The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan

March 14, 2020

The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Indonesian-born Singaporean writer Clarissa Goenawan isn’t my normal type of reading. And, I’m still not sure what I think of this unusual book set in Japan. I can say I think it’s designed for an audience in...

Winners and a couple weeks hiatus

March 13, 2020

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Murder at the Capitol will go to Robert R. from San Antonio, TX. Jeanne K. from Tallmadge, OH won In the Shadow of Vesuvius. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. I’m taking a couple weeks off from the...

What Are You Reading?

March 12, 2020

Thursday! And, if you’re concerned about the Coronavirus, you should be sitting at home with plenty of time to read. I’m still working daily, so I don’t have any more time. But, I did receive a gift copy today of Carousels of Paris by Kaye...

Ranger McIntyre: The Dunraven Hoard Murders by James C. Work

March 11, 2020

I had several reasons to read James C. Work’s fourth Ranger McIntyre mystery. Ranger McIntyre: The Dunraven Hoard Murders includes some background about Lord Dunraven, who owned the village of Adare, Ireland, where we stayed when we were there, so it caught my...

A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn

March 10, 2020

Deanna Raybourn brings Veronica Speedwell and Stoker back in an exciting mystery set at the time of the Whitechapel murders, Jack the Ripper. A Murderous Relation has so many connotations in this masterful story of family secrets and masquerades. And, the sexual...

The Bramble and the Rose by Tom Bouman

March 09, 2020

Tom Bouman’s debut Henry Farrell book, Dry Bones in the Valley, went on to win the Edgar Award in 2015 for Best First Novel. The third book in the series, The Bramble and The Rose, is descriptive of the rural Pennsylvania wilderness, with several intense,...