What You Never Knew by Jessica Hamilton

April 17, 2021

Two sisters, one living and one dead, return to the scene of their childhood in Jessica Hamilton’s debut, What You Never Knew. It turns out there’s quite a bit the Bennett sisters, May and June, never knew. April Bennett always told her daughters she sold...

The Hiding Place by Paula Munier

March 29, 2021

I don’t know the last time a mystery made me sob, but Paula Munier managed it with The Hiding Place. The third Mercy Carr mystery is a compelling, emotional story; emotional for both Mercy and the reader. Military veteran Mercy Carr had a falling out with...

Without a Brew by Ellie Alexander

November 09, 2020

I’ve mentioned before, I have no interest in beer or beer-making, but Ellie Alexander’s Sloan Krause mystery series is still interesting and entertaining. Although the fourth in the series,    Without a Brew, has some information about craft beer...

Bending the Paw by Diane Kelly

October 27, 2020

Diane Kelly successfully combines police procedural with cozy mystery in the ninth Paw Enforcement mystery, Bending the Paw.  It’s too bad Officer Megan Luz of the Fort Worth Police Department doesn’t have her dog, Brigit’s, nose. Cases...

The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz

October 20, 2020

If you’re looking for an introspective, mature amateur sleuth, you can’t go wrong with Leslie Budewitz’ Spice Shop Mysteries. Pepper Reece, Mistress of Spice at Pike Place Market’s Spice Shop in Seattle, might disagree with me. In the fifth...