Reviews + Articles
A Mixed Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Riley S. from Fort Pierce, FL won In Sunshine or in Shadow. A Hide Tide Murder is going to Carli S. from NYC, NY. The books are going out in the mail today. I have a mystery and a historical novel to give away...
What Are You Reading?
I went to my niece's birthday dinner on Monday, and that was the highlight of the week - chicken cordon bleu and chocolate lava cake. Nothing special the rest of the week. And, for those os who participate weekly, Jeff Meyerson is on his way home from Florida this...
The Innocents by Bridget Walsh
Anyone who enjoyed Bridget Walsh's first Variety Palace Mystery, The Tumbling Girl, will want to return to Victorian England for the second historical mystery, The Innocents. Readers really should pick up the first book before this one, though, with the return of...
Off the Air by Christina Estes
Emmy Award-winning reporter Christina Estes tackles two subjects she knows in her mystery debut; TV journalism and Phoenix. Her Tony Hillerman Prize-winning debut is Off the Air. Phoenix TV reporter Jolene Garcia is always trying to top her last story and beat the...
A Deadly Walk in Devon by Nicholas George
How about a new cozy mystery series that involves walking tours set in England? Although most of Nicholas George's A Deadly Walk in Devon involves the murder investigation, the early part of the book describes the scenery and background of Exmoor in northern Devon....
The Blacklin County Files by Bill Crider & Judy Crider
Although I'm reading Bill Crider's Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries in order, I stumbled across a story collection, The Blacklin County Files. The stories in the book were published in various magazines before they were collected here. They're quick reads, with...