Beach Read by Emily Henry

May 20, 2020

It may be titled Beach Read, but don’t pick up Emily Henry’s latest novel expecting a light, fluffy romance. It has its moments, but it’s a story about a woman grieving the loss of her father, and a man who is still looking for people to trust after...

Read Herring Hunt by V. M. Burns

March 04, 2019

The second Mystery Bookshop mystery by V.M. Burns, Read Herring Hunt, was as delightful as the first. Yes, it’s not difficult to spot the killer in these books. But, Burns’ combination of a current mystery, and the text of a historical cozy is an unusual...

The Plot is Murder by V.M. Burns

February 27, 2019

I’m reading the second is V.M. Burns’ Mystery Bookshop series, Read Herring Hunt. The third book is out, and I realized I never even posted my review of the first book. I was impressed with The Plot is Murder. Mystery readers, like me, who want to...

Bleak Harbor by Bryan Gruley

December 02, 2018

It’s been a few years since Bryan Gruley had his award-winning Starvation Lake series. He returns to Michigan, to a new town, in Bleak Harbor, a domestic thriller. When Danny Peters disappears, Carey Peters fears her sixteen-year-old son has run away for a...

The Coroner by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

August 11, 2018

I wonder if I can entice you to try a debut mystery called The Coroner by telling you about the author. The author’s bio on the back of the book says, “Jennifer Graeser Dornbush is herself the daughter of a medical examiner, whose office was in her home....