Finished Off in Fondant by Rosemarie Ross

November 29, 2020

Honestly? I didn’t even remember I had read the first in the Courtney Archer series, Cobblered to Death, until I started this book. Finished Off in Fondant picks up the amateur sleuth’s storyline with her concerns about her deception and her confusion...

The Man in the Microwave Oven by Susan Cox

October 31, 2020

Confession time. I remember when Susan Cox’ The Man on the Washing Machine came out. Honestly? The title was so unappealing to me that I never tried it. I should have known better. That book was the winner of the Minotaur Books/MWA First Crime Novel Award, and...

The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz

October 20, 2020

If you’re looking for an introspective, mature amateur sleuth, you can’t go wrong with Leslie Budewitz’ Spice Shop Mysteries. Pepper Reece, Mistress of Spice at Pike Place Market’s Spice Shop in Seattle, might disagree with me. In the fifth...

Hiding the Past by Nathan Dylan Goodwin

October 14, 2020

I have a fellow librarian to thank for the discovery of Nathan Dylan Goodwin’s mystery series featuring forensic genealogist Morton Farrier. Hiding the Past will interest fans of genealogical mysteries and those interested in cold cases. The combination of a...

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

September 21, 2020

“Killing someone is easy. hiding the body, now, that’s usually the hard part.” It’s even harder to keep that killing a secret when The Thursday Murder Club takes an interest. In his funny, sometimes poignant debut mystery, Richard Osman...