Home Fires by Claire Booth

April 03, 2024

Claire Booth’s sixth Sheriff Hank Worth mystery, Home Fires, is the best in the series, combining police procedural in a small community and a cold case. But, it’s the teamwork and humanity that stands out. Booth’s book does not resemble the...

The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rozan

April 02, 2024

I may be wrong. I often am when it comes to “Best of” lists at the end of the year. I suspect The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rozan will be on a number of those lists. Deservedly so. The novel has a brisk pace, an intriguing background,...

May treasures in My Closet

April 01, 2024

I hope the extensive April post for Treasures in My Closet didn’t give you false expectations. I don’t have as many May releases here. Of course, I’m sure there are many I missed. Let me know what you’re anticipating, please. Disturbing the...

Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson

March 30, 2024

Although I was given Freya Sampson’s Nosy Neighbors to review as a mystery, there’s very little mystery in this enjoyable novel. It’s set in Chalcot, a small English village, the same setting as Sampson’s The Last Chance Library. I’d...

What Are You Reading?

March 28, 2024

I went to my niece’s birthday dinner on Monday, and that was the highlight of the week – chicken cordon bleu and chocolate lava cake. Nothing special the rest of the week. And, for those os who participate weekly, Jeff Meyerson is on his way home from...

The Innocents by Bridget Walsh

March 27, 2024

Anyone who enjoyed Bridget Walsh’s first Variety Palace Mystery, The Tumbling Girl, will want to return to Victorian England for the second historical mystery, The Innocents. Readers really should pick up the first book before this one, though, with the return...