Checkmate to Murder by E.C.R. Lorac

March 10, 2021

“‘Detection isn’t based on brilliant flashes of intuition – at least, mine isn’t. It’s based on a reconstruction of possibilities.'” That’s E.C.R. Lorac’s Detective Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald of Scotland Yard...

Mr. Malcolm’s List by Suzanne Allain

March 09, 2021

This is the blurb on the back cover of Suzanne Allain’s Regency romance, Mr. Malcolm’s List.: “It is a truth universally acknowledged that an arrogant bachelor insistent on a wife who meets the strictest of requirements…deserves his...

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

March 08, 2021

“History doesn’t record the intricacies of women’s relationships with one another; they’re not to be uncovered.” Sarah Penner’s debut, a historical novel, The Lost Apothecary, reveals traces of the secrets women share. It also...

The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett

March 07, 2021

Although I’ve talked about SJ Bennett’s debut adult novel, The Windsor Knot, for months now, I hadn’t reviewed it. It’s almost release date, and time to reveal this charming book, hopefully the first in a series, Her Majesty the Queen...

Have You Heard? – Lyssa Kay Adams’ Crazy Stupid Bromance

March 06, 2021

Because I’m rereading The Windsor Knot, I’m going to share Sandie Herron’s review of the audiobook of Lyssa Kay Adams’ Crazy Stupid Bromance. Sandie said she didn’t mention the hilarity concerning the cat in the story. I read the first...

What Are You Reading?

March 04, 2021

I hope you’re all doing well this week. First, because so many of us are mystery/crime fiction readers, I want to share this article from Library Journal, “Crime and Comfort: 90 Mysteries for Our Times Promise Escape and Coziness / Mystery Preview...