Reviews + Articles
Under the Cold Bright Lights by Garry Disher
If you haven't yet discovered Australian author Garry Disher, now's your chance. The winner of the Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award has a new standalone crime novel, Under the Cold Bright Lights. Once you read it, you'll understand why he deserves the awards...
Winners and Off to the City Mysteries
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Lynn T. from Oregon, IL won The Island. Such a Perfect Wife will go to Lynn L. of McClellan, CA. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, you have choices. You can head off to Buenos Aires or Milwaukee....
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! It's time to talk about what we're reading. But, before we do, I wanted to tell you that I raved about all of you on Tuesday. I was teaching a Readers' Advisory class to a small group of new staff members. When I give them a list of tools, I always end...
Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker
I'm a little late in reviewing Bree Baker's first book in the Seaside Cafe mystery series, but I do already have the next two, including the September release. And, I enjoyed the characters so much, I will be moving on with the books that follow Live and Let...
Have You Heard? Juliet Blackwell’s Magical Match
Today is release date for Juliet Blackwell's tenth Witchcraft Mystery, Bewitched and Betrothed. I just received a copy and haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I'm looking forward to it. In the meantime, Sandie Herron has a teaser, the review of the audiobook of...
Gone Too Long by Lori Roy
Lori Roy is the Edgar Award winning author of Bent Road and Let Me Die in His Footsteps. Her latest novel, Gone Too Long, is a creepy, disturbing account of a young girl and a community held hostage by the Ku Klux Klan. It's a compelling, issue-oriented story....