Murder in the Cathedral by Cora Harrison

August 27, 2022

Way back when I was in college, a history professor taught that we could discuss any historical event by covering the social, political, cultural, religious, and economic causes. No, a murder mystery doesn’t hinge on those causes. However, I appreciate Cora...

Die Around Sundown by Mark Pryor

August 16, 2022

Mark Pryor, author of the Hugo Marston mysteries, kicks off a new series set in occupied Paris with Die Around Sundown. Those of us who are Americans seldom think about the people who lived through or fought in the Great War against the Germans, and then had to face...

The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss

June 08, 2022

Every time I read a later book in a series, I regret that I didn’t start with the first one. But, I picked up The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss to review for a journal. I just wish I’d read The War Widow, the first Billie Walker mystery, before reading this...

Last Call at the Nightingale by Katharine Schellman

June 07, 2022

Before I even dive into the background of Katharine Schellman’s latest historical mystery, Last Call at the Nightingale, I just want to take a moment to rave about this stunning cover. Because I read a .pdf, I don’t have the cover artist’s details....

Murder at the Porte de Versailles by Cara Black

March 02, 2022

Murder at the Porte de Versailles marks Cara Black’s twentieth book in the Aimee Leduc Investigations series. If you haven’t read the series, Aimee Leduc owns a detective agency that specializes in computer security in Paris, France. Now that she is the...