Reviews + Articles
Have You Heard? Dianne Freeman’s A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder
I’m slammed this week. I have books to finish for Library Journal‘s Day of Dialogue so I can send the questions to the four debut authors on the panel. I’m also on deadline for book reviews for them. That means I really appreciate the reviews from...
The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon by Marcy McCreary
How do authors handle a police procedural written nowadays? Marcy McCreary’s debut, The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon, introduces a fifty-three-year-old police detective who questions her own actions after a shooting. In fact, Detective Susan Ford questions...
London’s Number One Dog-Walking Agency by Kate MacDougall
While the title, London’s Number One Dog-Walking Agency might sound like a romantic comedy, it’s actually Kate MacDougall’s memoir. At times, it reads like a romcom, but it isn’t. In October 2006, Kate once again broke something at her job...
Winners and A Classic Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Daniel M. from Weymouth, MA won You Can Never Tell. Kevin T. from Dallas, TX will received Back from the Brink. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away two classic mysteries....
What Are You Reading?
I have to admit I didn’t read as much as I should have over the long weekend. Too much college football. As much as I enjoy college games, I will have to say I can’t believe all the people in those stadiums, crowded together, without masks. I...
Murder in an Orchard Cemetery by Cora Harrison
Cora Harrison’s eighth Reverend Mother mystery, Murder in an Orchard Cemetery is a book that fits my taste in Irish history. Admittedly, a lot of people won’t find this leisurely paced historical mystery as intriguing as I did. Harrison brings together...