Just Plain Murder by Laura Bradford

November 26, 2018

Whatever you do, don’t enter Laura Bradford’s Amish world in Pennsylvania expecting it to be the same as Linda Castillo’s world in Ohio’s Amish country. Just Plain Murder, the sixth in Bradford’s Amish mystery series, is a cozy set...

The Night of the Flood edited by E.A. Aymar and Sarah M. Chen

March 10, 2018

In a series of linked stories, fourteen crime authors tell the story of a disastrous night in one town. The Night of the Flood is a dark, disturbing book with an open-ended conclusion that allows readers to imagine what might have happened after. The town of...

Seeds of Revenge by Wendy Tyson

November 14, 2017

I hope those of you who read mystery series take my suggestions seriously. Wendy Tyson’s Seeds of Revenge is a fascinating mystery with well-developed characters in a small town. There’s a complex, character-driven plot. But, I’d recommend that you...

Cremains of the Day by Misty Simon

November 04, 2017

I don’t know if I should suggest that fans of Tonya Kappes’ Ghostly Southern Mysteries would like this book, with the connection to a funeral home. Maybe it would be fans of Kathy Hogan Trocheck’s Callahan Garrity cleaning service mysteries. Or,...

Miller’s Valley by Anna Quindlen

April 23, 2016

Mary Margaret Miller. Mimi. Meem. Even Babe. Whatever name she goes by, Mary Margaret is one of the most memorable narrators I’ve met in a long time. She’s matter-of-fact as she tells the bittersweet story of the home she loved her entire life in Anna...