Reviews + Articles

Poppy Harmon Investigates by Lee Hollis

Are you a fan of older sleuths? If you like Rita Lakin's Gladdy Gold mysteries or J.C. Eaton's Sophie Kimball ones, you might want to try Poppy Harmon Investigates by Lee Hollis. When Poppy Harmon's fourth husband, Chester, dies, the retired actress is stunned...

The Feckin’ Book of Everything Irish by Colin Murphy and Donal O’Dea

I know it was actually a joke when a friend gave me The Feckin' Book of Everything Irish. He said he saw it, and thought of me. But, it really is a fun, informative book, filled with quotes, definitions of Irish words and phrases, jokes, cartoons, recipes, and even...

Have You Heard? Victoria Laurie’s A Glimpse of Evil

It's time to share another one of Sandie Herron's reviews for those of you who enjoy audiobooks. This time, it's the eighth in Victoria Laurie's Psychic Eye series, A Glimpse of Evil. Thank you, Sandie. A Glimpse of Evil ...

Hollywood Ending by Kellye Garrett

I think I'm getting a little tired of the escapades of Stephanie Plum-like characters. Although Kellye Garrett's second Detective By Day mystery,Hollywood Ending, is set in Hollywood, apprentice private eye Dayna Anderson and her best friend, Sienna, are a little...

Winners and Story Collections

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Jane N. from Vashon, WA won These Honored Dead. Suzanne R. of Nashville, TN will receive A Tale of Two Murders. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two interesting collections -...

What Are You Reading?

I really only read the first two pages of this book. I'm reading mysteries again for next Wednesday's deadline. But, I started Jonathan Santlofer's memoir The Widower's Notebook. It's not going to be easy to read the story of his wife Joy's sudden death, and...