Kevin’s Corner Annex – Pesticide by Kim Hays

July 11, 2023

I would have had to rush to finish a book last night for today’s review. When Kevin Tipple sent his review of Kim Hays’ Pesticide, I grabbed it. He and another friend, Aubrey Hamilton, both liked this first book in Hays’ Polizei Bern series. Thank...

An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo

July 10, 2023

Never think you should pick up one of Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder mysteries just because it’s set in Ohio’s Amish country. If you’re looking for cozy, try Laura Bradford’s Amish mysteries. If you’re looking for riveting police...

A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert

July 09, 2023

Victoria Gilbert, author of the Blue Ridge Library mysteries, launches the Hunter & Clewe series with A Cryptic Clue. While all the action led me to suspect the perpetrator, the two main characters are delightful. I think we’re in for a fun version of Holmes...

Crook o’Lune by E.C.R. Lorac

July 08, 2023

I don’t know what I’d do without Martin Edwards’ informative introductions when I read a British Library Crime Classic. He sets the scene, which in the case of E.C.R. Lorac’s Crook o’Lune is so important. He also provides the historical...

What Are You Reading?

July 06, 2023

Well, when I commented about weather last week, I didn’t realize how bad it would be here. I was lucky, though. We had torrential rain on Thursday, with 70 mile an hour winds, and some places had hail. We had rain during the night on Friday and Saturday. Some...

My Good Life in France by Janine Marsh

July 05, 2023

I have no idea how some of the books in my spare bedrooms arrived there. My Good Life in France by Janine Marsh is subtitled “in Pursuit of the Rural Dream”. Those of you who dream of living a pastoral life or renovating a house someplace in Europe after...