Reviews + Articles
2024 Lefty Award Winners
The 2024 Lefty Awards were presented this past weekend at Left Coast Crime, Seattle Shakedown. Congratulations to the winners. Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel Cheap Trills by Wendalll Thomas Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel (Bill Gottfried Memorial,...
Toxic Prey by John Sandford
I'll admit I wasn't excited about the premise of John Sandford's Toxic Prey. But, the thirty-fourth book in the Prey series was riveting, a tension-filled novel all the way to the end. Letty Davenport, and her father, Lucas, are together trying to save the world...
Scott Tipple, Guest Reviewer
I'm sure you recognize that last name. Yes, Scott Tipple is Kevin Tipple's son, but he's a reader and reviewer in his own right. Scott's preferences are science fiction and graphic novels, but he does read some crime fiction, and he agreed to review an occasional...
What Are You Reading?
I drove up to Mom's on Tuesday, and I'm visiting for the week. My sister, Christie, came for the day yesterday, and we went to a cousin's to play pinochle in the afternoon, then to dinner. We're not spending the whole day away today, but I will be off and on during...
Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
What do you say about a novel that combines horror, mystery, Southern charm, and a coming-of-age story? Lindy Ryan's Bless Your Heart is about four strong women in the Evans family who run a funeral parlor in their Southeast Texas hometown. But, they're caretakers...