The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper

April 04, 2025

How could I go wrong with a novel about dollhouses, miniatures, and a librarian? Elise Hooper’s The Library of Lost Dollhouses has all those elements, along with an artist to root for. Readers who don’t care for alternating timelines will not be happy with...

Hanging the Devil by Tim Maleeny

November 15, 2023

Tim Maleeny’s latest Cape Weathers mystery takes readers to San Francisco’s Chinatown, into the world of art, and to China itself. Best of all, though, Hanging the Devil takes readers on a fast-paced adventure. Eleven-year-old Grace wasn’t really...

The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle

July 25, 2022

Kate Carlisle’s publisher, Berkley, has some of the best cover artists in the business, and, whoever they selected to illustrate the cover of The Paper Caper excelled at the job. Because I read an egalley, I can’t give credit to the artist, but I wish I...

Little Black Book by Kate Carlisle

July 07, 2021

Before discussing Kate Carlisle’s fifteenth Bibliophile mystery, Little Black Book, I wanted to praise the cover artist. Because I read a .PDF, I have no idea who Berkley picked for the artist, but this cover is just stunning, and details are so accurate, from...

The Man in the Microwave Oven by Susan Cox

October 31, 2020

Confession time. I remember when Susan Cox’ The Man on the Washing Machine came out. Honestly? The title was so unappealing to me that I never tried it. I should have known better. That book was the winner of the Minotaur Books/MWA First Crime Novel Award, and...