Reviews + Articles
Have You Heard? Julie Hyzy’s Affairs of Steak
Friday morning was my monthly review deadline for Library Journal, so I only now had the chance to start a book that doesn't come out in October or November. You'll get to read reviews of those books when the time comes. Tomorrow, I'll have one of my reviews up. In...
Winners and A Dog Days of August Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. The copies of The Dead Girl in 2A will go to Renee G. from Valleyford, WA and Alma C. of Mountain Home, AR. Daniel M. from Weymouth, MA won The Moroccan Girl. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. Because...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! Let's talk about books. What have you been reading in the last week? Friday's my deadline for Library Journal for the October issue, so I've been reading October and November releases. There are some terrific ones coming up, some of the...
The Truth Behind the Lie by Sara Lovestam
Sara Lovestam's detective story, The Truth Behind the Lie, has several unusual twists. One of them will surprise readers in the very last line of the book. Kouplan is desperate to make ends meet in Stockholm. The undocumented Iranian refugee risks everything by...
Murder at Whitby Abbey by Cassandra Clark
As a reviewer who gets thrust into the middle of a number of mystery series, I'm getting to be an expert in whether or not readers can pick up a book if they haven't read previous ones. Murder at Whitby Abbey is the tenth in Cassandra Clark's Hildegard of...
The Murder List by Hank Phillippi Ryan
When I selected Hank Phillippi Ryan's The Murder List as the Pick of the Month for Library Journal, I knew fans of legal thrillers would appreciate the unusual twists in the book. She manipulates the reader as well as the characters. The book is easier to summarize...