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...

Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray

October 25, 2021

Full disclosure. I did the cover reveal for Amita Murray’s Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death. I’ve known about the book since Agora Press/Polis Books was negotiating for the American rights to it. It was described to me as a macabre cozy, and even the...

Over My Dead Body by Jeffrey Archer

October 24, 2021

All these years after his wonderful first novel, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, Jeffrey Archer is still one of the best storytellers in the business. The fourth book in the William Warwick series wasn’t quite what I expected, And, I’m going to say...