The Mausoleum by David Mark

June 02, 2019

David Mark’s standalone thriller, The Mausoleum, is a difficult book to discuss. The flap doesn’t do it justice, but to reveal too much more will give away the story. At the same time, it was also a difficult book to read, told in alternating chapters by...

Rag and Bone by Joe Clifford

May 27, 2019

I’ll just say this right now. Jay Porter, the protagonist in Joe Clifford’s series, has to be one of the sorriest people in a mystery series. He’s alienated a number of friends, lost a business, lost a wife and son, all because he’s obsessed...

Sconed to Death by Lynn Cahoon

May 25, 2019

It seems as if I missed a relevant murder or two because I picked up the fifth Cat Latimer mystery by Lynn Cahoon. But, I still enjoyed  Sconed to Death, the story of an author and amateur sleuth who runs writers’ retreats from her Colorado...

Charity’s Burden by Edith Maxwell

April 06, 2019

Edith Maxwell skillfully uses her Quaker Midwife series to tell about history while discussing controversial topics. Quaker Rose Carroll is in the perfect position to ask questions of women in Amesbury, Massachusetts in 1869, when the women might not answer questions...

Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay

September 09, 2018

Although I missed a couple in Jenn McKinlay’s Library Lover’s mystery series, it’s always satisfying to return to Briar Creek, Connecticut. It’s like meeting up with old friends, Library Director Lindsey Norris, her boyfriend, Sully, Captain...