What Are You Reading?

December 31, 2020

Here it is New Year’s Eve, and there’s nothing I’d rather be doing than talking books with all of you. But, first, it’s important to end the year on the proper note. How are you doing? Did you make it through 2020 okay, or are you dealing with...

The Killings at Kingfisher Hall by Sophie Hannah

September 13, 2020

I love the cover of Sophie Hannah’s fourth Hercule Poirot mystery, The Killings at Kingfisher Hall. However, I’m not the target audience. I found it tedious to spend the first five chapters of the book traveling with Poirot on a bus from London to Surrey....

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

November 08, 2017

It’s only been seven years since the last film version of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, and I know that fans of David Suchet’s version of the movie are satisfied with him as Christie’s detective, Hercule Poirot. Many are not...

Winners and a Birthday Giveaway

September 15, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Dianne C. from Elk Grove Village, IL won Souls of Men. Jim G. of Prescott, AZ will receive Thrill Kill. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, we’re celebrating a birthday, a book, and a...

The Dark Side of the Road by Simon R. Green

November 26, 2016

Simon R. Green’s homage to Agatha Christie’s mysteries isn’t like any other tribute I’ve ever read. But, then, Green’s urban fantasies are twisted and a little gruesome, and wonderful. Welcome to Ishmael Jones’ world in the first...