The Bramble and the Rose by Tom Bouman

March 09, 2020

Tom Bouman’s debut Henry Farrell book, Dry Bones in the Valley, went on to win the Edgar Award in 2015 for Best First Novel. The third book in the series, The Bramble and The Rose, is descriptive of the rural Pennsylvania wilderness, with several intense,...

A Reckoning in the Back Country by Terry Shames

January 08, 2018

I don’t know about you, but I’m a big fan of Police Chief Samuel Craddock of Jarrett Creek, Texas. The small town lawman is authentic and believable as he deals with crimes in the small community. In Terry Shames’ latest mystery, A Reckoning in...

Glass Houses by Louise Penny

August 28, 2017

There are all kinds of stories about heroes, stories that say when others are running away, heroes run toward trouble. That’s the best way I know to summarize Louise Penny’s latest book, Glass Houses, and her lead character, Armand Gamache. Because of...

An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock by Terry Shames

January 03, 2017

Terry Shames’ Samuel Craddock mysteries are always thought-provoking views of our society. But, none of them have been as timely or challenging as the latest story, An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock. Shames takes us back to the beginning of...

Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb

February 10, 2016

Although I’m going to include the publisher’s information at the end of the review, I do disagree about one comment. The blurb says it’s the perfect book for any women’s fiction fan. I think J.D. Robb’s Brotherhood in Death is an...