Reviews + Articles
Tortitude by Ingrid King
I've never owned a tortoiseshell cat, but any cat lover will appreciate the comments, quotes, and gorgeous photos in Ingrid King's new book, Tortitude: The BIG Book of Cats with a BIG Attitude. King has owned five torties, and it's obvious she loves them. She...
Winners and Winter Mysteries Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Paige Shelton's If Onions Could Spring Leeks will go to Pauline B. from Rochester, MI. Sandy G. of North Plainfield, NJ won Fran Stewart's A Wee Dose of Death. The books will go out in the mail today. This week,...
What are you reading?
When I finish one book over 200 pages at 8 PM one night, I hardly have time to get through a 300 page book the next day. Only on the weekends. So, I'm only 1/4 of the way through Susan C. Shea's latest Dani O'Rourke mystery, Mixed Up with Murder. It's set in...
Agatha Award Nominees
Malice Domestic has announced the nominees for this year's Agatha Awards. The awards for traditional mysteries are named after Agatha Christie. Winners will be announced at this year's Malice Domestic Convention, held April 29-May 1. The 2015 Agatha Nominees...
Unreasonable Doubt by Vicki Delany
I read most of Vicki Delany's mystery series, but the Constable Molly Smith mystery series set in Trafalgar, British Columbia is my favorite. The police procedurals are set in a fascinating town with a mixture of tourists, hippies who moved there during the Vietnam...
March Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
There's still a wealth of treasures in my closet, books to be released in March. I always enjoy sharing these titles. I loved Daisy Goodwin's The Fortune Hunter, so I'm looking forward to Sisi: Empress on Her Own, a novel by Allison Pataki. It's the story of...