Death on the Move by Bill Crider

February 24, 2024

I know I have a number of Bill Crider’s Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries to get through, but this fourth one, Death on the Move, is my favorite so far. And, it’s all because of the events at Ballinger’s Funeral Home. Sadly, I can’t even tell you...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – A Nice Place to Die by J. Woollcott

February 23, 2024

It’s time to thank Kevin Tipple for another one of his reviews. I’m finishing one book as I post this, with another one waiting, but neither are ready for review. Thank you, Kevin, for the review of J. Woollcott’s A Nice Place to Die. A Nice Place To...

What Are You Reading?

February 22, 2024

I finished all the books I was reading for deadline this week, and then I moved on to working on my taxes. So, I don’t have much to discuss this week. I hope you can all pick up the slack. I won’t be running a contest tomorrow since I don’t have any...

Murder by Lamplight by Patrice McDonough

February 20, 2024

I love the discovery of a debut novel. Patrice McDonough’s Murder by Lamplight is a fast-paced, fascinating historical mystery set in Victorian England in 1866. It features two protagonists who have been through rough times. Despite their differences,...

The Last Word by Gerri Lewis

February 19, 2024

I love the debut of a new mystery series, with new characters and new possibilities. An obituary writer as the amateur sleuth is new, at least for me. I sighed while reading about Winter Snow in Gerri Lewis’ The Last Word. However, her Too Stupid To Live...

Murder at an Irish Chipper by Carlene O’Connor

February 18, 2024

Carlene O’Connor specializes in interesting characters in her tenth Irish Village Mystery, Murder at an Irish Chipper. (A chipper is a shop that sells fish and chips.) Siobhan O’Sullivan’s entire family is included in that cast of interesting...