Betrayal on the Bowery by Kate Belli

October 12, 2021

As much as I liked Kate Belli’s debut Gilded Gotham mystery, Deception by Gaslight, I did say she was caught up a little too much in details in that first book. I can’t say that about Betrayal on the Bowery. The historical details are still there, but...

The Keening by Anne Emery

September 18, 2021

I’ll be honest. As much as I enjoy Irish history, Anne Emery’s historical mystery, The Keening was slow going. However, readers who appreciate Cora Harrison’s Burren mysteries, set in 16th century Ireland, might want to try this mystery with two...

Vicki Delany, Guest Author

August 30, 2021

With Vicki Delany’s busy writing schedule, we’re lucky she had the time to write a piece for us. I know how popular her books are, and I jumped at the chance to introduce her new series. Vicki Delany is one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime...

A Fiancée’s Guide to First Wives and Murder by Dianne Freeman

July 27, 2021

Frances Wynn, the Countess of Harleigh, learned how a society marriage works in Victorian England before her first husband died in his lover’s bed. Frances’ fiancé, George Hazelton, loves and admires her. But, the fourth book in Dianne Freeman’s...

The Mystic’s Accomplice by Mary Miley

May 31, 2021

Mary Miley, author of The Roaring Twenties mysteries, introduces a new series set in the same time period in Chicago. Prohibition, mobsters, speakeasies, seances. It’s a tantalizing atmosphere for a mystery. And, Maddie Pastore is the perfect courageous amateur...