Throwing Shade by Deborah Wilde

July 27, 2025

I don’t know when I’ve had so much fun reading a book. Maybe when I read John Scalzi’s The Kaiju Preservation Society a couple years ago. But, Deborah Wilde’s Throwing Shade is nothing like the science fiction novel. Think shape-shifting...

The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell

August 22, 2023

The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell marks the debut of the Crescent Cove queer cozy mystery series. As with any cozy series, it introduces the amateur sleuth, the setting of the series, and explains how the main character ended up in that town. I have to admit...

Five Moves of Doom by A.J. Devlin

September 14, 2022

Of all the books I review, A.J. Devlin’s “Hammerhead” Jed mysteries are the ones that probably seem the most unlikely for me to read. But, Five Moves of Doom is the third in the series, and I’ve read all of them. “Hammerhead” Jed is...

The Chairman’s Toys by Graham Reed

July 04, 2018

Graham Reed’s debut novel, The Chairman’s Toys, was the winner of the notable Freddie Award for Writing Excellence from Mystery Writers of America at Florida’s Sleuthfest. Set in Vancouver, this is the type of caper that will appeal to fans of Tim...