Chalice of Darkness by Sarah Rayne

February 12, 2023

Violence and murder and old tragedies. How about a historical mystery featuring a leading theatre family in London that is also a family of thieves? Sarah Rayne’s Chalice of Darkness, featuring the Fitzglens, promises all of that. The Fitzglens are a leading...

Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron

February 11, 2023

When Ellen Byron launched the Vintage Cookbook Mystery series with Bayou Book Thief, I complained that amateur sleuth Ricki James was a bit of a mess. She’s still a little too impulsive for my taste, but she’s growing on me. And, I love the cast of...

What Are You Reading?

February 09, 2023

Here in Indiana, it’s a much better weather week! I can handle 50s and rain in February. That’s so much better than snow. Again, I want to thank all of the Thursday readers who shared their Favorite Books of 2022 with all of us. Yesterday, Margie Bunting...

Margie Bunting’s Favorite Books of 2022

February 08, 2023

Today, Margie Bunting is the final reader to share her favorite books of 2022. Before we launch into her post, I just want to thank the others who shared their favorite books: Rosemary Kaye, Jeff Meyerson, Glen Davis, Kevin Tipple, and Sandie Herron. Everyone has a...

A Killing of Innocents by Deborah Crombie

February 07, 2023

It has been several years since fans have been able to catch up with Duncan Kincaid, Gemma James, their police teams, and their family. A Killing of Innocents, the nineteenth in the series, doesn’t disappoint. Detective Sergeant Duncan Kincaid noticed the young...

Encore in Death by J.D. Robb

February 06, 2023

I would have expected that J.D. Robb’s Encore in Death, a police procedural set in the world of Broadway and Hollywood, would have been one of my favorites in the series. But, it wasn’t quite up to the tension of Desperation in Death, the previous book in...