Reviews + Articles
Interview with Author J.A. Kazimer
At the end of last year, when I learned Midnight Ink was folding, I offered to interview their published authors on my blog. J.A. Kazimer's mystery, A Shot of Murder, will be released June 8. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. As a librarian, I really...
The Summer of Sunshine & Margot by Susan Mallery
Looking for charming characters with a backstory that's a little different? I read for character first. If I don't like the characters, I don't go on with the book. That's why I'm not a fan of some of the biggest crime novels of the last couple years. I started them,...
The Book Supremacy by Kate Carlisle
I don't read spy or espionage novels. But, Kate Carlisle expertly manipulates her readers to enjoy a story of spies, suspects and murders in the latest Bibliophile mystery, The Book Supremacy. It's a treat to enter into a world of agents with hidden agendas....
The Mausoleum by David Mark
David Mark's standalone thriller, The Mausoleum, is a difficult book to discuss. The flap doesn't do it justice, but to reveal too much more will give away the story. At the same time, it was also a difficult book to read, told in alternating chapters by two women,...
July 2019 Treasures in My Closet
I think the publishers imagine we all have three months off in the summer to read all the books they schedule for summer release. You better start reading those June reads right now because the July list of treasures in my closet is just as formidable. The ninth Quinn...
A Shades of Purple Giveaway
This week, I'm giving away mysteries that come in shades of purple. The Loch Ness Papers is Paige Shelton's latest Scottish Bookshop mystery. Even if you haven't read any of the previous books, you might enjoy this one as American Delaney Nichols, a bookseller in...