Wandering through Life by Donna Leon

October 27, 2023

If you recognize Donna Leon’s name, it’s probably from the Guido Brunetti mysteries set in Venice. Now, at eighty-one, she looks back at her own life in Wandering through Life. She admits she never had a life plan, which is why it has this title. The book...

Dangerous Women by Mark de Castrique

October 25, 2023

If Mark de Castrique’s first mystery featuring retired FBI agent Ethel Fiona Crestwater, Secret Lives, was a little too confusing with all the cryptocurrency, try the second book, Dangerous Women. It’s hard not to fall under the sway of the resourceful...

Some of Us Are Looking by Carlene O’Connor

October 24, 2023

While I enjoy Carlene O’Connor’s Irish Village mysteries, and her last one, Murder at an Irish Bakery, was the best yet, I’m drawn to her darker County Kerry series. Some of Us Are Looking is the second one to feature Irish veterinarian Dimpna Wilde...

The Twelve Books of Christmas by Kate Carlisle

October 23, 2023

Kate Carlisle answered a question I’ve asked about her gorgeous book covers. The cover of The Twelve Books of Christmas, and, from what I can tell from her acknowledgements, other covers as well, was done by Daniel Craig. The cover is perfect with the library...

Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger

October 22, 2023

While Lisa Unger’s Christmas Presents was better than the other Christmas story I read recently, I think I’m going to stick with Charles Dickens for stories of the ghosts of Christmas past. Neither of the recent books are very Christmassy, in my opinion....

Musical Theatre for Dummies by Seth Rudetsky

October 21, 2023

I pre-ordered Seth Rudetsky’s Musical Theatre for Dummies, so I’ve had it since it first came out in March. Soon after that, I mentioned it on a Thursday for “What Are You Reading?” But, I’ve read it in bits and pieces, and Margie...