Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala

May 04, 2021

Mia P. Manasala’s Arsenic and Adobo, will make you hungry, if nothing else. But, it does offer a great deal more. The debut mystery introduces readers to Filipino-American food and culture, with its emphasis on family. There are cozy tropes; the close-knit...

Secret Mischief by Robin Blake

May 03, 2021

Secret Mischief is the seventh book in Robin Blake’s Cragg & Fidelis historical mystery series, but it really doesn’t matter if you haven’t read the previous six books. The author introduces Titus Cragg, a lawyer and coroner, along with Dr. Luke...

The Curse of the Cherry Pie by Amy Patricia Meade

May 02, 2021

When I reviewed Amy Patricia Meade’s first Tish Tarragon mystery, Cookin’ the Books, I said I loved the supporting cast, but I didn’t feel as if Tish was well-developed. The Curse of the Cherry Pie is the fourth in the series, and Tish has come into...

June Treasures in My Closet

May 01, 2021

Oh, my gosh! The quantity of books coming out in June. Wait until you see all the books from my closet. Or, as Kevin Tipple refers to it, “The Vault of Knowledge and Treats”. So, here are the treats! My husband was one of those conspiracy theorists when it...

People of Abandoned Character by Clare Whitfield

April 26, 2021

Remember that title, People of Abandoned Character. There’s really no one in Clare Whitfield’s debut historical mystery that I would care to know, not even the narrator. However, the more I thought about the book, the more I realized it did just exactly...

Death of a Showman by Mariah Fredericks

April 25, 2021

I don’t know if Mariah Fredericks’ Death of a Showman is that much better than the other three Jane Prescott mysteries or if it’s my passion for Broadway that makes this one shine. She excels at the behind-the-scenes machinations of a Broadway...