See Also Deception by Larry D. Sweazy

May 09, 2016

Bleak. That’s the best word to describe the atmosphere of the North Dakota plains, the best word to describe the country in 1964, and the best word to describe indexer Marjorie Trumaine’s life. Larry D. Sweazy brilliantly describes that bleakness, drawing...

Come Dark by Steven F. Havill

April 25, 2016

Every time I read one of Steven F. Havill’s Posadas County mysteries, I urge readers to try one. Come Dark may be my favorite in the series, an excellent example of a small-town sheriff’s department working together in a community where they know the...

Murder at the 42nd Street Library by Con Lehane

April 21, 2016

Con Lehane’s intricately plotted mystery, Murder at the 42nd Street Library, is filled with complex, dysfunctional characters with twisted lives. At the same time, it’s a love letter to New York City, an atmospheric story that begins and ends with tragedy...

The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton

March 28, 2016

When Delaney Nichols lost her job at a small museum in Kansas, she had no idea she would end up in Edinburgh, Scotland in the middle of a murder mystery. But, then, she had answered an ad for “a bold adventurer”. Paige Shelton introduces the intrepid...

A Churn for the Worse by Laura Bradford

March 10, 2016

Nowadays, it’s often hard to tell what’s happening with my favorite mystery series. Will the series continue? Is this the last book? I’m not starting rumors. I have no idea, other than, if A Churn for the Worse is the last Amish mystery by Laura...