The Diva Says Cheesecake! by Krista Davis

May 28, 2022

I believe I’ve read almost all fifteen Diva mysteries featuring events planner and advice columnist Sophie Winston. I love the setting of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. These are comfort reads bringing back a group of Sophie’s friends. But, Krista...

The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood

May 02, 2022

If you enjoyed Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club, you’ll want to try Robert Thorogood’s The Marlow Murder Club. They’re nothing at all alike. The connection comes with the amateur sleuths who are often overlooked by other people. Then...

Sins of Edom by Carl Brookins

March 08, 2022

There’s so many directions a reviewer could go with Carl Brookins’ Sins of Edom. The mystery is one of his Senior Sleuth novels featuring Alan Lockem, a retired army intelligence officer and his partner, Marjorie Kane, a retired exotic dancer with...

Four Thousand Days by M.J. Trow

February 05, 2022

M.J. Trow’s new historical mystery series kicks off with Four Thousand Days, a story that introduces Margaret Murray, an amateur sleuth based on an actual person. Margaret Murray was an archaeologist and junior lecturer at University College, London at the time...

Spirits and Smoke by Mary Miley

January 04, 2022

I was so impressed with Mary Miley’s first historical mystery set in 19201s Chicago, The Mystic’s Accomplice. I seldom say the second in the series is even better, but Spirits and Smoke is rich in historical detail. What can be more fascinating as a...