Sarah Blair is in a good place, literally and figuratively. Happily settled in a cozy carriage house with her Siamese cat, RahRah, she’s gotten into the groove of working as a law firm receptionist/secretary for Harlan Endicott and volunteering for the local animal shelter. She even has the time and funds to consider going back…
The Man That Got Away by Lynne Truss is the 2nd novel in the Constable Twitten Mystery Series set in 1957 Brighton. Lynne Truss once again shows off her superb command of the English language and comedy in this follow-up to her terrific debut mystery novel, A Shot In The Dark. The very first page…
This was my first of the seasonally themed collections these three talented writers have been putting together for a while, and I’m so glad I finally got around to reading it. Barbara Ross is my favorite culinary cozy author, so it’s a bit ridiculous that I’ve barely even glanced at this series before this. I…
I’ve read quite a few books from Jenn McKinlay’s Cupcake Bakery mystery series for this column, but this has been my first of her Library Lover’s, and I have to say that I was completely blown away. Perhaps it’s just the subject matter, or perhaps it’s the slightly more serious tone of this series, but…
Takes One to Know One by Susan Isaacs is a bitingly wry and ominously thrilling novel about a former FBI anti-terrorism agent turned Long Island housewife whose curiosity leads her to investigate a boring coworker that ends up opening a case far more dangerous than she could have imagined. Thirty-eight-year-old Corie Geller has it all:…
I honestly don’t know how David Rosenfelt does it. He puts out two to three mysteries a year and each one is terrific. I should know: I’ve read five of the six books he’s published since mid-2017 as they came out and each is an intelligent, hilarious page-turner. This twentieth book in the Andy Carpenter…
At the end of every summer, the 16-year-old girls of Garner County are banished to live in the wilderness for a year. This is so that they can safely rid themselves of their “magic”, the potent ability that runs wild in their veins and allows them to ensnare the good, honest men of the county…
The third Deputy Donut Mystery finds us back in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin, as the town gears up to celebrate the Fourth of July. Donut shop owner Emily Westhill is pleased that both her store and vintage donut-mobile will be featured in the festivities, with the latter set to carry the Fallingbrook King and Queen during the…
Death of a Gigolo by Laura Levine is the 17th book in the Jaine Austen mystery series, where the freelance writer must solve a murder while ghostwriting a steamy romance novel. The 17th book of the Jaine Austen mystery series is one of the strongest to date. It’s funny and fresh, with a murder mystery…
Simmering in Patagonian myth, The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring is a debut novel and a gothic psychological thriller with a haunting twist. I’m a sucker for boarding school novels, especially ones that incorporate mystery and horror into the proceedings. So I leaped at the chance to review Sara Faring’s The Tenth Girl, which is billed as…
