Death of a Gigolo by Laura Levine

September 21, 2019

Every time I read a mystery that’s supposed to be humorous, I remind myself that everyone has a different idea of humor. Mine is not broad, slapstick style. I like quiet and witty, or, even, sometimes obnoxious and witty. But, I tend to prefer wordplay over...

Remembering the Dead by Elizabeth J. Duncan

September 15, 2019

World War I must have been on my mind lately. It’s odd that I ended up reviewing two books in a row with the shadows of the Great War. Remembering the Dead is Elizabeth J. Duncan’s latest Penny Brannigan mystery, set in Wales. For the 100th...

Ice Cold Heart by P.J. Tracy

September 09, 2019

I always look forward to P.J. Tracy’s Monkeewrench novels. Ice Cold Heart, the tenth book in the series, may be one of my favorites. Those of us who are fans of the Monkeewrench team will appreciate the focus on Roadrunner, with a glimpse of his past. Winter is...

Iced in Paradise by Naomi Hirahara

August 31, 2019

Edgar Award winning author, Naomi Hirahara, sets her new series in Hawai’i, the spelling she uses in the first book. It takes a little time to adjust to the language usage; the Pidgin, Hawaiian, and Japanese words and sentence structure in Iced in Paradise....

A Better Man by Louise Penny

August 27, 2019

Because I can never say as much as I’d like about one of Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Armand Gamache mysteries, instead, I’m going to quote another mystery author. Betty Webb said to me, “I love to see books taken seriously — and with...