Reviews + Articles

Katharine Schellman, Author Interview

I don't always have a book trailer to share for a debut novelist. Since The Body in the Garden is one of my favorite books of the year so far, I'm please to share it. I'm even more pleased that I had the opportunity to interview Katharine Schellman. Thank you,...

The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman

Crushed. I was just crushed when I went to review Katharine Schellman's debut mystery for a mystery column, and someone else had been assigned to the book. They better write a good review, because I loved this debut, and I'm looking forward to the next one. But, in...

Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

I've admitted that I hadn't been able to read much lately. Even the previous book in Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series, An Offer from a Gentleman, didn't entice me. I've never been found of the Cinderella trope, except for Rodgers and Hammerstein. But, Romancing...

A Star is Dead by Elaine Viets

I had never heard of a death investigator before reading Elaine Viets' latest Angela Richman, Death Investigator mystery. According to the web site, Coroner Talk, "The role of the medicolegal death investigator is to investigate any death that falls under the...

Suzanne Chazin, Guest Author

Suzanne Chazin is our guest author today. I'm grateful that she was able to find a subject in these difficult times when it's not easy to concentrate. I'm going to let her introduce herself before her post because I enjoyed her biography. Thank you, Suzanne, for...

What Are You Reading?

First, the most important question - how are you doing? I hope everyone is staying home, staying safe and healthy. Are you still sane, or relatively so? If you can answer the following question, you're probably okay. What are you reading? Or, is it too hard to...