Murder in Galway by Carlene O’Connor

March 02, 2021

Let’s face it. If the series says, “A Home To Ireland Mystery”, and the title is Murder in Galway, I’ll at least try the book. Carlene O’Connor doesn’t disappoint in this descriptive mystery that takes an American to Galway,...

To the Dark by Chris Nickson

February 27, 2021

If you like realistic historical fiction, atmospheric with sometimes grim details of daily life, you might want to try the third Simon Westow mystery, Chris Nickson’s To the Dark. When the snow melts in the dirty factory town of Leeds, England in February 1823,...

Nighthawking by Russ Thomas

February 23, 2021

I was a big fan of Russ Thomas’ debut crime novel, Firewatching. However, Nighthawking, the sequel, is a confusing, complex book that culminates in a cliffhanger. Even readers of the previous book will have a difficult time connecting the storyline from the...

A Fatal Lie by Charles Todd

February 13, 2021

I like Charles Todd’s Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries more than I do the Bess Crawford ones. However, I was disappointed in A Fatal Lie, the latest in the series. Chief Superintendent Markham of Scotland Yard is not happy with Rutledge, so he assigns him a case...

A Tourist’s Guide to Murder by V.M. Burns

February 10, 2021

It’s been a few years since I read one of the books in V.M. Burns’ Mystery Bookshop series. A Tourist’s Guide to Murder reminds me how much I enjoy the cast and the parallel storylines in these books. Samantha Washington, owner of Market Street...