Yay, it’s time to head back to Lake Eden to catch up with Hannah Swensen and her friends and family! I’m not the only one with that idea, though, as the duplicitous Doctor Bev is also back to torment Hannah and, worse still, sweet, dear Norman, who twice made the… Read more
The second French Bistro Mystery finds our heroine, Mimi Rousseau, bracing herself for Crush Week in California’s Napa Valley as tourists pour in from all over to tour the many vineyards in one of wine making’s most exciting seasons. Tourism means extra dollars for both Maison and Bistro Rousseau, the… Read more
Laurel Inwood is settling fully into her new life as the head chef of the small-town restaurant, Terminal at the Tracks, owned by her adoptive Aunt Sophie. Now that she owns Pacifique, the small farm where she’s growing fresh produce, she’s feeling pretty fulfilled professionally as she’s able to source… Read more
She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell is a riveting new suspense novel—full of twists, turns, and dark secrets—about privilege, power, and what happens when we let ambition take control. I devoured this book. I have a weakness for boarding-school novels—especially boarding-school murder mysteries—and Michele Campbell’s latest effort rates as one… Read more
Love is in the air in the artsy Oregon town of Ashland as the inhabitants conspire to throw a dream Elizabethan wedding for two of their favorite citizens: Helen Capshaw, part-owner of the beloved Torte bakery, and the Professor, as Ashland’s lead police detective is fondly known. Jules Capshaw, Helen’s… Read more
So you know how sometimes you meet a person and your immediate instinct is, “Oh, wow, this person is too much,” but after 20 minutes or so, you realize that you actually want to be best friends forever? That was essentially me and Whitney Bloom, the aggressively reckless but sincerely… Read more
Rescued by David Rosenfelt is the 17th book in the Andy Carpenter series, featuring the charm and wit readers have come to expect from sardonic Andy Carpenter and his team as well as a case with stakes that have never been higher. I always have a Pavlovian response to the news that… Read more
One of my favorite things about the Booktown Mystery series is the character development. Main characters grow and learn and never lose their capacity to surprise, even as the supporting cast rotates in and out of their lives in good ways and bad. Poisoned Pages is an especially strong entry… Read more
A blend of science fiction and stylish mystery noir featuring a robot detective, I Only Killed Him Once is the newest stand-alone installment in Adam Christopher’s Ray Electromatic mystery series. Take a visual tour of I Only Killed Him Once with GIFnotes! I do love a good mashup, and Adam Christopher’s Ray Electromatic… Read more
It’s been 13 years, and Maggie Sefton is wrapping up her Knitting Mystery series with one last murder and a whole lot of reminiscing. If you haven’t read the earlier books, you might want to wait to start this one until you have, as our heroine, Kelly Flynn, gathers with… Read more
