In True Face by Jonna Mendez

March 08, 2024

Jonna Mendez makes no secret that In True Face started as her memoir of her life and career, twenty-five years in the CIA. It was a friend who asked, but what was it like being a woman and rising to a leadership position in the CIA in those years. She credits her...

What Are You reading?

March 07, 2024

It’s Thursday! Time to look back at the week, talk about the weather, what we’ve been doing, and what we’ve been reading. We had some glorious weather in the high 60s, followed by rain, and the temperatures are going to fall again. But, it is only...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – Three-Inch Teeth by C.J. Box

March 06, 2024

Thanks to my sister and brother-in-law, I found quite a car dealership for regular maintenance of my CRV. My sister and I went yesterday before running other errands. Free popcorn. Fresh-baked cookies. Free beverages in all the machines. And, even the customers were...

Murder at the College Library by Con Lehane

March 05, 2024

Con Lehane’s amateur sleuth, Raymond Ambler, crime fiction curator at New York City’s 42nd Street Library, steps out of his comfort zone in the latest in the series, Murder at the College Library. There’s nothing gentle about academic politics, and...

The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White

March 04, 2024

Loreth Anne White combines the best of a cold case investigation with a suspense novel in The Unquiet Bones. And, after following the entire investigation carefully, the ending still came as a surprise. A good surprise with a satisfying ending. In April 2023, two men...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – J.D. Robb’s Calculated in Death

March 02, 2024

I’ll always take a review from Kevin Tipple, especially when he reviews a book by one of my favorite authors, J.D. Robb. I’m reading for Library Journal, but I’m also reading a book for review here. That one comes out March 5, so I’d like to...