton, and her husband, George, to Paris in this atmospheric mystery set in 1900 during Paris' World Exposition. An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder...
Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James
All of the familiar, beloved characters in Miranda James' cozy series return in Requiem for a Mouse. Charlie Harris, archivist and librarian, is back with his Maine Coon Cat, Diesel, along with all the members of his household and extended family. Although Charlie...
Connie Berry’s Release Party
Connie Berry, author of the Kate Hamilton mysteries, had a release party for her fifth one, A Collection of Lies. Held at Fortin Ironworks, The Book Loft in German Village in Columbus sold the books. Andrew Welsh-Huggins, author of the Andy Hayes mysteries, as well...
I Sleep Around by Sue Ann Jaffarian
I've followed Sue Ann Jaffarian's adventures on Facebook for several years now, from about the time she retired and hit the road in her van, Novella. So, of course I was eager to read her nonfiction account, I Sleep Around: The Humorous Memoir of a Nomadic Writer....
Evil at the Root by Bill Crider
After reading Nelson DeMille's disappointing novel, Plum Island, I picked up a story I knew I would enjoy. I'm reading my way through Bill Crider's Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries. The fifth in the series, Evil at the Root, finds the sheriff so involved in murder...
What Are You Reading?
This was a busy week of reading for Library Journal, so I didn't get out much. Dinner and games at my sister's last night. Saturday, I'm going to the launch party for Connie Berry's new Kate Hamilton mystery, A Collection of Lies. Then, next week, my sister, Linda,...