Reviews + Articles
The Haunted Season by G.M. Malliet
I'm a fan of all of G.M. Malliet's Max Tudor mysteries. It's a treat to read about an M15 agent turned vicar, living in a small English village. Even in a village, Max Tudor, like Miss Marple before him, discovers that people can kill. And, this time, Malliet, like...
We Were Brothers by Barry Moser
If brothers can have such animosity that they fail to actually discuss their differences until they're in their sixties, it's no wonder countries and people worldwide can't find common ground. Barry Moser addresses the first issue, that of brothers, in his...
Home by Nightfall by Charles Finch
I hadn't read any of the previous Charles Lenox mysteries by Charles Finch. Now that I've read his ninth, Home by Nightfall, I regret missing the the previous books. At the same time, Finch makes it remarkably easy to pick up the series at this point. It's an...
Winners and An Ashton Lee Autographed Book Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the autographed copies of Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day. They're going to: Teresa G. of Burlington, NC; Dorothy M. of Bothell, WA; Sandy O. from Milford, OH; and Mona B. of Fort Worth, TX. The books are going out in the mail...
Silver on the Road by Laura Anne Gilman
Our library classified Laura Anne Gilman's Silver on the Road as science fiction. Make no mistake about it. This intense novel launches a compelling epic fantasy series, a series that could be called a fantasy western. In fact, this is book one in The Devil's West...
What Are You Reading?
I had a fun evening last night with Ashton Lee, author of the Cherry Cola Book Club books as guest speaker at our Red Bank Branch Library, followed by dinner. That meant a night away from my book, though, so I didn't have time to finish it. I'm reading a terrific...