The Diva Sweetens the Pie by Krista Davis

April 18, 2020

At a time when I needed a cozy mystery, I knew nothing would suit better than one of Krista Davis’ Domestic Diva mysteries. Fortunately, I was a year behind, and still had The Diva Sweetens the Pie to read. Her new one, The Diva Spices It Up, will be...

Murder at the Queen’s Old Castle by Cora Harrison

April 10, 2020

When nothing seems to suit for reading, it’s time to turn to a favorite series, a favorite country and its history. Cora Harrison’s Murder at the Queen’s Old Castle is a couple years old, but I never got around to reading this Reverend Mother...

The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman

April 06, 2020

Crushed. I was just crushed when I went to review Katharine Schellman’s debut mystery for a mystery column, and someone else had been assigned to the book. They better write a good review, because I loved this debut, and I’m looking forward to the next...

A Star is Dead by Elaine Viets

April 04, 2020

I had never heard of a death investigator before reading Elaine Viets’ latest Angela Richman, Death Investigator mystery. According to the web site, Coroner Talk, “The role of the medicolegal death investigator is to investigate any death that falls under...

The Knife Slipped by Erle Stanley Gardner, writing as A.A. Fair

March 25, 2020

What do you read when you can’t concentrate? How about a forgotten classic? I’ll admit my definition of a classic may be different, but I find that an unpublished Cool and Lam mystery qualifies. The background for Erle Stanley Gardner’s The...