Whispers at Dusk by Heather Graham

July 30, 2023

While I’m a big fan of Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters series, and I liked one aspect of the first in her new Blackbird Trilogy, Whispers at Dusk took a turn I don’t like. I like that Blackbird is a new Euro Special Assistance Team, and the FBI...

Best Served Cold by David P. Wagner

July 29, 2023

I do know that the common saying is “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” However, in David P. Wagner’s latest Rick Montoya Italian mystery, as in the other books in the series, so much of the emphasis is on food that the title and jacket cover imply...

What Are You Reading?

July 27, 2023

With this heat that we’re having, I would imagine we all have complaints. Stay inside! Read! Or, listen to an audiobook. At least we all have a hobby that can keep us indoors. Yesterday, when I reviewed Connie Willis’ The Road to Roswell, I agreed with...

The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis

July 26, 2023

Science fiction and fantasy author Connie Willis has won eleven Hugo Awards and seven Nebula Awards. She has written comic novels, and stories of time-traveling historians. So, why not an alien who looks like a tumbleweed in The Road to Roswell? Francie Driscoll owed...

Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge by Spencer Quinn

July 25, 2023

Spencer Quinn, author of the bestselling Chet and Bernie mysteries, returns with an unusual story about a determined senior. Fans of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club might want to check out Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge. It’s a little slow getting...

For Love of Magic by Simon R. Green

July 24, 2023

While Simon R. Green’s latest novel, For Love of Magic, is as violent as some of his earlier books, he conjures up a bewitching past for England in this new adventure. And, some of Green’s statements are just enchanting. Jack Daemon is the latest Outsider....