Lineage Most Lethal by S. C. Perkins

July 25, 2020

Is this the kind of amateur sleuth, or, actually, the kind of character you would like to see in a book? “I don’t apologize for loving learning and information. I’m smart, I’m good at my job, I work hard, and I’m proud of it.” Those...

A House of Ghosts by W. C. Ryan

October 02, 2019

If I was putting together my top ten books of 2019 right now, W. C. Ryan’s A House of Ghosts would be in the top five. The engrossing ghost story/historical mystery is definitely one of the best books I’ve read this year. Fans of Charles Todd’s Ian...

The Book Supremacy by Kate Carlisle

June 03, 2019

I don’t read spy or espionage novels. But, Kate Carlisle expertly manipulates her readers to enjoy a story of spies, suspects and murders in the latest Bibliophile mystery, The Book Supremacy. It’s a treat to enter into a world of agents with...

Breaking the Dance by Clare O’Donohue

May 08, 2019

I loved Clare O’Donohue’s first World of Spies mystery, Beyond the Pale. I’m sure it didn’t hurt that most of it took place in Ireland. But, I loved her accidental spies, the American college professors Finn and Hollis Larsson. This time,...

Beyond the Pale by Clare O’Donohue

May 08, 2018

Clare O’Donohue wrote Beyond the Pale just for me. Well, not really. We’ve never met, and we hadn’t corresponded before I read this book. But, she sent her two reluctant spies all over Ireland, most of the time to places I’ve been. It felt as...