Icepick by Phillip DePoy

September 02, 2018

While the third Foggy Moscowitz mystery, Icepick, is called “A noir mystery set in Florida”, the violence of Phillip DePoy’s latest book is offset by the dark humor and the mysticism. In fact, like Foggy, the reader may get to the end and wonder what...

October Treasures in My Closet

September 01, 2018

There’s an entire pile of October books. You’ll want to check out some of these, I’m sure. Should we kick off the list with a holiday letter? Try Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners by Gretchen Anthony. “Dearest loved ones, far and near...

Winners & No Contest

August 31, 2018

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Nann H. from Winthrop Harbor, IL will receive The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes. Patty S. from Farmington, NM won A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder. The books are going out in the mail today. There’s...

What Are You Reading?

August 30, 2018

You know me. I tend to bounce around, picking something up and trying it, coming back to it later. That’s how I do a lot of reading, other than when I’m reading for a review. Right now, I’m sampling a new book called American Theatre Wing: An...

Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen

August 29, 2018

Rhys Bowen’s latest Royal Spyness mystery has been out almost a month, but I just had a chance to read it.  Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding is a fun romp that wraps up the suspense so many readers have been awaiting. Will Lady Georgiana Rannoch finally...

Have You Heard? – Victoria Laurie’s Vision Impossible

August 28, 2018

Thank heavens Sandie Herron has a few posts for me to use when I get backed up with reviews or posts. I’m trying to finish a book, and I’m working on the large Treasures in My Closet post for Saturday. Today, Sandie reviews Victoria Laurie’s...