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Doreen Sheridan

Doreen Sheridan is a freelance writer living in Washington, D.C. She microblogs on Twitter @dvaleris.

Cooking the Books: Lemon Curd Killer by Laura Childs

By Doreen Sheridan

March 15, 2023

Theodosia Browning, proprietor of the Indigo Tea Shop, is looking forward to catering a Lìmon Tea Party in an honest-to-goodness lemon grove. She’s been hired by local fashion brand Lemon Squeeze Couture to serve a thematic afternoon tea to accompany the launch of their inaugural collection, in conjunction with Charleston Fashion Week. Everything would be…

Book Review: Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

By Doreen Sheridan

March 10, 2023

Sister Holiday is no one’s idea of the perfect nun. Queer, with bleached hair and tattoos over most of her body – not to mention topless photos from her days in a punk rock band easily accessible on the Internet – her desire to take holy orders was a tough sell to nearly every convent…

Book Review: Death in Irish Accents by Catie Murphy

By Doreen Sheridan

March 9, 2023

It’s been well over a year since American expat Megan Malone has been involved with investigating a murder, a year in which she’s settled down into her Dublin home with her Polish girlfriend Jelena and her two no-longer-puppies Dip and Thong. Megan is actually relaxing with Jelena at Accents, a cafe they both enjoy, when…

Cooking the Books: Till Death Do Us Port by Kate Lansing

By Doreen Sheridan

March 8, 2023

Vintner Parker Valentine isn’t sure if she’s relieved or otherwise that her boyfriend, Reid Wallace, won’t be able to attend her cousin Emma’s wedding with her. Reid has been offered an opportunity to open another restaurant out in San Francisco, so he will be scouting locations while Parker attends the Colorado wedding alone. While Parker…

Book Review: A Mystery of Mysteries by Mark Dawidziak

By Doreen Sheridan

March 6, 2023

As a mystery aficionado and all-around genre reader, I’ve long been acquainted with the works of Edgar Allan Poe. After all: The two forms he crafted into literature have one thing in common: both horror and mystery are an attempt to uncover a truth. The horror story probes the mysteries of the cosmos and human…

Book Review: The Sanctuary by Katrine Engberg

By Doreen Sheridan

March 3, 2023

I was genuinely surprised to discover that this novel is the last in Katrine Engberg’s terrific Kørner And Werner series of Scandinoir police procedurals. At only five books (of which this is the fourth translated into English), it seems quite a short series for the genre. That said, Ms. Engberg gives it a terrific finale,…

Cooking the Books: Irish Coffee Murder by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis & Barbara Ross

By Doreen Sheridan

March 1, 2023

I love all of Kensington’s holiday-themed novella collections, but this one may be my favorite yet! The opening story by Leslie Meier gives this collection its name and sets the stage for seasonal shenanigans. Intrepid reporter Lucy Stone is working on what she thinks will be a nice, fluffy St. Patrick’s Day piece about teenage…

Book Review: It Ends At Midnight by Harriet Tyce

By Doreen Sheridan

February 28, 2023

Sylvie Munro is on the cusp of attaining everything she’s ever wanted. After years as a London barrister and family court judge, she’s finally putting together her application for Crown Court judgeship, the pinnacle of her career ambitions. While the pursuit of justice has long been one of her watchwords, she fully acknowledges that there…

Book Review: The Last Grudge by Max Seeck

By Doreen Sheridan

February 23, 2023

After the tumultuous, often horrifying events of the past few months, Detective Sergeant Jessica Niemi is glad to finally be at peace with her co-workers in the Helsinki Police Violent Crimes Unit, and especially with her demanding new boss, Superintendent Hellu Lappi. So it’s a surprise to everyone when she requests a two-month leave of…

Cooking the Books: Primer and Punishment by Diane Kelly

By Doreen Sheridan

February 22, 2023

Whitney Whitaker is a little surprised by her cousin Buck’s latest suggestion for their property-flipping business. He has his eye on a three-bedroom, two-bath property—the sweet spot for any house flipper, with its wide appeal to various house-hunting demographics. The only catch, so to speak, is that this promising new fixer-upper just happens to be…

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