Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson

December 21, 2021

Every year, Sheriff Walt Longmire rereads A Christmas Carol. Every year, I reread Craig Johnson’s story of a Christmas Eve, Spirit of Steamboat. I never know if I’ll have time to read it on Christmas Eve, and I do have some short pieces I always read, but...

Best Laid Plans by Gwen Florio

February 02, 2021

Gwen Florio debuts the Nora Best mystery series with Best Laid Plans. It features a woman over fifty as the protagonist. She tells the story, and I think readers will find themselves rooting for her. She’s not quite as confident as she pretends, but she “fakes it...

Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson

December 13, 2020

I’ve reviewed Craig Johnson’s novella, Spirit of Steamboat, before. But, it’s my favorite of his books, and it’s a Christmas routine for me. I go back and reread it, and cry over it all over again. It’s a World War II veteran, a...

Next to Last Stand by Craig Johnson

September 22, 2020

I have a difficult time with a review when I am passionate about a book. What more do I say other than, I love this book? I always have a tough time reviewing Louise Penny’s books. I do love Craig Johnson’s latest Walt Longmire book, but it is such a...

The Marshal and the Mystical Mountain by C.M. Wendelboe

April 08, 2020

A month ago, I reviewed a frontier mystery set during the 1920s in Rocky Mountain National Park.  C.M. Wendelboe’s The Marshal and the Mystical Mountain is a compelling, violent story for all of us who love the works of Craig Johnson and Margaret Cole....