Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy

February 13, 2018

Last year, D.M. Quincy’s first Atlas Catesby mystery, Murder in Mayfair, was one of my top picks of the year. The second book in the series, Murder in Bloomsbury, has done nothing to disabuse me of the idea that Quincy is a talented author who tells...

DEROS by John A. Vanek

February 04, 2018

DEROS: Date of Expected Return from Overseas. In John A. Vanek’s first Father Jake Austin mystery, the former medic in Vietnam may physically be in the United States, but even in 2002, he still feels as if he left a part of himself behind. After his service in...

Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves

January 27, 2018

Sarah Graves’ latest mystery, Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake, marks the return of Jacobia (Jake) Tiptree from the Home Repair is Homicide mysteries. This book kicks off a new series, and a new adventure for Jake. Don’t worry, though. Jake will always...

A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn

January 16, 2018

How often do you read a novel and find it so wonderful that it makes you want to not only reread it, but also read another book? Deanna Raybourn’s third Veronica Speedwell mystery, A Treacherous Curse, moves the characters’ relationship along, while...

Last Stop in Brooklyn by Lawrence H. Levy

January 13, 2018

Someday I’m going to recruit my sister, Christie, to write book reviews for the blog. She        reads some of the series I haven’t yet had time to pick up, and her comments are perceptive and on target. She liked Lawrence H....