Murder at Haddonford Manor by Irina McGrath

May 31, 2026

While I found some errors in Irina McGrath’s debut mystery, Murder at Haddonford Manor, I was still caught up in the story itself. The country house mystery has so many appealing aspects, including the young amateur sleuth. Charlotte Reinford is only eighteen....

My Last Duchess by Eloisa James

May 29, 2026

Since I have a recent obsession with Eloisa James’ romances, let me tell you a little about James before I jump into a review. James’ real name is Mary Bly, and she’s the daughter of poet Robert Bly. She’s a professor who teaches Shakespeare at...

The Teacher by Tim Sullivan

May 16, 2026

Each one of Tim Sullivan’s DS Cross mysteries seem to get better as the series progresses. The Teacher, the sixth one, is the best one I’ve read so far. It combines the usual police procedural story with a behind-the-scene examination of life in the Avon...

The Monk by Tim Sullivan

April 12, 2026

I bought all the DS George Cross books that had been published by last year before they were released in the U.S. I see Tim Sullivan has a new one coming out this summer. My edition of the fifth in the series, The Monk, is the older edition, but it’s just been...

A Day of Judgment by Charles Todd

March 29, 2026

Charles Todd’s latest Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery, A Day of Judgent, takes the Scotland Yard officer into communities that haven’t forgotten or forgiven the events of the Great War, and the Germans who threatened the coast. Rutledge has finally been...