Secret Lives by Mark de Castrique

October 15, 2022

After Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club, it seems that seniors are the hottest sleuths. It’s not very wise to underestimate them. It’s certainly not wise to assume that seventy-five-year-old Ethel Fiona Crestwater is a sweet little lady who...

Augusta Hawke by G.M. Malliet

July 09, 2022

I have to admit I was disappointed in G.M. Malliet’s first in her new series, Augusta Hawke. I read most of the Max Tudor mysteries, some of the St. Just ones. Although Augusta is an author, this book just wasn’t for me. As mystery writer Augusta Hawke...

Sound of Darkness by Heather Graham

June 11, 2022

We all know Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters books are my book addiction. I read every new book as if I was scarfing down a box of chocolates. Sound of Darkness is no exception. It kicks off a new trilogy within the series, and that’s one thing I enjoy...

The Diva Says Cheesecake! by Krista Davis

May 28, 2022

I believe I’ve read almost all fifteen Diva mysteries featuring events planner and advice columnist Sophie Winston. I love the setting of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. These are comfort reads bringing back a group of Sophie’s friends. But, Krista...

Christmas, the Krewe, and Kenneth by Heather Graham

December 17, 2021

Well, I was still reading on deadline until last night, but I did find time to read one of Heather Graham’s short stories about the Krewe of Hunters. I stumbled across several holiday stories she wrote, and I thought “Christmas, the Krewe, and...