Reviews + Articles
Arches Enemy by Scott Graham
While the setting and environmental history of Arches National Park is appealing in Scott Graham's fifth National Park Mystery, I found his protagonist less so. Archaeologist Chuck Bender is knowledgeable, though, and he may appeal to other readers. I didn't care...
A Faith Fairchild Giveaway
To make up for last week's lack of a contest, I have three copies of Katherine Hall Page's latest Faith Fairchild mystery to give away. The Body in the Wake finds the caterer and her husband, Tom, on Sanpere Island. Faith has a summer to herself with Tom on...
What Are You Reading?
I'm actually not reading today, but driving to Ohio for a family wedding. It's my last trip until August. I'll have to catch up with all of you this evening. However, I just finished Rhys Bowen's August release,Love and Death Among the Cheetahs. It's a Royal...
New York City Trip 2019
If you've followed this blog for any length of time, you know I love New York City and Broadway, and try to go once or twice a year if I can. I also try to go at the end of May so I can see a play or two before the Tony Awards. This year, I went with my friend,...
Queen Bee by Dorothea Benton Frank
This must be my South Carolina week. First, Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter, and then Dorothea Benton Frank's Queen Bee about a woman who doesn't feel as if she's a favorite at all. The two books couldn't be any more different, yet they both have...
The Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry
If you start Patti Callahan Henry's latest novel, The Favorite Daughter, and it feels as if it's just another runaway bride story, hang in there. While the first sixty pages may seem familiar, the rest of the book will break your heart. It's a story about family,...