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...

One Half Truth by Eva Dolan

July 17, 2021

While I love police procedurals, the sixth book in Eva Dolan’s award-winning Zigac and Ferreira series, One Half Truth, is a little too step-by-step even for me. However, it’s an excellent story involving British social issues. Anyone who has followed the...

The Art of Betrayal by Connie Berry

June 08, 2021

Now that I loved Connie Berry’s third mystery, The Art of Betrayal, I can make an admission. While my sister and I were both impressed with her debut mystery, A Dream of Death, we both felt the second one, A Legacy of Murder, did not live up to expectations....

Secret Mischief by Robin Blake

May 03, 2021

Secret Mischief is the seventh book in Robin Blake’s Cragg & Fidelis historical mystery series, but it really doesn’t matter if you haven’t read the previous six books. The author introduces Titus Cragg, a lawyer and coroner, along with Dr. Luke...