Fatal First Edition by Jenn McKinlay

February 12, 2024

Jenn McKinlay brings so many fun elements together in her latest Library Lover’s Mystery, Fatal First Edition. There’s a murder on a train with a closed group of suspects, a cameo appearance from Kate Carlisle’s book restorer character, Brooklyn...

The Sign of Four Spirits by Vicki Delany

February 11, 2024

I’m a fan of Vicki Delany’s Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries, and her amateur sleuth, Gemma Doyle. Although Gemma is on the periphery of the scene when the murder occurs in The Sign of Four Spirits, she works her unofficial investigation, using her...

Cursed to Death by Bill Crider

February 10, 2024

Bill Crider and Sheriff Dan Rhodes examine relationships in the third in the Dan Rhodes mystery series, Cursed to Death. Although I’m reading the series in order, I’m looking at the books so I can discuss more than Crider’s great characters. If I was...

At Any Cost by Jeffrey Siger

February 06, 2024

Once again, Jeffrey Siger taps into the world’s politics in order to scare us to death. I’ll admit, I find some of the metaverse discussions tedious in At Any Cost. My eyes glazed over. But, the ending was as fast-paced and engrossing as always. And, of...

Guilt Strikes at Granger’s Store by Terry Shames

February 05, 2024

I’m a big fan of Terry Shames’ Samuel Craddock mysteries. In fact, that’s a quote from me on the jacket of her latest book, Guilt Strikes at Granger’s Store. It’s from my review of Murder at the Jubilee Rally for Library Journal....