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Author Interview – Leslie Budewitz
Leslie Budewitz and I share something in common, besides our love of mysteries. When I asked her about her childhood reading, she mentioned the Happy Hollisters. That series marked my first foray into mysteries. I was eager to read what else the former President of...
Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz
It's been three years since the last Spice Shop mystery by Leslie Budewitz, so it might take a little while to feel caught up with her protagonist, Pepper Reece. Fortunately, her series was picked up by a new publisher, Seventh Street Books. Readers can find the...
Winners & No Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Katherine H. from Rhinelander, WI won The Alchemist's Illusion. The Loch Ness Papers will go to Marla B. from Las Vegas, NV. The books are going out in the mail today. I'm not kicking off a contest today because...
What Are You Reading?
Today, I'm here to actually participate in What Are You Reading? I hope you have books to talk about this week. I"m reading Leslie Budewitz' fourth Spice Shop mystery, Chai Another Day. It's been three years since the last book in the series. Pepper Reece is the...
Interview with Author J.A. Kazimer
At the end of last year, when I learned Midnight Ink was folding, I offered to interview their published authors on my blog. J.A. Kazimer's mystery, A Shot of Murder, will be released June 8. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. As a librarian, I...
The Summer of Sunshine & Margot by Susan Mallery
Looking for charming characters with a backstory that's a little different? I read for character first. If I don't like the characters, I don't go on with the book. That's why I'm not a fan of some of the biggest crime novels of the last couple years. I started...