What Are You Reading?

September 28, 2017

I have the feeling I haven’t done a lot of reading this week. I can tell you I took the book Bibliomysteries, edited by Otto Penzler, with me on the plane. It’s subtitled “Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores”, so...

Sleep Like a Baby by Charlaine Harris

September 27, 2017

As much as I loved Charlaine Harris’ Lily Bard mysteries and the Midnight, Texas novels, I’ve never been a fan of the Aurora Teagarden mysteries. But, Harris and Aurora are popular enough that there’s a Hallmark mystery series. Even so, I found the...

Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence

September 26, 2017

If every public librarian, working and retired, buys a copy of Annie Spence’s Dear Fahrenheit 451, she’ll have a hit on her hands. It has a long subtitle, “Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks, A Librarian’s Love Letters and Breakup Notes to the...

Trace by Archer Mayor

September 25, 2017

The latest Joe Gunther novel isn’t really about Joe Gunther. But, Archer Mayor’s Trace is an outstanding police procedural that keeps the series fresh and interesting. This time, the story focuses on Gunther’s team while he himself takes a backseat...

Missing persons by Michael Brandman

September 24, 2017

Michael Brandman is not only the author of three Jesse Stone novels, based on Robert B. Parker’s character, he also produced and co-wrote nine Jesse Stone movies. Now, he’s launching his own laconic lawman, Buddy Steel, in Missing Persons. Buddy...

Protocol by Kathleen Valenti

September 23, 2017

Admissions right up front, so you can take my review with a grain of salt. Read Kathleen Valenti’s debut novel Protocol if the subject matter interests you. I’m not a fan of scientific/medical thrillers. My eyes glaze over when there are...