Smoke and Mirrors by M.E. Hilliard

June 04, 2024

M.E. Hilliard wraps up a four-book story arc with Smoke and Mirrors, but leaves a hint for the next book. Librarian Greer Hogan has been hunting for answers as to her husband’s murder four years earlier, a storyline that began with The Unkindness of Ravens. Now,...

Hall of Mirrors by John Copenhaver

June 03, 2024

I didn’t read the first in John Copenhaver’s Nightingale Trilogy, The Savage Kind, and it isn’t necessary to have that background before reading Hall of Mirrors. However, it wouldn’t hurt to meet Judy Nightingale and Philippa Watson in the...

The Last Note of Warning by Katharine Schellman

June 02, 2024

Katharine Schellman’s third Nightingale mystery, The Last Note of Warning, is as gripping as the previous two in the series. The books all capture the atmosphere and grittiness of life for the working class in 1920s New York City. There’s glamour in the...

July Treasures in My Closet

June 01, 2024

I didn’t forget to write the July Treasures in My Closet post! There are only ten books on this list. I’m sure you have others to share. And, one of my favorite books of the year so far is a July release. There are also books by some of my favorite...

What Are You Reading?

May 30, 2024

A little cooler here this week, and some rain. I know there are people who lost power for long periods of time some places. I hope you’re all safe and comfortable. Take care of yourselves! Five years! It’s been five years since the last Flavia de Luce...

Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong

May 29, 2024

I’m a big fan of Kelley Armstrong’s Rip Through Time series. I like the story of Mallory Atkinson, a 21st century police detective stuck in the body of a housemaid in Edinburgh in 1869. But, I really like the way Armstrong incorporates the historic laws,...