The 2022 Edgar Awards

May 01, 2022

I’m back! Also exhausted. I’m going to share the Edgar Award information today, but I’ll share photos tomorrow. I’ll also get to work on the Treasures in My Closet. In the meantime, congratulations to all the Edgar Award winners and nominees...

“The State of the Crime Novel”

April 27, 2022

Since you all know I’m on my way to New York City today, I thought I’d still give you a chance to read about mysteries. Over at http://CrimeReads.com, Molly Odintz “sent out questions to all the (Edgar) nominees and special award winners for a...

What’s Happening

April 26, 2022

Greetings to everyone, whether you’re joining me for your first cup of coffee or tea in the morning, or sometime later in the day. I want to keep you in the loop. This week is hectic, and it was unplanned until Mystery Writers of America announced they were...

Sunday Off

April 17, 2022

Well, not really. I do intend to read a book today, and I have several of my own reviews ready to go this week. But, I’m taking today off from the blog. I haven’t been to a movie since December 2019, but my friend Donna and I are heading to...

The Suite Spot by Trish Doller

March 26, 2022

I didn’t read Trish Doller’s first adult novel, Float Plan. That book introduced Rachel Beck’s sister, Anna. Rachel takes center stage in The Suite Spot. Doller’s acknowledgments say she wanted to write something warm and gentle during COVID....

A Brand New Giveaway

March 25, 2022

This week, I’m giving away two copies of a brand new book. Erica Ruth Neubauer’s Danger on the Atlantic will be released on March 29. I have two ARCs to give away. In Agatha Award-winning author Erica Neubauer’s third wanderlust-inspiring historical...