Cosy: The British Art of Comfort by Laura Weir

December 21, 2019

Today, December 21, is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. It’s the perfect day to talk about Laura Weir’s book Cosy: The British Art of Comfort. Even before you pick up the book, you might notice that it’s spelled “Cosy”,...

Murder at the Opera by D. M. Quincy

December 09, 2019

At last! At last a new Atlas Catesby mystery from D.M. Quincy, and, at last, a series I’ve read from the beginning. If you enjoy atmospheric historical mysteries set in the early 19th century, mysteries that beautifully set the scene while introducing characters...

Penny for Your Secrets by Anna Lee Huber

October 23, 2019

I wish I had read Anna Lee Huber’s first two Verity Kent mysteries, but it can’t be helped. Penny for Your Secrets, the third in the series, caught my attention. I’ll be watching for future books featuring Verity Kent and her husband, Sydney. By...

A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie

October 22, 2019

It’s always a pleasure to pick up one of Deborah Crombie’s Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James novels. However, no matter what she calls the latest book, A Bitter Feast is a treat for the reader. And, that’s for any reader. While most of the books in...

A Cruel Deception by Charles Todd

October 20, 2019

While the shadows of politics in Charles Todd’s latest Bess Crawford mystery are interesting, the book itself was not. A Cruel Deception is a slow-moving, drawn out story that might appeal to the authors’ fans, but most of the rest of us will find it...