Reviews + Articles
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz' clever, beautifully pitched Magpie Murders is one of the two best books I've read so far this year (Lori Rader-Day's The Day I Died is the other.). Horowitz' voice is perfect for a "British whodunit with a country house setting, a complicated...
Once Upon a Spine by Kate Carlisle
The eleventh Bibliophile mystery by Kate Carlisle, Once Upon a Spine, is an entertaining combination of family, a close-knit neighborhood, and murder. Add book lore, a few recipes, and amateur sleuth Brooklyn Wainwright into the cozy mystery mix. Brooklyn is a...
Miraculous Mysteries: Locked-Room Murders and Impossible Crimes, ed. by Martin Edwards
I've always been a fan of locked-room mysteries. I went through a streak when I read every book I could find by John Dickson Carr. Now, as part of the British Library Crime Classics series, editor Martin Edwards presents sixteen stories from the "Golden Age of Murder"...
Shiver Hitch by Linda Greenlaw
It's been nine years since Linda Greenlaw's last Jane Bunker mystery, Fisherman's Bend. Now, she brings back the former Florida police detective who left for Maine. Jane, insurance investigator and Assistant Deputy Sheriff, narrates the story of a simple case that...
July Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Are you ready for more books to add to the TBR pile or wishlist? Here they are! New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery brings us Secrets of the Tulip Sisters. It's a story about the problem with secrets, the power of love, and the unbreakable bond between...
Giveaway – Clergy Turned Sleuth
This week, I'm giving away two mysteries featuring clergy who turn sleuth. Let's start with G.M. Malliet's Devil's Breath. Max Tudor is spending a little bit more time now as a sleuth. His former life as an MI5 agent has caught up with him. When the body of...