“Murder at Martingale Manor” by Jodi Taylor

March 22, 2026

Ten years ago, I picked Jodi Taylor’s first Chronicles of St. Mary’s book, Just One Damn Thing After Another, as one of my favorite books of 2016. Taylor was one of my discoveries that year. She had already written 7.6 titles (books and short stories) in...

“3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years” by John Scalzi

October 03, 2025

I read Kelley Armstrong’s time travel historical mystery “Rip Through Time” series. But, I really kicked off my interest in time travel stories in fifth grade when we read H.G. Wells’ Time Machine. But, my all-time favorite time travel story is...

Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong

May 29, 2024

I’m a big fan of Kelley Armstrong’s Rip Through Time series. I like the story of Mallory Atkinson, a 21st century police detective stuck in the body of a housemaid in Edinburgh in 1869. But, I really like the way Armstrong incorporates the historic laws,...

Calico by Lee Goldberg

November 06, 2023

Lee Goldberg’s Calico might be harder to summarize and review than even Louise Penny’s books. There’s not a good way to describe this book without spoilers, but I’m going to try. Beth McDade is a former LAPD detective. After the scandal she was...

The Poisoner’s Ring by Kelley Armstrong

May 23, 2023

I liked Kelley Armstrong’s second Rip Through Time novel, The Poisoner’s Ring, even more than I liked the first one. Armstrong examines women’s roles in 1869 Edinburgh, contrasts women’s rights in Scotland with that of England at the time, and...