The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

March 20, 2023

Jacqueline Winspear, author of the Maisie Dobbs mysteries, takes a break with a riveting standalone involving a young woman during both world wars. The White Lady is a suspenseful novel with some unusual twists at the end that I never saw coming. Elinor DeWitt’s...

These Names Make Clues by E.C.R. Lorac

February 27, 2023

E.C.R. Lorac provides clues right there in the title of her Golden Age mystery, These Names Make Clues, if you’re clever enough to pick up on them. I wasn’t. Fortunately, Chief Inspector Macdonald from Scotland Yard was on the scene when one of the murders...

Chalice of Darkness by Sarah Rayne

February 12, 2023

Violence and murder and old tragedies. How about a historical mystery featuring a leading theatre family in London that is also a family of thieves? Sarah Rayne’s Chalice of Darkness, featuring the Fitzglens, promises all of that. The Fitzglens are a leading...

A Killing of Innocents by Deborah Crombie

February 07, 2023

It has been several years since fans have been able to catch up with Duncan Kincaid, Gemma James, their police teams, and their family. A Killing of Innocents, the nineteenth in the series, doesn’t disappoint. Detective Sergeant Duncan Kincaid noticed the young...

Murder by Matchlight by E.C.R. Lorac

January 30, 2023

Every once in a while, I pick up one of E.C.R. Lorac’s mysteries, and Martin Edwards’ introductions just add to the enjoyment. Murder By Matchlight is set in London during World War II. As Edwards’ says, it’s not only an intriguing mystery, but...