Have You Heard? Alice Kimberly’s The Ghost and Mrs. McClure

June 19, 2019

Sandie Herron is reviewing one of my long-time favorite series, Alice Kimberly’s Haunted Bookshop Mysteries. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure is the first in the series. Today, Sandie reviews the audiobook. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure         ...

Dusk along the Niobrara by John D. Nesbitt

June 18, 2019

I had never heard the term “frontier mystery” until I read John D. Nesbitt’s Dusk along the Niobrara. It makes sense, though, for all those mysteries that fit the western trope of a stranger rides into town, cleans it up, and leaves again. In fact,...

Dead Big Dawg by Victoria Houston

June 17, 2019

I have no interest in fly fishing, and I can live without most descriptions of nature in mysteries, but Victoria Houston’s Loon Lake mysteries always catch my attention. Perhaps it’s because Police Chief Lewellyn Ferris and her friend Dr. Paul Osborne are...

The Shallows by Matt Goldman

June 16, 2019

Every time I discover a new author thanks to a book I’m given to review, I count myself lucky. The Shallows is Matt Goldman’s third Nils Shapiro novel, but I haven’t read the two earlier ones. As I often do, I’ll suggest you start with the...

Arches Enemy by Scott Graham

June 15, 2019

While the setting and environmental history of Arches National Park is appealing in Scott Graham’s fifth National Park Mystery, I found his protagonist less so. Archaeologist Chuck Bender is knowledgeable, though, and he may appeal to other readers. I...

A Faith Fairchild Giveaway

June 14, 2019

To make up for last week’s lack of a contest, I have three copies of Katherine Hall Page’s latest Faith Fairchild mystery to give away. The Body in the Wake finds the caterer and her husband, Tom, on Sanpere Island. Faith has a summer to herself with...