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...

Haunted by the Past by Simon R. Green

January 22, 2023

As much as I enjoy Ishmael Jones, I think Simon R. Green’s Haunted by the Past will be the last book I read in the series. The last couple books both felt as if Green was reaching for ideas that just didn’t come. In 1963, a spaceship crashed in England,...

Fatal Fascinator by Jenn McKinlay

January 03, 2023

Jenn McKinlay’s mysteries are always humorous and a little offbeat with heartwarming relationships between close friends. Fatal Fascinator, the seventh Hat Shop mystery, fits that description perfectly. Scarlett Parker could have saved everyone a great deal of...