Reviews + Articles
May Treasures in My Closet
I have a dozen books to share with you for May. Yes, there's a Kelley Armsrong, Paul Doiron and a Nora Roberts listed, but many of the authors are lesser known. May is for discovery! What books are you waiting to discover in May? Death at a Highland Wedding is Kelley...
Not Dead Yet by Jeffrey Siger
I've been reading Jeffrey Siger's Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis mysteries since the very beginning with Murder in Mykonos, a 2008 release. Set in Greece, these outstanding police procedurals feature Greek politics and culture. Best of all, though, is the outstanding...
Easeful Death by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
I was late coming to Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' DCI Bill Slider books, but I've read all these outstanding police procedurals since I discovered them. The combination of witty dialogue and clever phrasing, along with the unconventional police team and the investigations...
To Catch a Thief by David Dodge
Here's my confession to go with my review of David Dodge's To Catch a Thief. I never saw Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 adaptation with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. And, once I read the book that led to the film, I had a hard time seeing either Grant or Kelly in the roles....
Paranoia by James Patterson & James O. Born
I had never read one of the Michael Bennett thrillers, but, of course when my cousin told me I was a character in Paranoia, I had to pick up the book. James O. Born, James Patterson's co-author, asked me quite a while ago if he could make me a cat-loving character in...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! I look forward to catching up with you; what you've been doing, what you've been reading. Thanks for sharing with all of us. It was a quiet week here, which I needed after all my appointments, so I have nothing to share, other than the book I'm reading....