A Novel Murder by E.C. Nevin

July 05, 2025

It’s obvious that the author of A Novel Murder, a debut mystery, knows her way around the publishing industry and literary festivals. This isn’t a cozy mystery, but it’s a traditional one with likable characters. And, uncovering characters and their...

The Stately Home Murder by Catherine Aird

June 30, 2025

Detective Inspector C.D. Sloan is out of his element when he’s called to investigate a murder in Catherine Aird’s The Stately Home Murder. This mystery is a humorous look inside the home of the Thirteenth Earl of Ornum and his extended family, cousins,...

Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall

June 27, 2025

I never saw “Broadchurch”, so I have no idea how Chris Chibnall’s debut mystery, Death at the White Hart compares to the show. Chibnall is the creator of “Broadchurch”. Now, he gives us a solid police procedural with an interesting lead...

Henrietta Who? by Catherine Aird

June 23, 2025

I can see why Aubrey Hamilton recommended the Inspector Sloan mysteries to me. Henrietta Who? by Catherine Aird has a clever plot. I never guessed the killer because the plot was so well-developed, and there were too many likely suspects. It was Henry Ford, the...

Mrs. Pargeter’s Plot by Simon Brett

June 14, 2025

While Simon Brett’s fourth Mrs. Pargeter’s book, Mrs. Pargeter’s Pound of Flesh, was my favorite in the series so far, I had a hard time getting through Mrs. Pargeter’s Plot. The entire situation was a little too bizarre for me. Mrs. P is...