A Twist in the Tail by Leighann Dobbs

June 16, 2020

I like cats as much as anyone else. But, I can honestly say I have no idea why so many Goodreads readers raved about Leighann Dobbs’ A Twist in the Tale, the first in the Oyster Cove Guesthouse series. The cats steer the investigation while Josie Waters,...

Distractions

June 15, 2020

Lightning bugs! I turned off my TV over the weekend, and went out in the backyard and watched lightning bugs on Friday night. Or, depending where you are in the country, fireflies. For my friend Rosemary – depending where you are in the U.S., they’re...

The Pact by Linda Castillo

June 14, 2020

I seldom review books that are only available online or as an audiobook. But, Linda Castillo’s next Kate Burkholder novel, Outsider, will be released next month. It’s the perfect time to discuss her short mystery, “The Pact”. Aaron Kuhns and...

Friends & Fiction

June 13, 2020

I want to share a Facebook site with you. It’s called Friends & Fiction. Five authors, Mary Kay Andrews, Mary Alice Monroe, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry are the five bestselling authors who put together the site. They also...

Winners and a “Thrilling” Giveaway

June 12, 2020

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Those books are going west. Virginia D. from Tempe, AZ won A Call for Kelp. The Moonlight Sisters is going to Karen R. in Katy, TX. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away two...

What Are You Reading?

June 11, 2020

What are you reading this week? I’m reading a John Dickson Carr mystery published in 1931. Castle Skull: A Rhineland Mystery is one of the British Library Crime Classics. I always loved Carr’s locked-room mysteries, although I haven’t read anywhere...