In the Crypt with a Candlestick by Daisy Waugh

October 16, 2021

Great cover. Great title. That’s all that’s great about Daisy Waugh’s In the Crypt with a Candlestick. I thought it was just me, that I didn’t get the British sense of humor. But, when I looked up reviews after I finished the book, there were...

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

September 27, 2021

If you read and loved Richard Osman’s debut, The Thursday Murder Club, as I did, you’ll be happy to see The Man Who Died Twice. The follow-up brings back the primary characters from the previous mystery. The story is just as witty, just as intriguing. And,...

Buried Memories by Simon R. Green

September 21, 2021

“Call me Ishmael. Ishmael Jones.” Ishmael Jones is an alien whose starship crashed in a small English country town in 1963. For nine previous books, Simon R. Green has sent Jones to chase monsters and mysteries as Jones’ own past slowly revealed...

The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves

September 07, 2021

If you missed Ann Cleeves’ introduction to Detective Matthew Venn, you really should go back and read The Long Call. His character, background, marriage are all covered in that first book. Matthew’s husband, Jonathan, and the Woodyard, a community arts...

Aria’s Travelling Book Shop by Rebecca Raisin

August 21, 2021

If you’re a romance or women’s fiction reader, you might recognize the titles of some of Rebecca Raisin’s earlier books such as The Little Bookshop on the Seine or The Bookshop on the Corner. This time, she takes her characters on the road as nomads...