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I went up to my Mom's for Mother's Day weekend last week. Had a nice visit with her, as always, and visited with my youngest sister, Christie, on Friday. We planned our next family trip, made our hotel reservations. We're going to Shipshewana, Indiana at the end of...
Mrs, Presumed Dead by Simon Brett
In the second Mrs. Pargeter mystery, Mrs, Presumed Dead, Brett's perceptive amateur sleuth moves from a seaside retirement home to an executive home. She's not sure Smithy's Loam is where she wants to live, but she gives herself six months to discover whether the...
Tough Luck by Sandra Dallas
It's been more than a few years since I read one of Sandra Dallas' books, although she wrote two books I still remember and recommend, The Persian Pickle Club and Tallgrass. In fact, Dallas' notes say she thought she had retired from writing. Instead, she wrote Tough...
Creeping Venom by Sheila Pim
Version 1.0.0 While Creeping Venom by Sheila Pim is a murder mystery, it has its lighter side, too. The goat, the results of the gardening contest, and even the bones that come crashing through the ceiling add a bizarre humor to the story. While the original emphasis...
Mother’s Day Weekend
I do know how lucky I am that my mother is still in great shape, physically and mentally. And, I don't want to offend anyone whose mother is gone. But, I just wanted to say I'm up at Mom's, so there won't be a book blog for a couple days. My youngest sister, Christie,...
A Nice Class of Corpse by Simon Brett
A Nice Class of Corpse is only the second mystery by Simon Brett that I've read. I read one of his Blotto and Twinks books, but it wasn't for me, and I just never picked up another one of his books. But, Aubrey Hamilton continued to push the Mrs. Pargeter mysteries....