Cursed to Death by Bill Crider

February 10, 2024

Bill Crider and Sheriff Dan Rhodes examine relationships in the third in the Dan Rhodes mystery series, Cursed to Death. Although I’m reading the series in order, I’m looking at the books so I can discuss more than Crider’s great characters. If I was...

What Are You Reading?

February 08, 2024

If you’re one of our California friends, I hope you’re okay. I think Mark is the one who is the furthest south, while others are in northern California. Thinking of you all with that rain. I’m liking our weather here. 50s, and maybe even 60 on...

At Any Cost by Jeffrey Siger

February 06, 2024

Once again, Jeffrey Siger taps into the world’s politics in order to scare us to death. I’ll admit, I find some of the metaverse discussions tedious in At Any Cost. My eyes glazed over. But, the ending was as fast-paced and engrossing as always. And, of...

Guilt Strikes at Granger’s Store by Terry Shames

February 05, 2024

I’m a big fan of Terry Shames’ Samuel Craddock mysteries. In fact, that’s a quote from me on the jacket of her latest book, Guilt Strikes at Granger’s Store. It’s from my review of Murder at the Jubilee Rally for Library Journal....

Why We Read by Shannon Reed

February 04, 2024

Sometimes, I just don’t understand blurbs, although I’ll admit the one from George Saunders did make me more interested in Shannon Reed’s Why We Read. He said, “A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading.” While I found...

Shotgun Saturday Night by Bill Crider

February 02, 2024

When rereading an older series, a few things jumped out at me. I’ll talk about them at the conclusion. But, the first thing is, Bill Crider’s Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries are timeless, although Shotgun Saturday Night was written in 2013. The series...