Reviews + Articles
Glow of Death by Jane K. Cleland
Jane K. Cleland's Josie Prescott Antiques mysteries are some of the best traditional mysteries I read every year. Josie continues to grow and develop as a character. The antiques involved are relevant to the mystery, and the information about those antiques is...
It’s That Time of Year
It's that time of year when there doesn't seem to be enough time in the day. Of course, the work day is the same. But, I had books and a present and Christmas cards to open when I arrived home yesterday. (Yes, I was supposed to open that present now.) And, a friend...
Into the Lion’s Den by Linda Fairstein
Linda Fairstein is the perfect author to set a series of juvenile mysteries in New York City. Who knows it any better than the author of the Alexandra Cooper novels? Fairstein, a former prosecutor for Manhattan, utilizes the city's landmarks as essential elements...
The Whole Town’s Talking by Fannie Flagg
While the book jacket says Fannie Flagg's latest novel, The Whole Town's Talking, is about what it means to be truly alive, I looked at the book differently. I saw it as the story of a town, from birth to death. And, it's the story of the people who built the town,...
Dead Man Walking by Simon R. Green
I'm addicted to Simon R. Green's Ishmael Jones mysteries, but the third one is only on order for us, so I have to wait to read the next one. Dead Man Walking wasn't quite up to the first country house mystery with supernatural overtones, but it was still...
January Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
I have another collection of books to tempt you today. I hope you're excited about some of the January releases. We have a number of interesting debut novels this month. In Jane Harper's The Dry, "Small towns can hide big secrets." Federal Agent Aaron Falk returns...