Reviews + Articles
Winners and Holiday Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Jody C. from Manhattan, KS won Murder at Chateau sur Mer. Sheryl J. of Grapevine, TX will receive The Inheritance. Due to the Veteran's Day holiday, the books will go out on Saturday. I know it's early, but if the...
What Are You Reading?
It's time to talk about our weekly reading. While I'm reading a book for review, I'm also reading Chris Matthews' new book, Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit. While I've read quite a bit about John F. Kennedy, I haven't read as much about Bobby. I've just started...
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
It's only been seven years since the last film version of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, and I know that fans of David Suchet's version of the movie are satisfied with him as Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot. Many are not even interested in...
Easy Errors by Steven F. Havill
Those of us who love Steven F. Havill's Posadas County Mysteries will relish the opportunity to read the surprising Easy Errors. Newcomers, fans of police procedurals, can pick up the series with this book. Easy Errors is a prequel to the prequel, One Perfect...
Unholy City by Carrie Smith
Here's a case in which you can pick up book three in a series, and appreciate it. Carrie Smith's latest Claire Codella mystery, Unholy City, is a fascinating police procedural. The setting of the murder reminds me of Julia Spencer-Fleming's books. But, this is...
The Body on the Doorstep by A. J. MacKenzie
"Scarecrow! Scarecrow! On the southern coast of England there's a legend people tell, Of days long ago when the great Scarecrow would ride from the jaws of hell, And laugh with a fiendish yell, With his clothes all torn and tattered, Through the black of night he'd...