The Deepest Black by Randall Silvis

August 06, 2022

I realize there are a number of Randall Silvis fans out there. In fact, one of my dearest friends loves his books. Silvis has also been a finalist for two Hammett Prizes. But, I found The Deepest Black to be one of the weirdest books I ever finished. I really only...

Something Fishy This Way comes by Gabby Allan

July 26, 2022

It’s time to go back to Catalina Island with the second fun Whit and Whiskers Mystery by Gabby Allan, Something Fishy This Way Comes. Whitney Dagner, owner of a gift shop on Catalina Island, is hiding a treasure chest on the golf course for a customer when she...

Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead

July 11, 2022

If you’re a fan of locked-room mysteries or Golden Age ones, you might want to try Tom Mead’s debut, Death and the Conjuror. His mystery is a tribute to John Dickson Carr, and all those masters of the locked-room puzzles. It’s evident he’s a...

The Lost by Jeffrey B. Burton

June 28, 2022

Mace Reid, Officer Kippy Gumm, and, best of all, Mace’s cadaver dogs, are all back in the third book in the series, The Lost. While Mace’s HRD, human remains detection dogs, especially Vira, are brilliant, and Kippy is streetwise and has flashes of...

A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder by Dianne Freeman

June 27, 2022

I remembered how much I enjoy Dianne Freeman’s Countess of Harleigh mystery series when I felt bad for Lady Frances and George Hazelton when I read that her mother had been staying with her for four months before her wedding. Frances’ family is nothing but...