The Fraud by Brad Parks

July 06, 2015

Our carefree investigative reporter Carter Ross has become a little more responsible now that there’s a baby on its way. That doesn’t mean Carter doesn’t get in trouble, as shown in the opening chapter of Brad Parks’ The Fraud, when he...

The Diva Steals a Chocolate Kiss by Krista Davis

June 16, 2015

Anyone who follows Krista Davis’ Domestic Diva series knows that the book really should have been called The Diva and the Kiss of Death. Anytime Sophie Winston shows up in a book, there will be a murder. Actually, her latest bestseller, The Diva Steals a...

Noontime Follies by Elizabeth Gunn

June 15, 2015

I usually put every other book aside to read Elizabeth Gunn’s latest Jake Hines mystery. There’s just something logical and satisfying about these police procedurals set in Rutherford, Minnesota. Noontime Follies is no exception. Jake Hines runs...

Ripped from the Pages by Kate Carlisle

June 03, 2015

I don’t often start a review by commenting on the cover, but Don Craig’s cover illustration for Kate Carlisle’s latest Bibliophile Mystery is stunning. It beautifully summarizes Ripped from the Pages, the new book featuring Brooklyn...

Rock with Wings by Anne Hillerman

May 20, 2015

Anne Hillerman has a gift for descriptive writing about the Southwest. She may have inherited her father’s characters, Leaphorn and Chee, but she took that inheritance and made it her own. She puts her own spin on the descriptions, the characters, and the...