Legacy of Death by Judith Cutler

March 03, 2021

Judith Cutler’s second Matthew Rowsley mystery, Legacy of Death, was a little too slow-paced for me. Rowsley and his wife, Harriet, alternate narration in this old-fashioned account of estate life in Victorian England. Thorncroft Estate in Shropshire, England...

Murder in Galway by Carlene O’Connor

March 02, 2021

Let’s face it. If the series says, “A Home To Ireland Mystery”, and the title is Murder in Galway, I’ll at least try the book. Carlene O’Connor doesn’t disappoint in this descriptive mystery that takes an American to Galway,...

April Treasures in My Closet

March 01, 2021

I’ve already read a few of the April book releases, so I know we’re all in for a treat that month. Check out the forthcoming books. And, as always, let me know what I missed, since I”m only talking about the books I have or have read. Alicia Beckman...

The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths

February 28, 2021

I have to just face it. Every author isn’t for every reader. I’ve tried Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway mysteries. I read one of the Magic Men ones, and I was quite hopeful for that book. When I finished The Postscript Murders, I realized I was much...

To the Dark by Chris Nickson

February 27, 2021

If you like realistic historical fiction, atmospheric with sometimes grim details of daily life, you might want to try the third Simon Westow mystery, Chris Nickson’s To the Dark. When the snow melts in the dirty factory town of Leeds, England in February 1823,...

What Are You Reading?

February 25, 2021

Is that snow melting where you are, or are you one of the lucky people in California or other warm climates who didn’t have it? I had four days off last week due to the snow, so I’m not complaining. I didn’t have to drive to work in it. And, I had my...