Have You Heard? Red Knife by William Kent Krueger

May 05, 2021

Sandie Herron has been tearing through the Cork O’Connor series by William Kent Krueger. Here’s her review of the eighth in the series, Red Knife. Thank you, Sandie. Red Knife Written by William Kent Krueger Narrated by Buck Schirner Series:  Cork...

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala

May 04, 2021

Mia P. Manasala’s Arsenic and Adobo, will make you hungry, if nothing else. But, it does offer a great deal more. The debut mystery introduces readers to Filipino-American food and culture, with its emphasis on family. There are cozy tropes; the close-knit...

Winners and Picks of 2020 Giveaway

April 30, 2021

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Glen D. from Yuba City, CA won Unspeakable Things. Penny T. from Klamath Falls, OR will receive Teen Killers Club. I’m mailing the books today. 2020 and 2021 have not been easy years for anyone, but last year...

What Are You Reading?

April 29, 2021

Welcome to Thursday, and what are you reading! My favorite day of the week. Maybe not my favorite week because I’m cramming right now, trying to read to moderate a panel next week. That’s okay. I still want to catch up with all of you. How are you doing?...

To Love and to Loathe by Martha Waters

April 28, 2021

Reminder to myself. NEVER read someone else’s review before writing one of the same book. While I enjoyed Martha Waters’ To Love and to Loathe, her follow-up to To Have and to Hoax, one reviewers was so angry about a plot point that she went on about it....

Clare Whitfield, author Interview

April 27, 2021

I don’t think I ever had an author tell me one of my interview questions made them emotional. But, Clare Whitfield is a debut author. Soon she’ll be experienced at interviews, and a hardened interviewee. (I’m happy to have caught her early on while...