Bel of the Brawl by Maggie McConnon

March 26, 2017

“Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.” The quote from William Butler Yeats describes Belfast McGrath’s life. Maggie McConnon digs deeper into Bel’s pain in the second book...

Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany

March 25, 2017

Any Sherlock Holmes fan will recognize the “Elementary” from stories, movies, and TV, if not from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s actual work. Vicki Delany’s clever Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery, Elementary, She Read, is a wonderful addition...

Winners and Award Nominee Giveaway

March 24, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Courtney W. of Loceya Spring, AL won City of the Lost. Lisa G. from Pensacola Beach, FL won The Widower’s Wife. The books will go out today. This week, I’m giving away two books that feature journalists....

What Are You Reading?

March 23, 2017

What are you reading today? I’m enjoying the first Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery, Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany. I like the sleuth’s voice. Gemma Doyle moved from England to West London, Massachusetts where she’s part owner of Sherlock...

Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein

March 22, 2017

The disease of the year must be ovarian cancer. Last month, I reviewed The Mother’s Promise by Sally Hepworth. Hepworth’s novel focused as much on the daughter as the dying mother, because the daughter suffered from Social Anxiety Disorder. There’s a...

Murder on the Serpentine by Anne Perry

March 21, 2017

Anne Perry’s Murder on the Serpentine wraps up the story of Thomas and Charlotte Pitt as we know it. However, since she’s going to pick up the story of the next generation, I’m sure we’ll see the couple again. Even so, this mystery is an...