Ireland: A Luminous Beauty by Peter Harbison & Leslie Conron Carola

December 17, 2017

Ireland has the most beautiful skies, the most beautiful light, that I have ever seen. Peter Harbison and Leslie Conron Carola celebrate Ireland’s light, scenery, history and myth in a stunning book of photographs, Ireland: A Luminous Beauty. Harbison, an...

A Hunt in Winter by Conor Brady

October 10, 2017

I loved Conor Brady’s new Joe Swallow mystery, A Hunt in Winter. It’s the third in the series, and you don’t have to read the earlier ones. But, I wish I had. So, I have one suggestion and one cautionary note. The suggestion? Start with A June...

Thief’s Mark by Carla Neggers

August 30, 2017

Thief’s Mark is the seventh in Carla Neggers’ Sharpe & Donovan series, featuring two FBI agents. However, for those of us who haven’t read one in the series, this may be a good start. Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan are on their honeymoon, so...

Path into Darkness by Lisa Alber

August 09, 2017

I wish I had discovered Lisa Alber’s County Clare mysteries before the third book. You can start with Path into Darkness, but I recommend you start with the first, Kilmoon. The relationships are complicated enough that you should meet the characters in the...

Island of Glass by Nora Roberts

December 23, 2016

“Without those who will risk all to stand against evil, no world can flourish.” That’s not a spoiler for Nora Roberts’ Island of Glass, the final book in her Guardians Trilogy. It’s a summary of the story of six heroes who unite to...