Reviews + Articles
Winners and a couple weeks hiatus
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Murder at the Capitol will go to Robert R. from San Antonio, TX. Jeanne K. from Tallmadge, OH won In the Shadow of Vesuvius. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. I'm taking a couple weeks off from the...
What Are You Reading?
Thursday! And, if you're concerned about the Coronavirus, you should be sitting at home with plenty of time to read. I'm still working daily, so I don't have any more time. But, I did receive a gift copy today of Carousels of Paris by Kaye Wilkinson Barley...
Ranger McIntyre: The Dunraven Hoard Murders by James C. Work
I had several reasons to read James C. Work's fourth Ranger McIntyre mystery. Ranger McIntyre: The Dunraven Hoard Murders includes some background about Lord Dunraven, who owned the village of Adare, Ireland, where we stayed when we were there, so it caught my...
A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn
Deanna Raybourn brings Veronica Speedwell and Stoker back in an exciting mystery set at the time of the Whitechapel murders, Jack the Ripper. A Murderous Relation has so many connotations in this masterful story of family secrets and masquerades. And, the...
The Bramble and the Rose by Tom Bouman
Tom Bouman's debut Henry Farrell book, Dry Bones in the Valley, went on to win the Edgar Award in 2015 for Best First Novel. The third book in the series, The Bramble and The Rose, is descriptive of the rural Pennsylvania wilderness, with several intense,...
Author Interview, Kaye Wilkinson Barley
I have several sisters of the heart, women I love who I can laugh with and travel with. Kaye Wilkinson Barley and I knew each other for years before we ever met. I always cheered on her rants at DorothyL. We finally met when we roomed together at Bouchercon in...