Reviews + Articles
June Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
Welcome to part 1 of Treasures in My Closet, featuring the June releases. It's quite an eclectic mix, so we'll dive right in. Italian novelist Nanni Balestrini brings us We Want Everything. In the autumn of 1969, Italy exploded as workers went on strike for...
Not a Thing
I have nothing to post for today. Wait until tomorrow, though, because I'll have at least the start of the June Treasures in My Closet. I was up too late on Thursday night with the Edgar Awards, and posting. Friday, I had friends over. We had Staff Institute at...
Winners and An Amish Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Barbara W. of Auburn, WA will receive Here Comes the Bribe. Debbie GS won Terror in Taffeta. The books will go out in the mail on Saturday. This week, I have two mysteries set in the world of the Amish, two very...
Edgar Award Winners 2016
Congratulations to the winners of this year's Edgar Awards, presented by Mystery Writers of America. Mary Higgins Clark Award – Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day Robert L. Fish Award - Russell W. Johnson for "Ching Ling Soo's Greatest Tricks" 2016...
Extreme Prey by John Sandford
I was late coming to John Sandford's Prey books, but I'm totally hooked. I'm not going back in this series since I know what happened with Lucas Davenport's career, but I've enjoyed the ones I've read. And, Sandford's latest, Extreme Prey, is perfect for an...
What Are You Reading?
Well, it was a little nerve wracking for a while last night, with my cell phone, the TV, the tornado sirens, everything going off with a tornado warning here. I should have known I was OK. None of the cats panicked, and Josh just sat and tried to figure out why I...