Legacy of Death by Judith Cutler

March 03, 2021

Judith Cutler’s second Matthew Rowsley mystery, Legacy of Death, was a little too slow-paced for me. Rowsley and his wife, Harriet, alternate narration in this old-fashioned account of estate life in Victorian England. Thorncroft Estate in Shropshire, England...

The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths

February 28, 2021

I have to just face it. Every author isn’t for every reader. I’ve tried Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway mysteries. I read one of the Magic Men ones, and I was quite hopeful for that book. When I finished The Postscript Murders, I realized I was much...

To the Dark by Chris Nickson

February 27, 2021

If you like realistic historical fiction, atmospheric with sometimes grim details of daily life, you might want to try the third Simon Westow mystery, Chris Nickson’s To the Dark. When the snow melts in the dirty factory town of Leeds, England in February 1823,...

Nighthawking by Russ Thomas

February 23, 2021

I was a big fan of Russ Thomas’ debut crime novel, Firewatching. However, Nighthawking, the sequel, is a confusing, complex book that culminates in a cliffhanger. Even readers of the previous book will have a difficult time connecting the storyline from the...

A Lady’s guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins

February 14, 2021

While I enjoyed Manda Collins’ A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem, what she refers to as a combination of historical suspense and romance, I have to agree with Anne, a reader who commented earlier. I’m not going to blame the author, but someone at...