Countdown by Frederick Ramsay

July 09, 2018

Following Frederick Ramsay’s death in 2017, Dana Stabenow polished the manuscript for his last mystery, Countdown. It’s eight years after Jesse Sutherlin’s return home to Virginia from the First World War, the story told in Copper Kettle. Jesse...

The War Bride’s Scrapbook by Caroline Preston

April 23, 2018

Caroline Preston, author of Jackie by Josie, takes a unique look at a World War II marriage in the fascinating “novel in pictures”, The War Bride’s Scrapbook. Using historic pictures and captions, clipped art and illustrations, she tells the...

The Devil’s Triangle by Howard Owen

June 25, 2017

I’m a sucker for a good mystery featuring a journalist as sleuth. So why hadn’t I heard of Howard Owen? The Devil’s Triangle is the sixth Willie Black mystery set in Richmond, Virginia. I feel as if I’ve been missing a good series. In...

The Good Byline by Jill Orr

April 11, 2017

Bless her heart. Riley Ellison is the talk of her hometown in Virginia. She’s also the amateur sleuth in Jill Orr’s fun debut mystery, The Good Byline. It’s a mystery for readers who enjoy quirky characters in a Janet Evanovich-style caper. When...

The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap by Wendy Welch

May 29, 2016

I vaguely remember thinking I wanted to read Wendy Welch’s book when it came out in 2012, but that was the year I was applying for jobs and getting ready to move from Arizona. However, I follow Tales of the Lonesome Pine LLC on Facebook, and that reminded me of...