The Dark Winter by David Mark

April 23, 2019

I’m always happy to stumble across a police procedural series in which the officer’s family life is included. My all-time favorite example of this is Dorothy Simpson’s Luke Thanet series, set in Kent, England. David Mark introduces Detective Sergeant...

Charity’s Burden by Edith Maxwell

April 06, 2019

Edith Maxwell skillfully uses her Quaker Midwife series to tell about history while discussing controversial topics. Quaker Rose Carroll is in the perfect position to ask questions of women in Amesbury, Massachusetts in 1869, when the women might not answer questions...

The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton

April 03, 2019

Paige Shelton’s fourth Scottish Bookshop mystery, The Loch Ness Papers, was one of my favorites in the series. Eccentric characters, a very unusual bookshop, and a wedding, all in an atmospheric setting, bring so much to this book. Bookseller Delaney Nichols has...

Edith Maxwell Interview

April 02, 2019

When I knew Midnight Ink was going to fold, I put out a call to the authors, saying I would be happy to do an interview or post a guest post from any of them. Edith Maxwell’s Quaker Midwife series has been published by Midnight Ink. The...

Lights! Camera! Puzzles! by Parnell Hall

March 31, 2019

I don’t usually read Parnell Hall’s Puzzle Lady mysteries, but I’m always attracted to books set in New York City. Cora Felton, The Puzzle Lady, is featured in this one, while her niece, Sherry Carter, really has just a small supporting role. Cora...