Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower

September 18, 2022

Most of us would recognize the title of Amanda Flower’s first Emily Dickinson mystery, Because I Could Not Stop for Death, as a quote from a poem. In a departure from her cozy mysteries, Flower’s latest is a historical mystery grounded in the facts of...

Goodbye Again by Mariah Stewart

February 09, 2022

I liked Mariah Stewart’s second Wyndham Beach novel, Goodbye Again, so much that I suggested it to all the women in my immediate family, but I did recommend that they start with the first book, An Invincible Summer. If you like women’s fiction featuring...

A Three Book Problem by Vicki Delany

January 10, 2022

Any Sherlock Holmes fan will immediately recognize the reference to him with the title of Vicki Delany’s seventh Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery. Readers of traditional mysteries will be pleased with the country house setting in A Three Book Problem. This...

Nantucket Penny by Steven Axelrod

July 14, 2021

Steven Axelrod takes us back to Nantucket in Nantucket Penny, but it’s not the luxurious island you expect. It’s autumn on Nantucket. With the tourists gone, the island should be peaceful, and Police Chief Henry Kennis and his police force should be able...

Symphony Road by Gabriel Valjan

February 17, 2021

Gabriel Valjan’s first Shane Cleary mystery, Dirty Old Town, impressed me. He took an idealistic ex-cop turned PI, put him in Boston where he struggles to make a living while dealing with cops who hate him for his integrity and his willingness to testify against...