Secrets of Nanreath Hall by Alix Rickloff

August 18, 2016

Alix Rickloff has written historical and paranormal romances, but Secrets of Nanreath Hall is her first historical novel. It’s a disturbing, fascinating story of a mother and daughter. But, it’s the daughter’s story, the atmospheric depiction of...

Finalists for Mysterious Press Award

August 17, 2016

FINALISTS CHOSEN FOR MYSTERIOUS PRESS $25,000 AWARD;   WINNER TO BE NAMED AT 2016 FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR New York, August 15, 2016 — Otto Penzler, President and CEO of MysteriousPress.com, has announced the finalists for the inaugural Mysterious Press Award,...

A Story to Kill by Lynn Cahoon

August 16, 2016

I love the mystery community. When we hosted Laura Bradford at the library, Lynn Cahoon came with her. I hadn’t read Lynn’s books, however after reading A Story to Kill, the first Cat Latimer mystery, I’ll be eager to read the sequel. But cozy...

What Are You Reading?

August 15, 2016

I read an entire book on Saturday, but I only left the house to get the mail. It’s wasn’t as easy to do on Sunday when I worked the reference desk at the library, and it was for the entire afternoon. Good day at work, just no reading time. I’ve...

The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood

August 14, 2016

Pride and Prejudice. Anna Karenina. To Kill a Mockingbird. Ann Hood’s fictional book club discusses these and seven more titles in her latest novel, The Book That Matters Most. But, it’s a book from childhood that mattered the most to the the...

Deadly Fate by Heather Graham

August 13, 2016

More than any of the other Krewe of Hunters novels that I’ve read, Heather Graham’s Deadly Fate feels as if it’s a continuation. There’s a group of four characters who return from the previous book, Haunted Destiny. Readers really should read...