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,...

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...