Case Pending by Dell Shannon

August 09, 2020

If you’re interested in the history of crime fiction, you can’t go wrong with the Library of Congress Crime Classics.The Library of Congress, together with Poisoned Pen Press, and editor/expert Leslie S. Klinger, is publishing books that reflect the...

The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves

August 05, 2020

In preparation for the September 8 release of Ann Cleeves’ new Vera Stanhope mystery, The Darkest Evening, I went back to the beginning of the series. While Vera was formally introduced in part 2 of The Crow Trap, she makes a typical Vera Stanhope appearance...

Ghost Ups Her Game by Carolyn Hart

August 04, 2020

The Bailey Ruth books may seem to be charming traditional mysteries featuring a ghost who loves fashion, but, as readers know, Carolyn Hart’s books have a little romance and a great deal of clever twists in them. Ghost Ups Her Game is the ninth in the...

Lucky Bones by Michael Wiley

August 03, 2020

I wasn’t sure what to make of Michael Wiley’s second book featuring ex-cop turned PI, Sam Kelson. While the first book was gritty, the second in the series has many more comic elements, although it is still violent. I finally decided  Lucky Bones...

Shadows in Time by Julie McElwain

August 02, 2020

Once again, I read the fifth in a series, and wish I had started from the beginning. So, instead of starting with Shadows in Time by Julie McElwain, I’m suggesting you start from the beginning of the series with A Murder in Time. An FBI agent, time travel,...