A Shimmer of Hummingbirds by Steve Burrows

April 16, 2018

It takes a little time to figure out what’s happening in Steve Burrows’ fourth Birder Murder Mystery, A Shimmer of Hummingbirds. I hadn’t read the previous books in the series, so I don’t know the relationships. Burrows won the 2015 Arthur...

Necessary Ends by Tina Whittle

April 07, 2018

Tina Whittle’s Necessary Ends is called “A Tai Randolph Mystery”. And, yes, Tai is in it, and she’s essential as always. But, this is the story of her lover and partner, Trey Seaver. It’s also the culmination of a story arc, a point that...

Date with Malice by Julia Chapman

April 03, 2018

I’ll date myself by saying the duo in this book will remind you of “Moonlighting”. Julia Chapman’s Date with Malice, the second in a series, is a suspenseful, humorous mystery set in the Yorkshire Dales community of Bruncliffe. You might not...

Hard Aground by Brendan DuBois

April 02, 2018

While Hard Aground is Brendan DuBois’ eleventh Lewis Cole mystery, it’s the first I’ve read. And, I wish I had read more of them about this intriguing character. While the back jacket mentions “Rear Window”, I can think of a couple books...

Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose

March 27, 2018

An emphasis on change and the Industrial Revolution doesn’t necessarily mean a book is steampunk. Andrea Penrose’s Murder at Half Moon Gate is an intriguing Regency mystery set in London. But, one element in the book is the patent for a mechanical...