Bound for Murder by Victoria Gilbert

January 06, 2020

Like Jenn McKinlay’s latest Library Lover’s Mystery, Word to the Wise, Victoria Gilbert’s Bound for Murder features a small-town library director in a darker situation than usually expected in a cozy mystery series. Illicit drugs, and a commune...

Overdue by Elizabeth Spann Craig

December 29, 2019

As much as I appreciate the settings of the library mysteries by Miranda James and Jenn McKinlay, Elizabeth Spann Craig’s Village Library Mysteries truly are set in the world of public libraries. In Overdue, she covers everything from the library cat to...

Checked Out by Elizabeth Spann Craig

December 22, 2019

While I’ve been known to complain about the amateur sleuths in cozy mysteries who ignore their jobs, I don’t have that complaint about Ann Beckett in Elizabeth Spain Craig’s Checked Out. The librarian does her job, shows up early, works late,...

A Night’s Tail by Sofie Kelly

September 07, 2019

I wanted to like Sofie Kelly’s latest Magical Cats Mystery as much as I did The Cats Came Back. But, the large cast of characters in A Night’s Tail did me in. There were too many characters in the opening scene, and I never felt as if I caught up with...

The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins

August 17, 2019

I fell head-over-heels in love with Karen Hawkins’ novel, The Book Charmer, and her characters. The delightful book is set in Dove Pond, North Carolina, a town struggling to stay alive in 2019. It takes a little magic, a great deal of friendship, passion, and...