The King Arthur Case by Jean-Luc Bannalec

April 23, 2022

I love the cover of Jean-Luc Bannalec’s The King Arthur Case. I’m going to admit that’s my favorite part of this seventh book in the Brittany Mystery Series. I read the first in the series years ago, and liked it, but didn’t love it. I never...

A Dire Isle by RV Raman

March 28, 2022

Well, RV Raman’s second Harith Athreya mystery came as a surprise. While A Will to Kill was definitely in the Agatha Christie style, A Dire Isle was a police procedural with the expected wrap-up scene. It just shows how creative Raman is, that he takes his...

Sandie’s Corner – Pray for Silence

March 05, 2022

I have two books to finish and review here on Sunday and Monday. In the meantime, Sandie Herron is stepping in with the second Kate Burkholder novel by Linda Castillo, Pray for Silence. She’s been tearing through the series, and I have reviews to post when I...

The Day He Left by Frederick Weisel

February 28, 2022

A couple weeks ago, one of the blog readers mentioned he quit a book because the author never developed the characters. Although that book was the second in the series, he said he didn’t know anything about the main character. That isn’t a problem with...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – Duke by Rozlan Mohd Noor

February 22, 2022

I’ve met my deadlines for the April issue, but I’m finishing up the book I’ll review tomorrow, a classic PI novel. So, I’m taking advantage of Kevin Tipple’s submitted reviews. Today, Kevin reviews the second in Rozlan Mohd Noor’s...