What Are You Reading?

March 05, 2026

It was a good week here, except for the snow when I woke up Monday morning! Snow? We had 60 degrees one day last week. Rain all this week, but temperatures in the 50s and higher most days. Snow? Kind of weird. But, Sunday night was shepherd’s pie at my sister...

Bloom by Robbie Couch

March 04, 2026

I never really thought about reading a novel centered around a retired gay history teacher, a lost bride-to-be, and a dying jade houseplant. Robbie Couch’s Bloom made me cry. Morris Warner feels as if he’s dying, too, since the unexpected death of his...

A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

March 03, 2026

A Ghastly Catastrophe is Deanna Raybourn’s tenth Veronica Speedwell mystery. If you haven’t started this Victorian mystery series, you definitely need to start with A Curious Beginning. Like any series, some are better than others. If you read the...

Lefty Award Winners

March 02, 2026

Left Coast Crime just ended yesterday. The Lefty Awards are voted on by attendees at the convention. They were presented Saturday night. Congratulations to the four winners. Best Humorous Mystery Novel: – Scot’s Eggs by Catriona McPherson Best Historical...

April Treasures in My Closet

March 01, 2026

Are you ready for a lengthy Treasures in My Closet post? I have a number of forthcoming books to add to your TBR lists. Please let me know what titles I’ve missed. I’m sure you have some on your own lists. Don’t forget to go back and look at...

The Witching Hours by Heather Graham

February 28, 2026

I’m a big fan of Heather Graham’s long-running Krewe of Hunters series. Now, she’s doing a slight spinoff with the first in a new series, The Witching Hours. Because Jackson Crow, head of the FBI’s Krewe is establishing a new unit, the new book...