January 2019 Treasures in My Closet

December 01, 2018

Do you believe we’re already talking about books to be released in January 2019? Time goes so fast. I hope there’s something in this list that intrigues you. If not, are you waiting for a different January release? Peter Caine is a cutthroat Manhattan...

Murder in the Dark by Simon R. Green

November 30, 2018

If you haven’t yet discovered Simon R. Green’s Ishmael Jones mysteries, Murder in the Dark is a good place to start. It’s not quite as graphically violent as some of the earlier ones in the series. In fact, this one is reminiscent of Agatha...

What Are You Reading?

November 29, 2018

It’s Thursday! The end of the work week is in sight! I hope you’re all reading good books (or in Glen’s case, I hope he’s reading books that he’ll summarize with snarky one-liners that make us laugh.) I’m reading Cora...

The Frame-Up by Meghan Scott Molin

November 28, 2018

Welcome to the world of geek culture in Meghan Scott Molin’s fun, fast-paced mystery, The Frame-Up. Even if you don’t attend cons or read comic books, MG Martin’s world is entertaining. It’s repetitive to say it, but this is just a fun mystery....

Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny

November 27, 2018

It’s always difficult to review one of Louise Penny’s books. The plots are so entwined with the characters that it’s not easy to summarize the book without revealing too much. It’s release date for Kingdom of the Blind, the first book Penny...

Just Plain Murder by Laura Bradford

November 26, 2018

Whatever you do, don’t enter Laura Bradford’s Amish world in Pennsylvania expecting it to be the same as Linda Castillo’s world in Ohio’s Amish country. Just Plain Murder, the sixth in Bradford’s Amish mystery series, is a cozy set...