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The Skeleton Haunts a House by Leigh Perry
Leigh Perry's latest Family Skeleton mystery is a delightful Halloween treat. However, The Skeleton Haunts a House will be delightful whenever a reader has time to pick it up. In this case, the emphasis isn't on Halloween or the skeleton, although they're both...
Winners and A Deceptive Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Bill Crider's Half in Love with Artful Death is heading to James P. in West Monroe, LA. Robert R. from San Antonio, TX won Terry Shames' Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow....
November Treasures in My Closet
There are some terrific authors releasing books in November, beginning with the first on the list. Let me know which books you're anticipating. Bestselling author Mitch Albom brings us his latest novel, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto. Frankie Presto was a...
Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse
Together with Anna Waterhouse, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar relates a story of Sherlock Holmes' older brother, telling of his first adventure when he was only twenty-three. Mycroft Holmes is an intricately plotted, dramatic account. And, it's marvelous, with the...
What Are You Reading?
It's been a couple weeks since we've discussed your reading. What are you reading today? I'm halfway through Mycroft Holmes, a terrific debut novel by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse. The authors send Sherlock Holmes' older brother to Trinidad. It's a...
Dead with the Wind by Miranda James
Some amateur sleuths seem out-of-place and awkward when they leave their home environments. Not so with Miranda James' octogenarian Ducote sisters, An'gel and Dickce. The two Southern grandes dames are perfectly at home on a plantation in Louisiana. And, they're...
