The Last Lie Told by Debra Webb

August 10, 2022

Debra Webb has written a number of series. She kicks off the Finley O’Sullivan one with The Last Lie Told. Charlie Holmes is in a Tennessee prison, but he still stirs up a hornet’s next when he tells a defense attorney he didn’t kill Lance Legard of...

A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonnette

August 09, 2022

Zac Bissonnette’s debut mystery, A Killing in Costumes, is whimsical, nostalgic, and a little bittersweet at times. He introduces a character duo who can take on the world together, a sympathetic pair that the reader wants to see succeed, whether they’re...

An Interview with Zac Bissonnette

August 08, 2022

Today, I’m interviewing Zac Bissonnette. His debut cozy mystery, A Killing in Costumes, will be released tomorrow, August. 9 from Crooked Lane Books. It’s the first Hollywood Treasures book. That’s all I’m going to say about the book because...

Bark to the Future by Spencer Quinn

August 07, 2022

“Do you think we go through high school in an intense fog?” Heck, yes. That’s the only way most of us can survive high school. In the thirteenth Chet and Bernie mystery, Bark to the Future, Bernie discovers most of what he remembers from high school...

The Deepest Black by Randall Silvis

August 06, 2022

I realize there are a number of Randall Silvis fans out there. In fact, one of my dearest friends loves his books. Silvis has also been a finalist for two Hammett Prizes. But, I found The Deepest Black to be one of the weirdest books I ever finished. I really only...

What Are You Reading?

August 04, 2022

Thank heavens that Kevin Tipple reminded me that about Thursday. I’ve been reading two books for Library Journal, and one book for myself, and I totally forgot to write the post for “What Are You Reading?” So, all I’ve really been doing this...