Winners and A Woo-Woo Mystery Giveaway

April 21, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of the copies of A Twist of the Knife. The ARCs are going to Kathy S. from Alba, TX, Doreen D. of Long Beach, CA, and Nancy M. fro Joliet, IL. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away cozy mysteries...

What Are You Reading?

April 20, 2017

It’s all up to you today. I’m in the middle of reading this month’s pile of mysteries for the June 1 issue of Library Journal, so I can’t really talk about my current book. You’ll see all the books reviewed here sooner or later, though....

Have You Heard? Tammy Kaehler’s Dead Man’s Switch

April 19, 2017

It’s been a month since I shared one of Sandie Herron’s Have You Heard? posts with you. Sandie listens to audiobooks, which I don’t do. This is an opportunity for other listeners to discover titles they might have missed. Here’s the note I run...

My Cubs by Scott Simon

April 18, 2017

I’ll admit I picked up Scott Simon’s My Cubs: A Love Story because I enjoy Scott Simon as an NPR host. I’ve heard him speak before, and he’s an excellent speaker who tells enjoyable stories. I like baseball, but I’m not one of those...

Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco

April 17, 2017

I’m the wrong demographic for Alyssa Mastromonaco’s story of her time working for Barack Obama, in his Senate office, his political campaigns, and the White House. Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is subtitled “And Other Questions You Should...

Devil’s Breath by G. M. Malliet

April 16, 2017

Max Tudor comes out of retirement (was he ever really in retirement?) to assist MI5 and DCI Cotton with a case out of Agatha Christie in G. M. Malliet’s latest mystery, Devil’s Breath. It’s a mystery for those who appreciate convoluted,...