Reviews + Articles

Winners

Congratulations to the winners of last week's books. Carolyn Hart's Death at the Door will go to Nancy B. from Ft. Pierce, FL. Played by the Book by Lucy Arlington will go to Jane W. of Milford, CT. The books will go in the mail tomorrow. And, check the previous...

Giveaway – The British Connection

I'm kicking off this week's giveaway this morning instead of on Friday. I have a review scheduled for Friday, a book I loved, so the contest starts one day early. I'll still be ending last week's at 6 PM tonight, so I'll announce the winners this evening. In the...

Vicki Delany and Crime Writers of Canada

Friend and author, Vicki Delany, is the President of Crime Writers of Canada. I'm sure most of you don't know as much about that organization as you do about Mystery Writers of America. So, Vicki agreed to an interview so we could discuss the organization. Thank...

Day Shift by Charlaine Harris

I loved the unusual characters Charlaine Harris introduced in Midnight Crossroad, the first in her Midnight, Texas series. But, Day Shift is even better. This time, readers really get to know the characters, finding out who most of them really are. The...

Don’t Go Home by Carolyn Hart

By the 25th Death on Demand mystery, fans know what to expect. It's a traditional mystery set in Broward's Rock, South Carolina, and, if everything is perfect, there will be the comfort of all those mysteries in Annie Darling's bookstore. There will be lists of...

Dark Chocolate Demise by Jenn McKinlay

My sister, Christie, and I talk about characters in cozy mysteries the way some women used to talk about characters in soap operas. These are people we know, and we get upset with them when they do something that makes them TSTL, Too Stupid To Live. And, as much as...