Unreasonable Doubt by Vicki Delany

February 03, 2016

I read most of Vicki Delany’s mystery series, but the Constable Molly Smith mystery series set in Trafalgar, British Columbia is my favorite. The police procedurals are set in a fascinating town with a mixture of tourists, hippies who moved there during the...

The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake by Terry Shames

January 11, 2016

The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake marks the return of one of the most engaging lawmen in Texas, Terry Shames’ police chief, Samuel Craddock. The unpretentious, old-fashioned man knows just how to investigate a case in Jarrett Creek, but discovers that even an...

Murder in Retribution by Anne Cleeland

December 28, 2015

I’m in agreement with the reviewers who call Anne Cleeland’s New Scotland Yard mysteries original. These clever stories feature two fascinating, reclusive police detectives whose personal lives are even more intriguing than their cases. And, the more Doyle...

Murder in Thrall by Anne Cleeland

December 26, 2015

Anne Cleeland’s characters and her writing style in her first Acton and Doyle Scotland Yard mystery, Murder in Thrall, completely captivated me. This unusual book launched what is now a three-book series, with, hopefully many more to come.  Acton and...

Stillwater by Melissa Lenhardt

December 22, 2015

Stillwater, Texas. The town in Melissa Lenhardt’s first Jack McBride mystery is as bleak and dark as it sounds. But, McBride isn’t one of those perfect saints, a lawman who comes into town to clean up the place. McBride’s brooding, angry personality...