The Traitor Beside Her by Mary Anna Evans

June 07, 2023

Mary Anna Evans’ first Faye Longchamp mystery, Artifacts, wasn’t even out yet when I first met her. Twenty years later, though, it’s interesting to see where she’s gone. She introduces a new character, Justine Byrne, in The Traitor Beside Me....

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

June 06, 2023

No one writes with such power, while managing to convey the brutality of life, as S.A. Cosby does. His latest book, All the Sinners Bleed, is beautifully written, gritty, with a hero who carries the weight of his job and his community on his shoulders. Sheriff Titus...

The Last Drop of Hemlock by Katharine Schellman

June 05, 2023

Before I dive into the review of Katharine Schellman’s The Last Drop of Hemlock, I just want to mention her cover artist. The covers for the two books in the Nightingale series are just stunning, and this one is no exception. Vivian Kelly and her sister,...

A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao

June 04, 2023

If you’re looking for an exotic debut mystery that explores the evils of colonialism, you can’t go wrong with Nilima Rao’s A Disappearance in Fiji. Rao’s Author’s Note explains her background as a Fijian Indian Australian. Even with her...

Murder Off the Books by Tamara Berry

June 03, 2023

Readers who enjoyed the humor in Tamara Berry’s first two By the Book mysteries will not be disappointed in the latest. Murder Off the Books has the same quirky cast and humor. Thriller writer Tess Harrow fictionalized murders in Winthrop, Washington in her last...

What Are You reading?

June 01, 2023

It’s Thursday! Nice warm weather here. I get to talk to all of you about what you’ve been reading and doing. And, on the first Thursday of the month, I talk about forthcoming books with other librarians and publishers’ reps. We do that on Twitter,...