Killer in the Carriage House by Sheila Connolly

July 07, 2019

Although Kate Hamilton, the amateur sleuth in Killer in the Carriage House, comes across as distracted, I was wondering if the author, Sheila Connolly, was distracted when she wrote this latest mystery. I know I had an ARC, so I won’t mention errors I found in...

The Shameless by Ace Atkins

July 06, 2019

Ace Atkins’ ninth Quinn Colson novel needs to come with a label, “Warning. To Be Continued…” If there was ever a book with a cliffhanger ending, it’s The Shameless. Twenty years ago, a fifteen-year-old boy, Brandon Taylor, went missing in...

Roman Count Down by David P. Wagner

July 03, 2019

Here’s an admission. I really didn’t care who killed the count in David P. Wagner’s Roman Count Down, the prequel to his Rick Montoya Italian mysteries. I enjoyed the glimpse into Rick’s move to Rome. But, I loved all the discussion of food and...

Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker

June 26, 2019

I’m a little late in reviewing Bree Baker’s first book in the Seaside Cafe mystery series, but I do already have the next two, including the September release. And, I enjoyed the characters so much, I will be moving on with the books that follow Live...

Dead Big Dawg by Victoria Houston

June 17, 2019

I have no interest in fly fishing, and I can live without most descriptions of nature in mysteries, but Victoria Houston’s Loon Lake mysteries always catch my attention. Perhaps it’s because Police Chief Lewellyn Ferris and her friend Dr. Paul Osborne are...