Headlong by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

March 03, 2019

Headlong is the twenty-first Detective Inspector Bill Slider mystery by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, but the first one I read. As a fan of police procedurals, I’ve been missing an intriguing series. Harrod-Eagles follows Shadow Play with a complex story that requires...

Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit by Patricia Marcantonio

February 24, 2019

I wish you had all read Patricia Marcantonio’s historical mystery, Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit. I want to talk about it with someone who finished it! Although it’s set in Victorian England, at the time of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee,...

Murder in the Dark by Simon R. Green

November 30, 2018

If you haven’t yet discovered Simon R. Green’s Ishmael Jones mysteries, Murder in the Dark is a good place to start. It’s not quite as graphically violent as some of the earlier ones in the series. In fact, this one is reminiscent of Agatha...

The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas

October 15, 2018

I’ve read the second, and now the third Lady Sherlock mystery by Sherry Thomas. I’m afraid I’m just not the right audience for these books, although I’m a big fan of the original Sherlock Holmes stories and some of the pastiches. I found...

Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen

August 29, 2018

Rhys Bowen’s latest Royal Spyness mystery has been out almost a month, but I just had a chance to read it.  Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding is a fun romp that wraps up the suspense so many readers have been awaiting. Will Lady Georgiana Rannoch finally...