Robert B. Parker’s Someone to Watch Over Me by Ace Atkins

January 30, 2021

As I mentioned the other day, after Robert B. Parker died I tried one of the Spenser novels by Ace Atkins, and gave up. The voice just didn’t hit me right. I’d always been a fan of Spenser, enjoying his witty, sometimes snarky comments. It’s been a...

What Are You Reading?

January 28, 2021

How are you this week? I think we’ve all had a week or so to breathe and get back to what is normal routine during a pandemic, although I’m writing this before the snow was to hit on Wednesday. We certainly aren’t supposed to get what the rest of the...

Cruel as the Grave by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

January 24, 2021

First, I want to thank one of the readers here. It might have been Jeff? One of you mentioned that Cynthia Harrod-Eagles had a new book coming out in January. I ordered Cruel as the Grave immediately. But, I may have been reading too many mysteries. I hate it when I...

What Are You Reading?

January 21, 2021

Let’s celebrate Thursday! I’m in a great mood today. Actually, I was in a great mood since noon yesterday. So, let’s talk about what we’re reading this week. I’m reading an April release for review. Caro Ramsay is a Scottish writer, and...

Have You Heard? – Donna Andrews’ Duck the Halls

January 20, 2021

As usual when Sandie Herron helps me out, I’m on deadline. I always appreciate her posts. Today, she’s reviewing the audiobook of Donna Andrews’ Duck the Halls. Thank you, Sandie. Duck the Halls Written by Donna Andrews Narrated by Bernadette Dunne...

Tricky by Josh Stallings

January 18, 2021

Josh Stallings’ Tricky is one of my favorite books read for January. He puts an interesting twist on a police procedural, and forces Niels Madsen, his protagonist, to look at a criminal from a fresh viewpoint. Is a lifelong criminal able to change? The “bad guys”...