Fatal Roots by Sheila Connolly

January 07, 2020

Sheila Connolly’s County Cork mysteries always take me to Ireland, a country I love. And, I thought her book, An Early Wake, brought the music and area to life. That’s probably why I was so disappointed with the latest book in the series, Fatal Roots....

Bound for Murder by Victoria Gilbert

January 06, 2020

Like Jenn McKinlay’s latest Library Lover’s Mystery, Word to the Wise, Victoria Gilbert’s Bound for Murder features a small-town library director in a darker situation than usually expected in a cozy mystery series. Illicit drugs, and a commune...

Checked Out by Elizabeth Spann Craig

December 22, 2019

While I’ve been known to complain about the amateur sleuths in cozy mysteries who ignore their jobs, I don’t have that complaint about Ann Beckett in Elizabeth Spain Craig’s Checked Out. The librarian does her job, shows up early, works late,...

Motherless Child by V.M. Burns

December 11, 2019

Motherless Child is only the second book in V.M. Burns’ RJ Franklin mystery series, but I feel as if I know Franklin and his world. He’s a homicide detective, but he’s also a member of his Indiana community, devoted to his adopted grandmother, Mama...

Murder at the Opera by D. M. Quincy

December 09, 2019

At last! At last a new Atlas Catesby mystery from D.M. Quincy, and, at last, a series I’ve read from the beginning. If you enjoy atmospheric historical mysteries set in the early 19th century, mysteries that beautifully set the scene while introducing characters...