Reviews + Articles

Winners & No Contest

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Nann H. from Winthrop Harbor, IL will receive The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes. Patty S. from Farmington, NM won A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder. The books are going out in the mail today. There's no...

What Are You Reading?

You know me. I tend to bounce around, picking something up and trying it, coming back to it later. That's how I do a lot of reading, other than when I'm reading for a review. Right now, I'm sampling a new book called American Theatre Wing: An Oral History: 100...

Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen

Rhys Bowen's latest Royal Spyness mystery has been out almost a month, but I just had a chance to read it. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding is a fun romp that wraps up the suspense so many readers have been awaiting. Will Lady Georgiana Rannoch finally marry...

Have You Heard? – Victoria Laurie’s Vision Impossible

Thank heavens Sandie Herron has a few posts for me to use when I get backed up with reviews or posts. I'm trying to finish a book, and I'm working on the large Treasures in My Closet post for Saturday. Today, Sandie reviews Victoria Laurie's audiobook Vision...

Swift Vengeance by T. Jefferson Parker

I thought T. Jefferson Parker's second novel featuring PI Roland Ford was terrific. Swift Vengeance is a fast-paced story that is all too plausible. This was my first one of Parker's books, so I can't compare them to earlier ones. I found the characters...

The Widower’s Notebook by Jonathan Santlofer

Jonathan Santolofer's book, The Widower's Notebook, is a memoir. The author of The Death Artist and Anatomy of Fear did not write an instructional manual as to how to survive grief. It's a very personal account of the sudden death of his wife, Joy, and his own...