Reviews + Articles

Love and Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, food, and Love by Kim Fay.

I know marketing for books means someone is always going to compare a new book to a beloved or popular one. In this case, Kim Fay's Love & Saffron was compared to 84, Charing Cross Road. I enjoyed Love & Saffron, and I'm recommending it to people who enjoy...

Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb

I always admire J.D. Robb's In Death novels because homicide Lieutenant Eve Dallas never forgets the victims. Yes, I enjoy police procedurals, and the emphasis on the search. That's certainly a part of these books. But, so many crime novels focus on the killer, and...

Four Thousand Days by M.J. Trow

M.J. Trow's new historical mystery series kicks off with Four Thousand Days, a story that introduces Margaret Murray, an amateur sleuth based on an actual person. Margaret Murray was an archaeologist and junior lecturer at University College, London at the time of...

Winners and Female Sleuths

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Julia H. from Excelsior, MN won The Appeal. 48 Hours to Kill will go to Chris S. from Port Townsend, WA. The books are going out a little later because of our weather. I'll get them in the mail on Monday. This week,...

What Are You Reading?

Maybe I shouldn't have talked about the Blizzard of '78 last week on the blog. Look what happened to the East coast last weekend! And, as I'm writing this, we're expecting an ice storm to start tonight, and continue most of the day tomorrow - ice. There's nothing I...

Timothy Miller, Guest Author

Timothy Miller, author of The Strange Case of the Dutch Painter, is my guest blogger today. I hope you enjoy his conspiracy theory as much as I did. Timothy Miller is a native of Louisiana and a graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans. The Strange Case of the...