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...

April Treasures in My Closet

March 01, 2023

Are you ready to talk about April book releases? When I talk about book releases a month ahead of time, I hope you realize I do that because library users can get their holds placed on books, and, if you buy your books, you can watch for the ones that interest you....

Sandie’s Corner – The Devil’s Bed by William Kent Krueger

February 28, 2023

While I finish my April Treasures in My Closet post, Sandie Herron has a review of William Kent Krueger’s standalone, The Devil’s Bed. It’s twenty years old, but, hopefully, no one has seen fit to use “sensitivity readers” and redo the...