The Shining Skull by Kate Ellis

August 02, 2025

The Shining Skull is the eleventh book in Kate Ellis’ Wesley Peterson Murder Mystery series. If readers like police procedurals that combine a contemporary crime with a historical one, I don’t think they’ll be disappointed. It does take a little...

Lavender Lies Bleeding by Leslie Budewitz

July 23, 2025

I saw a question on Facebook yesterday. “What is your favorite cozy mystery series?” While there are several I read faithfully, Leslie Budewitz’ Spice Shop Mysteries definitely rank up there. She always takes us, along with her protagonist Pepper...

Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker

July 20, 2025

It was time for me to meet up with Martin Walker’s Bruno, Chief of Police in St. Denis, a village in the Dordogne Department of France. I know what made me wait so long. Every time I heard Martin Walker interviewed, the moderator started by speaking in French. I...

A Late Phoenix by Catherine Aird

July 19, 2025

I really liked Catherine Aird’s fourth Sloan and Crosby mystery, A Late Phoenix, with its cold case aspect and the connections to World War II. And, in each book, Aird adds a little bit more about Sloan’s personal life. Not only does he have a passion for...

Murder Among the Owls by Bill Crider

July 08, 2025

First, before I review the fourteenth Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery, Murder Among the Owls by Bill Crider, just a note that I heard from Crider’s son-in-law, Tom Neary. He said there will be news about the rerelease of the series within a few weeks. I’ll pass...