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...

Swift Vengeance by T. Jefferson Parker

August 27, 2018

I thought T. Jefferson Parker’s second novel featuring PI Roland Ford was terrific. Swift Vengeance is a fast-paced story that is all too plausible. This was my first one of Parker’s books, so I can’t compare them to earlier ones. I found the...

The Widower’s Notebook by Jonathan Santlofer

August 26, 2018

Jonathan Santolofer’s book, The Widower’s Notebook, is a memoir. The author of The Death Artist and Anatomy of Fear did not write an instructional manual as to how to survive grief. It’s a very personal account of the sudden death of his wife, Joy,...