The Last Word by Gerri Lewis

February 19, 2024

I love the debut of a new mystery series, with new characters and new possibilities. An obituary writer as the amateur sleuth is new, at least for me. I sighed while reading about Winter Snow in Gerri Lewis’ The Last Word. However, her Too Stupid To Live...

Murder by Degrees by Ritu Mukerji

October 14, 2023

While the blurb for Ritu Mukerji’s historical mystery, Murder by Degrees, suggested it was for readers of Jacqueline Winspear or Charles Todd, I thought of Maddie Day’s Quaker Midwife series. Both authors write about women in medical fields in the U.S....

A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

June 28, 2023

I had to laugh. Just when I finished Julia Seales’ debut mystery, A Most Agreeable Murder, two readers asked me to post a review about a book that they would not want to add to their TBR pile. While this book didn’t fit my sense of humor, I know there are...

A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao

June 04, 2023

If you’re looking for an exotic debut mystery that explores the evils of colonialism, you can’t go wrong with Nilima Rao’s A Disappearance in Fiji. Rao’s Author’s Note explains her background as a Fijian Indian Australian. Even with her...

The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh

May 22, 2023

Honestly? I don’t know if the cover of Bridget Walsh’s debut historical mystery, The Tumbling Girl, does it justice. I don’t know if I’d read much of the background if I saw it on a library or bookstore shelf. However, it launches a fascinating...