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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 at Sotheby's. She did it...

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. Castle...

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 don't care if they have...

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 the three...

The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves

If you missed Ann Cleeves' introduction to Detective Matthew Venn, you really should go back and read The Long Call. His character, background, marriage are all covered in that first book. Matthew's husband, Jonathan, and the Woodyard, a community arts centre, are...

Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb

Even the investigations of crimes at New York City building sites are interesting when J.D. Robb writes about them. Forgotten in Death, the 53rd book in the Eve Dallas series is a riveting story that kept me up until I finished it. Homicide Lieutenant Eve Dallas isn't...