July Treasures in My Closet

May 31, 2023

Summer will be half over when these books start to come out. I’ll admit, my personal choices from the July Treasures in My Closet are limited. You might find fewer titles annotated than on the list below. Don’t forget to check it out. And, let us know what...

Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley

May 30, 2023

I’m usually enthusiastic about the British Library Crime Classics. Martin Edwards’ introductions to these books are invaluable. And, he does an excellent job providing the background for this mystery. But, once I was past Part I of Anthony Berkeley’s...

Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley

May 29, 2023

I have interesting reactions to Mindy Quigley’s Deep Dish mysteries. I was a little worried I wouldn’t let her protagonist in the first book, Six Feet Deep Dish. I liked Delilah O’Leary, owner of a pizzeria in Geneva Bay, Wisconsin. I also liked the...

The Body in the Web by Katherine Hall Page

May 28, 2023

There’s an uneasy atmosphere throughout Katherine Hall Page’s 26th Faith Fairchild mystery, The Body in the Web. It isn’t the mystery itself that creates that tension. It’s the fact that we all lived through some of the experiences of this...

The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman

May 27, 2023

Alison Goodman’s Regency mystery, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies, starts out a little slow for me, but once it picked up speed, the characters and difficult cases keeps the story moving. Goodman’s notes say she’s inspired by Georgette...

What Are You Reading?

May 25, 2023

I hope every one of you is having gorgeous weather this week. We’ve had low humidity, sunshine and 80s, just perfect. The humidity will be here next month, so I’ve been enjoying moments outside right now. If you can combine that with reading, all the...