Reviews + Articles
Double Take by Elizabeth Breck
I know all private investigators in crime fiction have some baggage. But, Elizabeth Breck's second Madison Kelly mystery, Double Take, piles it on for the PI. Not only does she identify with the woman she's searching for, but she's a cancer survivor facing a possible...
Betrayal on the Bowery by Kate Belli
As much as I liked Kate Belli's debut Gilded Gotham mystery, Deception by Gaslight, I did say she was caught up a little too much in details in that first book. I can't say that about Betrayal on the Bowery. The historical details are still there, but Belli plunges...
Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes
I love a cozy mystery debut that's a little different with characters that are not the stereotypical white middle-class owners of a craft shop or bookstore. Raquel V. Reyes introduces Cuban-American Miriam Quinones-Smith, a food anthropologist, a wife and mother, in...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – 21 Immortals
Kevin Tipple rounds out my vacation week with 21 Immortals: Inspector Mislan and the Yee Sang Murders by Ruzlan Mohr Noor. I'm so glad this was one of his picks for the first in a series. I bought a copy of the book, and have never had a chance to pick it up. Thank...
Have You Heard? Dianne Freeman’s A Lady’s guide to Gossip and Murder
While I arrived home yesterday, I have catching up to do for Library Journal, and around the house. I'm going to allow Sandie Herron and Kevin Tipple to finish the weekend for me. Don't worry. I have my own reviews scheduled for all of this forthcoming week. I really...
Winners and a Halloween Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Cindy D. from College Place, WA and Donna S. from Milford, CT both won copies of Paula Hawkins' A Slow Fire Burning. I mailed the books last Friday. Just a reminder that the post office has slowed down the mail. I...