Swann’s War by Michael Oren

October 22, 2022

While some reviews mentioned that Jacqueline Winspear’s readers would like Michael Oren’s Swann’s War, I’d suggest if if readers enjoyed Jess Montgomery’s Kinship series. Both books feature women who took over police positions in the...

Treachery on Tenth Street by Kate Belli

October 12, 2022

Kate Belli takes us back to New York City and Newport in the sweltering heat of July 1889. While investigative journalist Genevieve Stewart and wealthy Daniel McCaffrey have teamed up before for dangerous adventures, in Treachery on Tenth Street, they’re working...

Funeral Train by Laurie Loewenstein

October 01, 2022

When I reviewed Laurie Loewenstein’s Death of a Rainmaker in 2018, I considered it one of the best books I read that year, and it went on Library Journal’s Best Books list. Funeral Train, the sequel, is another atmospheric novel, although it doesn’t...

The Medici Murders by David Hewson

September 28, 2022

Since I won’t even be home from vacation until tomorrow, I certainly haven’t had time to put together the November Treasures in My Closet post. Expect that next Saturday, October 8. I’ll work on it this week. In the meantime, David Hewson introduces...

Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower

September 18, 2022

Most of us would recognize the title of Amanda Flower’s first Emily Dickinson mystery, Because I Could Not Stop for Death, as a quote from a poem. In a departure from her cozy mysteries, Flower’s latest is a historical mystery grounded in the facts of...