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A Give Me an M Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Cecelia R. from Oak Harbor, WA and Linda K. from Woodstock, MD won copies of Booked for Death. Cynthia G. of Lancaster, PA won A Study in Murder. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving...
What Are You Reading?
First, the most important question. How are you this week? Feeling okay, emotionally and physically? I'm doing much better this week. I had a good week at work, and I'm off most of next week, so I'll have extra reading time. Something to look forward to! Now, what are...
The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves
In preparation for the September 8 release of Ann Cleeves' new Vera Stanhope mystery, The Darkest Evening, I went back to the beginning of the series. While Vera was formally introduced in part 2 of The Crow Trap, she makes a typical Vera Stanhope appearance earlier...
Ghost Ups Her Game by Carolyn Hart
The Bailey Ruth books may seem to be charming traditional mysteries featuring a ghost who loves fashion, but, as readers know, Carolyn Hart's books have a little romance and a great deal of clever twists in them. Ghost Ups Her Game is the ninth in the series...
Lucky Bones by Michael Wiley
I wasn't sure what to make of Michael Wiley's second book featuring ex-cop turned PI, Sam Kelson. While the first book was gritty, the second in the series has many more comic elements, although it is still violent. I finally decided Lucky Bones is for...
Shadows in Time by Julie McElwain
Once again, I read the fifth in a series, and wish I had started from the beginning. So, instead of starting with Shadows in Time by Julie McElwain, I'm suggesting you start from the beginning of the series with A Murder in Time. An FBI agent, time travel,...