The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander

July 17, 2022

I wish I could remember who recommends a book to me when I love it. It’s usually not a mystery because I’m up-to-date with those. It’s usually just a good story, such as Poppy Alexander’s The Littlest Library. I “think” it might...

Sandie’s Corner – Linda Castillo’s The Hidden One

July 16, 2022

Although Sandie Herron has read all of Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder mysteries, and I’ve been sharing them with you occasionally, I thought I’d share the most recent book in the series. I don’t have a copy of The Hidden One, and don’t...

What Are You Reading?

July 14, 2022

I’m actually going to the movies and lunch on Sunday. I don’t know if any of you have seen the previews for “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”, but it looks charming. Okay. I’m going to age myself here, but I’ve never minded. Mrs....

Two-Way Murder by E.C.R. Lorac

July 13, 2022

Sometimes, Martin Edwards’ notes about a book for the British Library Crime Classics are almost as interesting as the mystery itself. According to his introduction, this novel in the Crime Classics series is published now for the first time. Evidently, Lorac...

Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries, ed. by Martin Edwards

July 12, 2022

I love the cover of Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries. It’s one of the most recent collections from British Library Crime Classics. As always, Martin Edwards edited the collection, and wrote the introduction to this anthology of stories involving the...

Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead

July 11, 2022

If you’re a fan of locked-room mysteries or Golden Age ones, you might want to try Tom Mead’s debut, Death and the Conjuror. His mystery is a tribute to John Dickson Carr, and all those masters of the locked-room puzzles. It’s evident he’s a...