Rage is the latest novel in the Kate Burkholder police procedural series. In a small Ohio town, a young Amish man recently back from his rumspringa is found dead in the woods cut into eleven pieces. Police Chief Kate is on the case. She suspects a non-local is the killerContinue Reading
My Review A Body in Boston is the latest cozy mystery series based on the popular television series featuring Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher. The characters here speak and act just like their television counterparts. Even down to Doctor Seth’s Maine Ayuhs. Other familiar people appear too like noir detectiveContinue Reading
In the previous thirty entries in this mystery series, Andy Carpenter is a rich defense attorney, who really, really, really, wants to retire but just keeps getting sucked into one more case. To be honest, it was getting a bit repetitive, though Andy’s snarky humor always makes me come backContinue Reading
I loved Choose Your Own Adventure books when I was younger. I’ve always loved murder mysteries. And I’m a narrative gamer. So it is no surprise that I adored Can You Solve the Murder?, a happy combination of all three for adults. You are the Detective Chief Inspector leading anContinue Reading
A Novel Murder is an interesting mashup of a cozy amateur detective mystery and an insider’s look into the publishing industry. Jane is an ambitious author at a murder mystery convention. When a literary agent is killed at the event, Jane jumps at the chance to solve the crime whileContinue Reading
Don’t Open Your Eyes is the latest book by the authors of the smash hit, The Late Mrs. Parrish. Annabelle seems to have the perfect life with her loving, if somewhat controlling, husband and two wonderful daughters. However, each night Annabelle has terrifying nightmares. When her visions start coming true,Continue Reading
Knave of Diamonds is another entry in the long running Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mystery series. It has a more character-driven focus than other recent entries in the backlist. Mary’s ne’er do well Uncle Jake arrives in her life after being absent for decades. He needs a favor thatContinue Reading
The s-l-o-w pacing of The Black Swan Mystery was common when it was written especially because it was serialized first. The detective and his assistant don’t even appear until the halfway point of the book. But the tempo and all the hard-to-remember character & location names made this book aContinue Reading
Doggone Bones is the 29th book in the Sarah Booth Delaney cozy mystery series. In this one, Sarah Booth with her detective agency partner and best friend Tinkie look for a missing dog. They find more than they bargained for including a dog fighting ring and an underground dog sellingContinue Reading
Do you watch #tradwife videos or shows like The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives? If so, especially if you watch more for the impending train wreck than as an instructional video, you are going to love The Tradwife’s Secret. On her videos, Madison looks like the perfect traditional wife, wakingContinue Reading
In The Last Conclave, cardinals are sequestered to choose the next pope. When no smoke appears, it is discovered that the Cardinals are gone. A journalist covering the conclave and a nun with a high powered church office work together to find the missing men and the reason behind theirContinue Reading
Get ready for another fun filled Florida romp by best selling author Carl Hiaasen! Fever Beach tells the tale of Floridian Dale Figgo, the only person kicked out of the Proud Boys for being too dumb and incompetent. His continued stupidity, as the creator of a new hate group, StrokersContinue Reading
Four sixty-something couples are best friends. After the families get involved together in a bad investment, the four wives see their comfortable retirement dreams float away. But when one husband dies from a freak accident, his wife collects on his million dollar life insurance and is soon living in relativeContinue Reading
Five college students go missing on Parents Weekend. An investigation ensues. I found this book to have too many characters to keep straight. Each of the students have parents with issues that seem almost stereotypical of these types of thrillers. The book takes almost 20% of its time explaining eachContinue Reading
Cold Burn is as much ripped from the headlines as any book I’ve ever read. It has extinct animal revivals, detrimental climate change effects, an unknown fatal disease killing everyone in its path, a malevolent rogue billionaire, and Russian hoods. The plot feels like a mix of the series writtenContinue Reading
Murder by Cheesecake brings back the 80s friend group from The Golden Girls. In the book, they plan a wedding, try to find a date for the wedding (and life in general), and solve a murder. The jokes (and the sarcasm) are still as funny as ever. However, I didContinue Reading