Sandie’s Corner – Drowned Under

January 08, 2022

Long before Sandie Herron reviewed audiobooks here for “Have You Heard?”, she reviewed books for Sandie’s Corner. She noticed I never reviewed the second book in Wendall Thomas’ Cyd Redondo series, so she asked if she could discuss Drowned...

Spirits and Smoke by Mary Miley

January 04, 2022

I was so impressed with Mary Miley’s first historical mystery set in 19201s Chicago, The Mystic’s Accomplice. I seldom say the second in the series is even better, but Spirits and Smoke is rich in historical detail. What can be more fascinating as a...

Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings by Liz Ireland

December 22, 2021

Just an off-the-wall thought. I have problems with romances in which there are too many misunderstandings. There are tropes in some cozy mysteries that I object to – the romantic triangle that goes on too long; the amateur sleuth who ignores her business for the...

Jane Austen’s Lost Letters by Jane K. Cleland

December 14, 2021

Jane Austen’s Lost Letters is the fourteenth Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery by Jane K. Cleland. I’ve read all of them, beginning with Consigned to Death in 2006. I introduced my sisters to the series because the combination of Josie Prescott’s...

Gated Prey by Lee Goldberg

December 13, 2021

While I thought Bone Canyon, the second Eve Ronin novel was terrific, I’ll admit Gated Prey dragged for me. This isn’t the fault of author Lee Goldberg. Eve Ronin and her partner, Duncan Pavone, investigate two messy cases, and I really only found one of...