Christmas by the Book by Anne Marie Ryan

November 29, 2021

When you pull out your favorite Christmas books for rereading this year, I hope you’ll consider sampling a new title as well. Anne Marie Ryan’s Christmas by the Book is for those of us who love books, independent bookstores, and the spirit of Christmas. I...

The Man Who Didn’t Fly by Margot Bennett

November 28, 2021

I mentioned Margot Bennett’s mystery, The Man Who Didn’t Fly, just the other day. Part of the British Library Crime Classics series, Martin Edwards wrote the introduction. I have to admit I found the introduction more interesting than most of the story. I...

Psycho By the Sea by Lynne Truss

November 10, 2021

I’m going to guess that the fourth Constable Twitten mystery, Psycho by the Sea, makes a lot more sense to people who have read the earlier books in the series by Lynne Truss. It’s either that, or I just don’t have much of a sense of humor when it...

Rosemary Kaye, On Books and Holidays

November 08, 2021

I’d like to welcome Rosemary Kaye back. She’s our correspondent in Scotland. Before Rosemary talks about books and holidays, just a reminder that holidays in Scotland and England mean vacations in the U.S. I know you would all catch that immediately, but...

Fogged Off by Wendall Thomas

November 02, 2021

I’m not even sure I can summarize Wendall Thomas’ Fogged Off properly. The third Cyd Redondo mystery is a fast-paced escapade with so many seemingly unrelated incidents that finally fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. And, Cyd. She’s a thirty-year-old...