A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

March 03, 2026

A Ghastly Catastrophe is Deanna Raybourn’s tenth Veronica Speedwell mystery. If you haven’t started this Victorian mystery series, you definitely need to start with A Curious Beginning. Like any series, some are better than others. If you read the...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb

February 23, 2026

Now that the Olympics are over, I can get back to reading. Between watching them, and not being able to find a good book, I’ve had a hard time. And, Linda and I are going up home for a few days tomorrow. So, I appreciate Kevin Tipple’s reviews. Thank you,...

Poison at the Wild Haggis Bookshop by Jackie Baldwin

February 21, 2026

Jackie Baldwin’s second Highland Bookshop Murder mystery, Poison at the Wild Haggis Bookshop has been called “cozy crime with a bite.” Written by a Scottish author, it features a woman who accidentally murdered a fellow student when she was thirteen....

Mrs. Claus and the Very Vicious Valentine by Liz Ireland

February 14, 2026

I’ll admit Liz Ireland’s Mrs. Claus and the Very Vicious Valentine was released in October. The publisher probably expected it to be a Christmas book. I saved it for Valentine’s weekend instead. The sixth book in the Mrs. Claus series was a charming...

The Crypt Thief by Mark Pryor

February 08, 2026

It took me a little longer to get into the second Hugo Marston novel by Mark Pryor, The Crypt Thief. The first book, The Bookseller, was more personal to Marston. It was a friend of his who was killed. But, once again, murder and politics are entwined, and Marston and...