Winners and Give Me a B Giveaway

August 12, 2016

Congratulations to the winners of Linda Castillo’s Among the Wicked. Mary H. from St. Louis, MO and Jacqueline F. from Chicago, IL will receive copies. I’ll put them in the mail tomorrow. This week, I’m giving away books by authors whose name begins...

Putting on the Brakes

August 10, 2016

Putting on the brakes for a couple days. I just spend the past couple days reading a 400 page book for a journal review, which means I didn’t have time to read for Lesa’s Book Critiques. And, of course, there’s the Olympics. I have Olympic hangover,...

The Practical Navigator by Stephen Metcalfe

August 09, 2016

It’s an unusual title for a strong, character-driven novel. Stephen Metcalfe uses a book called The American Practical Navigator by Nathaniel Bowditch as a guide for his story of a man whose life is out-of-control. And, Metcalfe succeeds brilliantly with The...

Survivors Will Be Shot Again by Bill Crider

August 08, 2016

It’s time for another Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery from Bill Crider. Survivors Will Be Shot Again is just as amusing as earlier books, with the same quirky characters we’ve come to expect and appreciate. It’s always fun to watch the sheriff puzzle out...

The Sixth Idea by P.J. Tracy

August 07, 2016

It was worth waiting four years for the new Monkeewrench novel, The Sixth Idea by P.J. Tracy. Once the first murder occurred, the story snowballed and I couldn’t put it down. It just made my top ten list for the year. I can’t rave enough about it....

What Are You Reading?

August 06, 2016

Sometimes, my social life gets in the way reading. I’m not far into P.J. Tracy’s The Sixth Idea. I want  to read Bill Crider’s new book, Survivors Will Be Shot Again. And, I have a book to read and review by Tuesday. But, I’m enjoying...