Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany

March 25, 2017

Any Sherlock Holmes fan will recognize the “Elementary” from stories, movies, and TV, if not from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s actual work. Vicki Delany’s clever Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery, Elementary, She Read, is a wonderful addition...

A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn

January 30, 2017

Deanna Raybourn’s second Veronica Speedwell mystery, A Perilous Undertaking, is a fast-paced adventure featuring two strong-willed, capable amateur sleuths. The intricately plotted story is filled with amusing conversations, biting, irreverent remarks between...

Glow of Death by Jane K. Cleland

December 07, 2016

Jane K. Cleland’s Josie Prescott Antiques mysteries are some of the best traditional mysteries I read every year. Josie continues to grow and develop as a character. The antiques involved are relevant to the mystery, and the information about those antiques is...

Just Killing Time by Julianne Holmes

November 21, 2016

I may not always get around to reading a book the month I receive it, or, in this case, even the year I receive it. But, my sister picked a mystery out of my TBR pile last weekend, and, on her recommendation, I read it. She was right. Julianne Holmes’ first...

Cheddar Off Dead by Julia Buckley

September 05, 2016

Cheddar Off Dead is only the second in Julia Buckley’s Undercover Dish mystery series, so you still have time to easily catch up. It follows The Big Chili, and this story is equally delightful. Buckley creates the Christmas atmosphere with music, snow,...