Broadway Butterfly by Sara DiVello

July 31, 2023

When you think of a true crime novel, do you think of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood? It’s a classic, but Sara DiVello follows in his footsteps with the compelling book, Broadway Butterfly. If you’re a fan of true crime or true crime podcasts, you...

Unholy City by Carrie Smith

November 06, 2017

Here’s a case in which you can pick up book three in a series, and appreciate it. Carrie Smith’s latest Claire Codella mystery, Unholy City, is a fascinating police procedural. The setting of the murder reminds me of Julia Spencer-Fleming’s...

The Gift of a Lifetime by Melissa Hill

December 18, 2016

I almost took Melissa Hill’s The Gift of a Lifetime back to the library. Then, I read the back flap again. An Irish immigrant to New York City loves movies and New York. At Christmastime, someone sends her on a treasure hunt to movie-related sites in the city....

Mystery Writers of America Presents Manhattan Mayhem

May 23, 2015

I’m not going to wait until this book comes out in early June to discuss it. Mary Higgins Clark edited a collection of stories written to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Mystery Writers of America. And, the stories, set all over Manhattan, are...

Where Are You Today?

May 22, 2015

I’ve started a fascinating book. It’s Mystery Writers of America Presents Manhattan Mayhem. It’s edited by Mary Higgins Clark, and it celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the founding of MWA. There are stories by Lee Child, Margaret Maron,...