Buried Lies by Steven Tingle

November 30, 2024

Once again, inept private detective Davis Reed gets caught up in an iffy investigation in Cruso, North Carolina in Steven Tingle’s Buried Lies. It’s a good thing Davis has a couple disreputable friends, Deputy Dale Johnson and his cousin, Floppy. And,...

Rhys Bowen at The Poisoned Pen

November 29, 2024

I debated this week. There were two authors I wanted to talk about who appeared at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore in the last week. In the end, I decided to go with Rhys Bowen, author of the latest Royal Spyness novel, We Three Queens. Why? It was because of my...

What Are You Reading?

November 27, 2024

I’m so glad Glen jumped in yesterday to remind me we’re doing What Are You Reading? today. I had forgotten that we’re doing it today so anyone who wants can take Thursday off for Thanksgiving. And, I knew I wouldn’t be around much on Thursday....

A Romantic Way to Die by Bill Crider

November 25, 2024

I just finished Bill Crider’s Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery, A Romantic Way to Die. I enjoyed every bit of the story, but I can see why Crider’s family wants to republish all the books. That cover! Granted, the book takes place at a romance writers’...

Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old by Steven Petrow

November 24, 2024

A friend of mine mentioned Steven Petrow’s nonfiction book, Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old on his Facebook page, so I picked it up. As with any book of advice or essays, there were pieces that struck me, and some that I actually skimmed through...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Silence of the Loons

November 23, 2024

While I was reading a story collection by some of Britain’s foremost mystery authors, Kevin Tipple shared a collection by “Minnesota’s Premiere Mystery Writers”, The Silence of the Loons. The book came out quite a while ago, so it’s about...