Reviews + Articles
Fantastic Fiction Friday
Once a month, one of our branches has Fantastic Fiction Friday. Usually, they discuss just one book, but you all know that's not my style. I want to talk about all kinds of books. So, I picked twenty books. Remember, these might not be all my favorites. They were...
Winners and Mystery in the City Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contests. Eileen K. of Island Lake, IL won The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer. Jacki R. from Pflugerville, TX won Meow If It's Murder. There were two winners of the copies of D.M. Pulley's The Dead Key, Daniel M. from Weymouth,...
How to Be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis
For a reader, Samantha Ellis' subtitle tells the true story of this book. It's actually called How to Be a Heroine, Or, What I've Learned From Reading Too Much. The author and playwright looks back at the books and heroines she's loved over the years, in order to...
Manhattan in Miniature by Margaret Grace
Anyone who has been to Manhattan in December will recognize the wonderful setting of Margaret Grace's latest mystery. Fortunately, most of us won't be involved in theft and murder investigations as Grace's characters are in Manhattan in Miniature. Gerry...
What Are You Reading?
I had book group last night, so didn't finish my book. I'm reading Margaret Grace's Manhattan in Miniature, the latest mystery featuring Grace Porter and her granddaughter, Maddie. They head to Manhattan for a crafts show, and end up investigating a murder. And, we...
TLC Book Tour – The Dead Key by D.M. Pulley
I love the premise of D.M. Pulley's debut novel, The Dead Key. In 1998, a structural engineer evaluating a bank that's for sale discovers that the safe deposit boxes in the bank's vaults are still there, locked. And, what it makes it even more intriguing is that...