Reviews + Articles
Beyond Absolution by Cora Harrison
Cora Harrison’s Reverend Mother mysteries, set in Cork, Ireland in the 1920s, are certainly realistic. She doesn’t sugarcoat the conditions of life at that time, or the brutality and deaths during the period of rebellion. She doesn’t hesitate to...
Christmas on the Island by Jenny Colgan
There’s a list of twenty-four other novels by Jenny Colgan in the front of Christmas on the Island, but I’ve only read one, The Bookshop on the Corner. I’ve picked up, and even brought home some of the books. The titles can be appealing...
Winners and a Police & Partner Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. John S. from Iowa City, IA won Death in the Stars. Carola Dunn’s The Corpse at the Crystal Palace goes to Robin C. from Ashtabula, OH. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving...
What Are You Reading?
It’s Thursday! Time to share what we’ve been reading this week. I’m just starting the fourth Reverend Mother mystery by Cora Harrison, A Gruesome Discovery. This is a fascinating historical series set in Cork, Ireland in the 1920s. Reverend Mother...
Sandie’s Corner – Fool’s Moon by Diane A.S. Stuckart
Sandie Herron and I both read Diane A.S. Stuckart’s new mystery, the first in a series, Fool’s Moon. It’s not my type of book because I’m not fond of talking animals. However, Sandie had a much better reaction than I did. So, instead of...
Sandie’s Corner – A Wrench in the Works by Kate Carlisle
You’re used to seeing Sandie Herron’s name connected with the audio book reviews here under the topic, “Have You Heard?” Today, she has a review of Kate Carlisle’s lastest book, A Wrench in the Works. (Thanks, Sandie!) A WRENCH IN...