An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock by Terry Shames

January 03, 2017

Terry Shames’ Samuel Craddock mysteries are always thought-provoking views of our society. But, none of them have been as timely or challenging as the latest story, An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock. Shames takes us back to the beginning of...

News of the World by Paulette Jiles

October 18, 2016

Long before Paulette Jiles’ News of the World was nominated for the National Book Award, I agreed to participate in the book tour for the novel. It’s a small book, only 224 pages, but it’s a powerful story with sections that will remind readers of...

Survivors Will Be Shot Again by Bill Crider

August 08, 2016

It’s time for another Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery from Bill Crider. Survivors Will Be Shot Again is just as amusing as earlier books, with the same quirky characters we’ve come to expect and appreciate. It’s always fun to watch the sheriff puzzle out...

Night Shift by Charlaine Harris

May 08, 2016

If you haven’t read Charlaine Harris’ novels about Midnight, Texas, you really can’t start with the third, Night Shift. You have to go back to Midnight Crossroad, the first book, to meet the denizens of the small town with one stoplight. You...

From Here to Home by Marie Bostwick

March 30, 2016

Three years ago, in Between Heaven and Texas, Marie Bostwick told Mary Dell Templeton’s story. Now, she moves that storyline forward thirty years in From Here to Home. Mary Dell was one of a long line of strong women from Too Much, Texas. When her son,...