Murder at an Irish Bakery by Carlene O’Connor

February 21, 2023

The ninth in Carlene O’Connor’s Irish Village mystery series, Murder at an Irish Bakery, is my favorite in the series. There are several reasons. First, I didn’t feel overwhelmed by all of the members of Garda Siobhan O’Sullivan’s family....

Death in Irish Accents by Catie Murphy

February 20, 2023

I haven’t read all of the Dublin Driver mysteries, but I think I’ve read enough. Like Megan Malone’s girlfriend, Jelena, in Death in Irish Accents, the fourth investigation in as many books was enough for me. It’s no wonder people are calling...

Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron

February 11, 2023

When Ellen Byron launched the Vintage Cookbook Mystery series with Bayou Book Thief, I complained that amateur sleuth Ricki James was a bit of a mess. She’s still a little too impulsive for my taste, but she’s growing on me. And, I love the cast of...

The Game is A Footnote by Vicki Delany

January 09, 2023

Tricky, tricky. Vicki Delany’s latest Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery takes an unexpected turn two thirds of the way through the book with the arrival of Gemma Doyle’s sister, Pippa. The Game is A Footnote went from a small local mystery of a haunted...

Of Mushrooms and Matrimony by Amy Patricia Meade

January 07, 2023

Amy Patricia Meade’s Tish Tarragon series is one that I started, then picked up again a few books into it. I’ve always been glad I did because the primary characters all settled in to ones I enjoyed meeting again. Of Mushrooms and Matrimony brings back to...