Olivetti by Allie Millington

April 22, 2025

Allie Millington’s Olivetti may have been written for young people, but it’s really for readers who want to be drawn into a beautiful story of a family that falls apart, and the typewriter that tries to save them. If the premise sounds odd, it works....

Hidden in Smoke by Lee Goldberg

April 21, 2025

In the third thriller in his Sharpe and Walker series, Hidden in Smoke, Lee Goldberg brings back a character from the first book, Malibu Burning. But, Goldberg and I both want to emphasize that you can start with this book, although it’s more fun if you read the...

What Are You Reading?

April 17, 2025

Weather has been iffy while I’ve been at my Mom’s. Cold one day, 72 degrees the next. Oh, well. We’re really working on jigsaw puzzles and enjoying our time together. We’re not doing much running around. Again, thanks to Kevin Tipple for...

The Murder Show by Matt Goldman

April 15, 2025

If you recognize Matt Goldman’s name as an author, it may be from his Nils Shapiro private detective novels. And, Nils even appears in Goldman’s latest, The Murder Show. However, this book features two characters who knew each other in their teens, and...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Big Empty by Robert Crais

April 14, 2025

Thank you, again, Kevin. He’s filling in while I’m visiting my Mom. Today, Kevin’s reviewing The Big Empty by Robeert Crais. The Big Empty: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel by Robert Crais isone of those books that slaps you upside your head. A very...