Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire

November 20, 2022

There’s a meme going around on Facebook that mentions words often used in mystery reviews, and then says what those words “really” mean. When I say that Ann Claire’s first Christie Bookshop Mystery, Dead and Gondola, is charming, I mean that...

Have You Heard? – Cleo Coyle’s The Ghost and the Stolen Tears

November 14, 2022

I’m a big fan of Cleo Coyle’s ghostly PI Jack Shepherd, so when Sandie Herron mentioned a review of the audiobook of The Ghost and the Stolen Tears, I took it. If you like paranormal mysteries, I hope you know Jack and Pen! The Ghost and the Stolen...

The Ghost and the Stolen Tears by Cleo Coyle

October 03, 2022

Jack Shepard is back! Well, the rest of Cleo Coyle’s cast is, too, but the ghost of Jack Shepard, the private detective killed on the site of a Rhode Island bookstore, is the biggest draw for me in Coyle’s Haunted Bookshop mystery series. And, to be...

The Book Haters’ Book Club by Gretchen Anthony

September 11, 2022

Gretchen Anthony’s The Book Haters’ Book Club is called a love letter to book sellers and librarians, and it includes actual book recommendations. For those of us who love stories about bookstores, this one can feel as if you dove into a slightly...

Goodbye Again by Mariah Stewart

February 09, 2022

I liked Mariah Stewart’s second Wyndham Beach novel, Goodbye Again, so much that I suggested it to all the women in my immediate family, but I did recommend that they start with the first book, An Invincible Summer. If you like women’s fiction featuring...