Some of Us Are Looking by Carlene O’Connor

October 24, 2023

While I enjoy Carlene O’Connor’s Irish Village mysteries, and her last one, Murder at an Irish Bakery, was the best yet, I’m drawn to her darker County Kerry series. Some of Us Are Looking is the second one to feature Irish veterinarian Dimpna Wilde...

The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves

September 05, 2023

Bundle up and stay warm as you read the third Detective Matthew Venn novel by Ann Cleeves. The Raging Storm takes readers to Greystone in Devon, a storm-tossed coastal community where townspeople volunteer to work on lifeboats to save struggling sailors. This time,...

All is Not Forgiven by Joe Kenda

July 23, 2023

You might not recognize Joe Kenda’s name. All Is Not Forgiven is his debut novel. But, many of you might recognize his voice if you heard it. Kenda was a homicide detective in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the show “Homicide Hunter” was based on...

Code of the Hills by Chris Offutt

June 13, 2023

Mick Hardin is back! Code of the Hills is Chris Offutt’s third novel featuring Hardin, a product of the Kentucky hills. Offutt’s writing style is economical in these books, but it’s beautiful and descriptive, and the reader never doubts that Offutt...

Flesh and Blood by David Mark

June 11, 2023

I have to admit I hadn’t heard of David Mark’s Aector McAvoy series until Mark was on the mystery panel for the LJ Day of Dialog. Flesh and Blood is the eleventh police procedural in a series set in Hull, England. Several of the books were nominated for...