Reviews + Articles
Gathering Prey by John Sandford
There have been twenty-five Prey novels by John Sandford, and he's still at the top of his game with Gathering Prey. The latest book featuring Lucas Davenport is gritty and brutal, but I read it straight through in seven hours. Lucas' daughter, Letty, attends...
Lowcountry Boneyard by Susan M. Boyer
Susan M. Boyer won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel for Lowcountry Boil. It's been a couple years since I read it, but it can't be any better than her latest Liz Talbot mystery, Lowcountry Boneyard. That hot South Carolina weather must just breed...
A Ghostly Undertaking by Tonya Kappes
I heard Tonya Kappes at the Southern Kentucky Book Fest last week, and her humor caught my attention. I bought the first in her Ghostly Southern mystery series, A Ghostly Undertaking, and I already have the second one, A Ghostly Grave. I have no regrets that I...
The Good, the Bad, and the Furry by Tom Cox
How can anyone with a black cat resist the cover of Tom Cox' The Good, the Bad, and the Furry? The subtitle, though, is a little misleading, "Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat". The Bear, the black cat on the cover, is part of Cox' account of life with his...
Winners and a Cozy Shop Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Sherilyn L. from Marietta, GA won Invisible City by Julia Dahl. Shannon J. of Evansdale, IA will receive Rhys Bowen's City of Darkness and Light. I'll mail the books tomorrow. This week, I'm giving away two cozy...
To Dance, To Dream by Maxine Drury
Maxine Drury's To Dance, To Dream was written fifty years ago. When I first read it, almost that long ago, I fell in love with the stories of ballet and the remarkable stars of the ballet. Reading it again, a gift from my sister, Linda, the book still has the power...