Off the Map by Trish Doller

March 11, 2023

Trish Doller’s female characters just speak to me. If you read Float Plan, you might remember Anne, whose fiance died, and she impulsively decided to sail the world. In Off the Map, readers can catch up with Anne when Carla Black flies to Ireland to be maid of...

What Are You Reading?

March 09, 2023

After sitting in the stairwell at work for forty-five minutes on Friday, during a tornado warning, Monday was glorious here. It was a record high of 77, and sunny. I’d take that any day. Now, we’re back in the fifties, of course, but that’s typical...

Standing Dead by Margaret Mizushima

March 08, 2023

As much as I like Margaret Mizushima’s Timber Creek K-9 series, I was happy to see the ongoing storyline of Mattie Wray’s family end in Standing Dead. At least it felt as if it came to a logical conclusion. I’m hoping we can move on to more...

Bert and Mamie Take a Cruise by John Keyse-Walker

March 07, 2023

Well, John Keyse-Walker’s Bert and Mamie Take a Cruise wasn’t at all what I expected. I thought I would be reading a cozy armchair traveler mystery set in 1939. Well, yes and no. There’s much more foreshadowing of World War II than I expected. There...

The Deadly Weed by Cora Harrison

March 06, 2023

The Deadly Weed is the tenth Reverend Mother mystery set in Cork, Ireland in the 1920s. I appreciate Cora Harrison’s series for the history and atmospheric contrast between the poor and the slums of Cork and the moneyed class. But, this time, the book was...

What Are You Reading?

March 02, 2023

Strange weather we’re having, isn’t it? I think it’s been strange all over the country. We have 70s one day, and 40s the next. But, we don’t have the snow and weird weather from California. If you’re having delightful weather in the 80s...