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SAturday Spotlight – Wendall Thomas

I have two authors scheduled for spotlights this weekend, because I want to highlight their books. I hope some of you recognize Wendall Thomas' name. She's the author of the fun Cyd Redondo mysteries featuring a travel agent. At the beginning of the series, Cyd has...

Murder She Wrote: Murder Backstage by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran

I don't read many of the Murder, She Wrote cozy mysteries by how could I resist one called Murder Backstage? "Jessica Fletcher" and Terrie Farley Moran take mystery author Jessica Fletcher and some of her friends from Cabot Cove to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the...

Winners & a Couple Weeks Break

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Suzanne S. from Athens, GA won Death of an Author. Jana B. from Smyrna, TN will receive Diva. The books are going out in the mail on Friday. There will be no no giveaway again until Friday, April 19. I have a full...

What Are You Reading?

Well, this has been a crazy week. Lots of rain. We were lucky we didn't get the tornadoes or even the warnings that hit elsewhere in the Midwest. We did have lots of thunder and lightning. But, in between, there was also a lot of food at my sister and...

Home Fires by Claire Booth

Claire Booth's sixth Sheriff Hank Worth mystery, Home Fires, is the best in the series, combining police procedural in a small community and a cold case. But, it's the teamwork and humanity that stands out. Booth's book does not resemble the mysteries by Bill...

The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rozan

I may be wrong. I often am when it comes to "Best of" lists at the end of the year. I suspect The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rozan will be on a number of those lists. Deservedly so. The novel has a brisk pace, an intriguing background, and a fresh...