Something Whiskered by Miranda James

July 25, 2025

Yes and no on the seventeenth book in Miranda James’ Cat in the Stacks Mystery. Yes, it’s delightful with the Irish setting, more of Diesel the Maine Coon cat, and even a ghost cat named Fergal. But, if you’re looking for Charlie Harris, the...

Creeping Venom by Sheila Pim

May 12, 2025

Version 1.0.0 While Creeping Venom by Sheila Pim is a murder mystery, it has its lighter side, too. The goat, the results of the gardening contest, and even the bones that come crashing through the ceiling add a bizarre humor to the story. While the original emphasis...

Murder in an Irish Garden by Carlene O’Connor

February 23, 2025

I never saw the final twist coming in Carlene O’Connor’s Murder in an Irish Garden. Although the villain always seemed one step ahead of the Gardai in Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland, the final reveal came as a surprise to me. Perfectly logical, but it came...

Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay

May 22, 2024

I’ve read many of Jenn McKinlay’s mysteries, and all of her last four romantic comedies. She upped her game with her latest romcom, Love at First Book. It’s sexy, romantic, and gut wrenching. Of course, I picked this one up expecting to like it. It...

Murder at an Irish Chipper by Carlene O’Connor

February 18, 2024

Carlene O’Connor specializes in interesting characters in her tenth Irish Village Mystery, Murder at an Irish Chipper. (A chipper is a shop that sells fish and chips.) Siobhan O’Sullivan’s entire family is included in that cast of interesting...