Winners and Bouchercon

October 25, 2019

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Nikki B. from Ithaca, NY won The Last Seance. The three copies of Murderabilia went to Jane R. from Driftwood, TX, Carl S. of Lukeville, AZ, and Autumn T. from Portland, OR. The books are going out in the mail today....

What Are You Reading?

October 24, 2019

I’m excited to share the book I’m reading, but I’m writing this in the morning before I’ve had much chance to read. I’m only 120 pages into it. Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia features a group of misfits, who, along...

Penny for Your Secrets by Anna Lee Huber

October 23, 2019

I wish I had read Anna Lee Huber’s first two Verity Kent mysteries, but it can’t be helped. Penny for Your Secrets, the third in the series, caught my attention. I’ll be watching for future books featuring Verity Kent and her husband, Sydney. By...

A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie

October 22, 2019

It’s always a pleasure to pick up one of Deborah Crombie’s Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James novels. However, no matter what she calls the latest book, A Bitter Feast is a treat for the reader. And, that’s for any reader. While most of the books in...

The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas

October 21, 2019

Blackmail. Costumes. The British Empire. Royalty. Sherry Thomas’ fourth Lady Sherlock mystery, The Art of Theft, has all of those familiar elements plus sexual tension. And, Moriarty is still a villain, threatening everyone’s happiness. This time,...

A Cruel Deception by Charles Todd

October 20, 2019

While the shadows of politics in Charles Todd’s latest Bess Crawford mystery are interesting, the book itself was not. A Cruel Deception is a slow-moving, drawn out story that might appeal to the authors’ fans, but most of the rest of us will find it...