Reviews + Articles
Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins
How could I resist a romantic suspense novella featuring a librarian? And, Beverly Jenkins dedicated Rare Danger “To romance-loving librarians everywhere.” Jasmine “Jas” Ware is a reference librarian who turned her skills into her own...
Winners and Giveaways Ending
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Both books are going to the West Coast. Glen D. from Yuba City, won The Puzzle Box. Barbara W. from Auburn, WA won Sick to Death. The books will go out in the mail on Saturday. Nine years. I’ve been giving...
What Are You Reading?
Happy Thursday! Welcome back to talk about our week and our reading. Actually, I’ve been juggling reading this week, working on reviews for Library Journal while reading for myself as well. It’s just that time of month. And, this past weekend, I watched...
A Ghost of a Chance by Bill Crider
The tenth book in Bill Crider’s Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, A Ghost of a Chance, is my favorite so far. As a fan of cemeteries (I don’t consider myself a true taphophile, though), I really enjoyed Rhodes’ adventures in the local cemeteries in...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Back in Black
As usual for this time of month, I’m juggling reading for Library Journal with personal reading. Thanks to Kevin Tipple for stepping up. Today, he has a review of Back in Black: An Anthology of New Mystery Short Stories. Thank you, Kevin. Inspired by songs...
Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala
Before I get too far into the review of Mia P. Manansala’s fifth Tita Rosie’s Kitchen mystery, Guilt and Ginataan, let me mention that Ginataan is food cooked with coconut milk. Because the amateur sleuth, Lila Macapagal, is Filipino, and the co-owner...