The Fragrance of Death by Leslie Karst

July 31, 2022

What do you do if you’re a restaurateur who has lost your sense of smell? In the case of Sally Solari, the amateur sleuth in Leslie Karst’s The Fragrance of Death, she sticks her nose in everyone’s business. It was only a cold, followed by a sinus...

Aura of Night by Heather Graham

July 30, 2022

I know you all expect me to go on and on about the latest Krewe of Hunters novel, saying how much I enjoy the history and paranormal, suspense and romance. I’m not going to do that about Heather Graham’s Aura of Night. The thirty-seventh in the series,...

What Are You Reading?

July 28, 2022

Rain here. Flooding in St. Louis. One hundred degrees in the Pacific Northwest. Whatever your weather, I hope you’re staying safe. And, a good book might take your mind off of the weather. I haven’t started Heather Graham’s Aura of Night yet because...

The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden

July 27, 2022

If you’re one of those readers who added your name to a list when I reviewed The Dead Romantics, you might want to watch for The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie. Kaye Wilkinson Barley is seldom wrong when she tells me I’ll love a book, and she was right about...

Something Fishy This Way comes by Gabby Allan

July 26, 2022

It’s time to go back to Catalina Island with the second fun Whit and Whiskers Mystery by Gabby Allan, Something Fishy This Way Comes. Whitney Dagner, owner of a gift shop on Catalina Island, is hiding a treasure chest on the golf course for a customer when she...

The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle

July 25, 2022

Kate Carlisle’s publisher, Berkley, has some of the best cover artists in the business, and, whoever they selected to illustrate the cover of The Paper Caper excelled at the job. Because I read an egalley, I can’t give credit to the artist, but I wish I...