The Diva Cooks Up a Storm by Krista Davis

October 19, 2019

I’m one book behind in this cozy mystery series. But, I enjoy Krista Davis’ setting, Old Town Alexandria. And, the mystery is very much character-driven. So, I finally picked up the latest Domestic Diva Mystery, The Diva Cooks Up a Storm. Sophie...

Good Man Gone Bad by Gar Anthony Haywood

October 13, 2019

It’s been a long time since I read one of Gar Anthony Haywood’s books. In the mid-90s, I read the two books he wrote about Joe and Dottie Loudermilk, a retired African-American couple who traveled the U.S. in their camper. I had never read any of the Aaron...

A Legacy of Murder by Connie Berry

October 07, 2019

Kate Hamilton is caught up in antiques, murder, and a troubled personal life in the second intriguing mystery by Connie Berry, A Legacy of Murder. This time, the American antiques dealer is in Suffolk County, England, rather than Scotland, but she’s still...

Beyond a Reasonable Stout by Ellie Alexander

October 06, 2019

Someday, I’m going to go back and read Ellie Alexander’s other series, The Bakeshop Mysteries. A librarian friend who isn’t a big cozy mystery reader raves about those books. Alexander and her characters suck a reader into a series, whether the...

Bloody Genius by John Sandford

September 29, 2019

John Sandford is a bloody genius. I wish I could tell you how he messed up my book review for Bloody Genius, the twelfth Virgil Flowers novel, but it would spoil the book. In fact, that’s what happened. I had an opening sentence all set after I read the...