Reviews + Articles
The Alchemist’s Illusion by Gigi Pandian
Art and history combine in Gigi Pandian's fourth Accidental Alchemist mystery, The Alchemist's Illusion. Although you can easily start with this one, I'd love to have started with the first one in which alchemist Zoe Faust first meets the gargoyle/chef Dorian. Now,...
Aimee Hix, Guest Blogger
Aimee Hix is the author of the Willa Pennington, PI Mystery Series. She's also our guest author blogging today. Before I turn the blog over to Aimee, though, I wanted to summarize her second Willa Pennington mystery for you. This is the description of Dark Streets,...
Female of the Species Giveaway
Welcome back to the weekly giveaway! This week's theme is "Female of the Species", books featuring female sleuths. Most of you will recognize Jessica Fletcher and the Murder, She Wrote series. Manuscript for Murder by "Jessica Fletcher" and Jon Land finds Jessica...
What Are You Reading?
Our first "What Are You Reading?" of the new year! Did you have time to read over the holidays? I hope you had time to spend with loved ones, and a little time to yourself for a book or several. I have two books to talk about today. One is a novel, and I'll review...
Scrublands by Chris Hammer
Debut novelist Chris Hammer takes readers to an Australia that might appeal to Jane Harper's readers. Scrublands is an atmospheric mystery set in a dying community, Riversend. The descriptions in Scrublands shows evidence of Hammer's journalist career. One...
February Treasures in My Closet
Nothing like jumping right from New Year's to February book releases. Let's jump right into those forthcoming books. Bree Baker follows up Live and Let Chai with No Good Tea Goes Unpunished. Evelyn Swan is catering her childhood friend's beachfront wedding, but...