A Nice Class of Corpse by Simon Brett

May 09, 2025

A Nice Class of Corpse is only the second mystery by Simon Brett that I’ve read. I read one of his Blotto and Twinks books, but it wasn’t for me, and I just never picked up another one of his books. But, Aubrey Hamilton continued to push the Mrs. Pargeter...

Booked for Revenge by Karen Rose Smith

April 29, 2025

Well, there’s something I seldom do. I read Booked for Revenge by Karen Rose Smith, the second book in a spin-off series, and I didn’t read the first book or the Daisy’s Tea Garden series where this came from. However, this cozy mystery works, with a...

Not Dead Yet by Jeffrey Siger

March 31, 2025

I’ve been reading Jeffrey Siger’s Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis mysteries since the very beginning with Murder in Mykonos, a 2008 release. Set in Greece, these outstanding police procedurals feature Greek politics and culture. Best of all, though, is the...

Easeful Death by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

March 30, 2025

I was late coming to Cynthia Harrod-Eagles’ DCI Bill Slider books, but I’ve read all these outstanding police procedurals since I discovered them. The combination of witty dialogue and clever phrasing, along with the unconventional police team and the...

Paranoia by James Patterson & James O. Born

March 28, 2025

I had never read one of the Michael Bennett thrillers, but, of course when my cousin told me I was a character in Paranoia, I had to pick up the book. James O. Born, James Patterson’s co-author, asked me quite a while ago if he could make me a cat-loving...