Reviews + Articles
April Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Here's the second part of the list of forthcoming April releases. I hope there's something here that you want to read. Jennifer McMahon leads off with Burntown. Ashford, Vermont appears to be a typical sleepy New England town, but to the shadowy residents who live...
April Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
I have two days of April releases to talk about. I hope some of the books in these lists will become treasures for you. James William Brown brings us the novel, My Last Lament. To capture the fading Greek folk art of lamenting, an American researcher asks the...
What Are You Reading?
The next couple days brings Treasures in My Closet, the April book releases. So, I thought we'd use today to talk about what we're reading. I'm reading Hester Young's debut novel from 2015, The Gates of Evangeline. Her second book, The Shimmering Road, is out, and...
Security by Gina Wohlsdorf
Debut author Gina Wohlsdorf brings a unique style to a combination horror/thriller novel, Security. It's a gory, fast-paced story with non-stop action. Tessa, property manager for the Manderley Resort, is checking final preparations for the opening of the hotel....
Book Chat – March Cozy Mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime
I had to find a napping Jinx so he could have his cameo this month. Here are the March releases from Berkley Prime Crime. The Silence of the Flans by Laura Bradford (2nd Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery) Pekoe Most Poison by Laura Childs (18th Tea Shop Mystery,...
A Cold Case by Peter Turnbull
He had me with the title, A Cold Case. I'm a sucker for cold cases. Peter Turnbull launches a new mystery series with this book. If future ones are as convoluted as this one, I'll be waiting. I'll also be rooting for the well-developed main character. Maurice Mundy...