The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

November 26, 2023

Nita Prose’s debut mystery, The Maid, was a hit, nominated for six awards, and winner of The Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Novel. While I liked it, I liked The Mystery Guest even more, the book that marks the return of Molly Gray. Three years...

There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh

November 25, 2023

Of course, I know Nalini Singh’s name. She’s written over fifty books, and I ordered them all the time for the library. There Should Have Been Eight is the first I’ve read. Think Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, set in New...

What Are You Reading?

November 24, 2023

Thank you to everyone who dropped by yesterday, wished me Happy Thanksgiving, and even shared your Thanksgiving meals here. It’s just part of being friends, isn’t it? I had a wonderful Thanksgiving afternoon at my sister’s and brother-in-law’s....

Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Perp Wore Pumpkin

November 22, 2023

When Kevin Tipple told me The Perp Wore Pumpkin is a Thankgiving charity anthology, I knew I had to squeeze it in before the holiday. It’s “A Humorous Crime Anthology to Benefit Second Harvest Food Bank”. I’m all for supporting food banks....

Inheritance by Nora Roberts

November 21, 2023

I’m not at all happy that I have to wait a year for the second book in Nora Roberts’ Lost Bride Trilogy. After reading Inheritance, I just want to find the author, and shake the next book out of her. Yes, it’s that good, especially if you’re a...

Guest Blogger – Wendall Thomas

November 20, 2023

It’s a pleasure to welcome Wendall Thomas as guest blogger today. Wendall’s fourth Cyd Redondo mystery is Cheap Trills. In Cheap Trills, Thomas sends Cyd to Bali in another fun adventure. When I reviewed the book a month ago, though...