Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Darkest Game by Joseph Schneider

March 15, 2023

A few years ago, I introduced Kevin Tipple to Joseph Schneider and his first LAPD Detective Tully Jarsdel mystery. Now, with the third one, he’s ahead of me. I haven’t read The Darkest Game yet. So, thank you, Kevin, for reviewing the latest book in the...

Standing Dead by Margaret Mizushima

March 08, 2023

As much as I like Margaret Mizushima’s Timber Creek K-9 series, I was happy to see the ongoing storyline of Mattie Wray’s family end in Standing Dead. At least it felt as if it came to a logical conclusion. I’m hoping we can move on to more...

City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita

January 10, 2023

One reason I found the concept for Iris Yamashita’s debut mystery so intriguing is because I had seen the CBS Sunday Morning feature about Whittier, Alaska. Yamashita’s City Under One Roof is set in the fictional town of Point Mettier, Alaska, but her...

Nail’s Crossing by Kris Lackey

August 24, 2022

Somewhere buried in Kris Lackey’s first Bill Maytubby and Hannah Bond mystery, Nail’s Crossing, is a plot. That plot is underneath so many chase scenes that I lost count, including one chase scene with Maytubby piloting an airplane. But, I did like...

The Retreat by Sarah Pearse

July 20, 2022

In the case of Sarah Pearse’s The Retreat, I may be glad I didn’t read the previous book in the series, The Sanatorium. A fellow librarian said she loved the earlier book, and couldn’t get into this one. I didn’t have that problem because I...