Frozen by Ann Cleeves

September 02, 2020

Ann Cleeves’ ninth Vera Stanhope mystery, The Darkest Evening, is due out next Tuesday, Sept. 8. If you haven’t yet met Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, you can pick up the short story “Frozen”, for free on Amazon for a Kindle. Very smart...

The House on Widows Hill by Simon R. Green

August 30, 2020

There’s just something about Simon R. Green’s Ishmael Jones mysteries that appeals to me. Green’s mysteries are as close to horror as I get. The House on Widows Hill, the ninth in the series, is a combination of mystery, aliens, murder, and the...

The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves

August 05, 2020

In preparation for the September 8 release of Ann Cleeves’ new Vera Stanhope mystery, The Darkest Evening, I went back to the beginning of the series. While Vera was formally introduced in part 2 of The Crow Trap, she makes a typical Vera Stanhope appearance...

Sandie Herron Reviews: The Murder Stone by Charles Todd

July 18, 2020

I’m on a weekend binge of reading for reviews right now, so I turned to Sandie Herron for help. This is a review of a book, instead of an audiobook, so it’s not one of the “Have You Heard” pieces. Today, Sandie reviews a standalone by Charles...

The Lost Girls of Devon by Barbara O’Neal

July 13, 2020

I’ve been reading and admiring Barbara O’Neal’s novels since she wrote them under the name Barbara Samuel. I read her latest, The Lost Girls of Devon, under the guise of a mystery. Yes, there is a disappearance and several murders. But, this is...