Reviews + Articles
October Treasures in My Closet
Each month I think the list of book releases will be shorter. Happily for readers, that’s not happening. They may be harder to get because of delays in the publication and delivery process, but the books are still coming out. These are only the books I...
What the Cat Dragged In by Miranda James
What the Cat Dragged In is Miranda James’ fourteenth Cat in the Stacks mystery. After thirteen books in a series, some authors just seem to phone it in. However, this one just might be the best yet in the series. When Sean Harris told his father, Charlie,...
Vicki Delany, Guest Author
With Vicki Delany’s busy writing schedule, we’re lucky she had the time to write a piece for us. I know how popular her books are, and I jumped at the chance to introduce her new series. Vicki Delany is one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime...
Death in Castle Dark by Veronica Bond
Another reader commented that they weren’t sure Veronica Bond could sustain a series with the Dinner and a Murder Mystery theme. I’m not sure either, but I found the first in the series, Death in Castle Dark, to be a fun, engaging book with a charming...
Caroline Todd, RIP
Yesterday, author Charles Todd announced the death of his mother, Caroline Todd. Caroline was the other half of the mother-son writing team who wrote the Ian Rutledge and Bess Crawford mysteries. Here was Charles Todd’s announcement on Facebook. “It is...
Summer by the Sea by Jenny Hale
Sometimes, a summer romance works beautifully as a palate cleanser. Jenny Hale writes romantic women’s fiction. Summer by the Sea might work for readers who are missing Dorothea Benton Frank. Hale takes readers on a nostalgic visit to the Outer Banks of North...