Reviews + Articles
What Are You Reading?
It's been a couple weeks since we've discussed your reading. What are you reading today? I'm halfway through Mycroft Holmes, a terrific debut novel by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse. The authors send Sherlock Holmes' older brother to Trinidad. It's a...
Dead with the Wind by Miranda James
Some amateur sleuths seem out-of-place and awkward when they leave their home environments. Not so with Miranda James' octogenarian Ducote sisters, An'gel and Dickce. The two Southern grandes dames are perfectly at home on a plantation in Louisiana. And, they're...
Knot the Usual Suspects by Molly MacRae
Molly MacRae's latest mystery, Knot the Usual Suspects, takes fabric to a whole new level. If murder wasn't involved, the scheme that came out of the Weaver's Cat would be funny. And, it's still a charming linchpin for the story. Blue Plum, Tennessee, is all set...
Book Chat – October Mystery Releases from Penguin’s Berkley Prime Crime & Obsidian
For those of you who don't want to listen to or watch the entire book chat, here's the lengthy list of October releases. (Sorry, no Jinx this month. He was off harassing Nikki instead.) Murder, Plainly Read - Isabella Alan - 4th Amish Quilt Shop Mystery Floral...
Winners and Those Texas Lawmen
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Austin C. of Evansville, IN won Code Grey by Clea Simon. Samantha M. of Litchfield Park, AZ won Nancy J. Cohen's Peril by Ponytail. The books will go out today. What is it about Texas lawmen? This week, I'm giving...
In Their Own Words: American Women in World War I ed. by Elizabeth Foxwell
In recent years, there have been a number of books published about women and their roles in World War II. We haven't seen as much about the women who served, in some capacity or another, during the first world war. Elizabeth Foxwell remedies that situation...