The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake by Terry Shames

January 11, 2016

The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake marks the return of one of the most engaging lawmen in Texas, Terry Shames’ police chief, Samuel Craddock. The unpretentious, old-fashioned man knows just how to investigate a case in Jarrett Creek, but discovers that even an...

Sweet Pepper Hero by J.J. Cook

January 10, 2016

Sweet Pepper, Tennessee is known for its peppers, its ghosts, and the secrets kept in a small mountain community. When author J.J. Cook thrusts fire chief Stella Griffin into the middle of local whiskey wars in Sweet Pepper Hero, Stella and the reader discover...

Murder in Hindsight by Anne Cleeland

January 06, 2016

When I told Kaye Wilkinson Barley that I had just finished Anne Cleeland’s Murder in Hindsight, I said, “sigh”, and she agreed. I’ve finished all three of the novels about Doyle and Acton, and it’s going to be hard to let the characters...

Murder in Retribution by Anne Cleeland

December 28, 2015

I’m in agreement with the reviewers who call Anne Cleeland’s New Scotland Yard mysteries original. These clever stories feature two fascinating, reclusive police detectives whose personal lives are even more intriguing than their cases. And, the more Doyle...

Mystery Series From the Beginning

December 23, 2015

‘Tis the season means it takes a little while to get through books. I just received Anne Cleeland’s latest book, Murder in Hindsight. She’s going to kick off the 2016 book giveaways by giving away all three books in her Scotland Yard mystery...