No Middle Name by Lee Child

June 18, 2017

Jack Reacher is trouble. Wherever he stumbles upon injustice, he’s going to take steps to correct it. For those of us who missed some of the stories in which author Lee Child wrote about Reacher’s past, those stories are now in an anthology, No Middle...

The Never-Open Desert Diner by James Anderson

June 17, 2017

It’s not easy to write a review of a book when one of your best friends adores it. So, I won’t. Or, I won’t provide one of my normal reviews for James Anderson’s The Never-Open Desert Diner. My friend, Kaye Wilkinson Barley, is “an...

Winners and a Dark Giveaway

June 16, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Wedding Bell Blues will go to Lynn L. from Rio Linda, CA. Kathleen R. from Trumansburg, NY won Sticks and Bones. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away two terrific dark crime...

What Are You Reading?

June 15, 2017

It’s Thursday! Not only do we get to talk about what we’re all reading here, but I also participate in #AskaLibrarian on Twitter from 12-1 ET. Readers can tell librarians from all over the country what they’re reading, and we make suggestions for...

Death on Nantucket by Francine Mathews

June 14, 2017

It’s been nineteen years since Francine Mathews took us into Merry Folger’s life on Nantucket.  Nineteen years! Most mystery lovers probably never read, or forgot about this intriguing series featuring a female police officer following in the steps of...

Hell’s Detective by Michael Logan

June 13, 2017

If you’re a reader who appreciates Simon R. Green’s twisted view of the world with it’s violence and gore and monsters, you’ll enjoy Michael Logan’s Hell’s Detective. It’s definitely not for everyone, with the gritty...