Reviews + Articles
The Religious Body by Catherine Aird
In 1966, Catherine Aird introduced her series character, Inspector C.D. Sloan of the Calleshire C.I.D., and his supporting cast in the police department in The Religious Body. At the time, The New Yorker "recognized that she was writing an updated version of the...
July Treasures in My Closet
I hope the weather in July is better than May's. It will probably be hot and humid, too much for some people. But, the Treasures in My Closet, July book releases, look like they'll be fine for reading inside in air conditioning. Never happy are we, except for our...
The Spirit Moves by Carol J. Perry
Carol J. Perry's Haunted Haven mysteries are some of my favorite cozies. I like the setting of Haven, Florida, the Haven House Inn, the ghosts, and the characters. There were a few too many characters in The Spirit Moves, and I had a hard time remembering which...
Mrs. Pargeter’s Pound of Flesh by Simon Brett
If a health spa sounds like an unlikely spot for Mrs. Pargeter, you're right. But, the kindly widow agrees to accompany a friend, Kim Thurrock, to Brotherton Hall health spa for a few days. In fact, Mrs. P and Mrs. Thurrock have something in common. They both had...
What Are You Reading?
Slow week so I had time to catch up with some reading. I love a week like that. It precedes a busy one with a dentist appointment and a musical. Linda and I are going to see "Kimberly Akimbo". I wasn't really familiar with the show, although it did win five Tony...
Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penney
I haven't read any of the books in Elizabeth Penney's other cozy series, including the Cambridge Bookshop or Mysteries of Blackberry Valley. But, the first Ravensea Castle mystery, Bodies and Battlements, is one of the best cozy mysteries I've read in a while....