“We’ve got two muddy, silent mystery girls and a dead body. It all makes for some real concern.”—said by the laconic Police Chief Gril of remote Benedict, Alaska in Cold Wind. It isn’t as if Beth doesn’t have enough going on already. Chased by her memories of an earlier kidnapping,Continue Reading
My Review Library Manager Amy and dancer Richard are getting married! However, a pre-wedding reception at art gallery owner Kurt’s house is tragically interrupted when Kurt’s rival art collector, Oscar, is found murdered in the yard. Intrepid amateur detectives Amy and her best friend and library employee Sunny, of course,Continue Reading
My Review Emily has been searching for the perfect house for months. She finally finds it with the supposedly haunted Victorian, Hadley House. Unfortunately, a television flipping show wants it too. With a large budget and chutzpah to spare, how can Pemberton on Property fail to win? Meanwhile, Emily’s businessContinue Reading
Just because your Amish doesn’t mean you can’t solve a murder or two! In Courting can be Murder, Millie is a widow and a matchmaker for her local Amish community. When Ben, one of the town’s bachelors, dies mysteriously, Millie and her Englischer friend Lois step in to solve theContinue Reading
I think it is important not to think of Germania as a thriller. It is a police procedural set in a historical time period. Therefore, it moves at a rather plodding pace compared to a typical thriller. There are obviously a lot of backstories to tell in the waning daysContinue Reading
In Fool Me Twice, master thief Riley is back! Now, he is being coerced by an arms dealer to steal a fresco, which is painted on a wall in the Vatican. It is a truly impossible task. How will Riley pull it off? I gave the original book in thisContinue Reading
There isn’t A Whisker of a Doubt that Maddie loves cats. She is owned by her chunky orange cat, JJ. She owns a cat cafe called JJ’s House of Purrs. Maddie is also a long-time cat rescuer. Her current project is feeding the local feral cat population (though I wonderContinue Reading
In Wine Tastings are Murder, innkeeper Poppy has an enviable problem. Which of her two love interests should she move forward with? Steady Tim, her former high school sweetheart? Or passionate Gia where you can cut the sexual tension with a knife? Can I have a half order of eachContinue Reading
In The Last Resort, a mysterious invitation brings seven strangers together on a seemingly deserted island. The strangers include: Amelia, a humanitarian aid worker Lucy, an anonymous celebrity gossip columnist Giles, a game designer Tiggy, Giles’ girlfriend and a brand influencer James, a cameraman Brenda, an investor Scott, an AmericanContinue Reading
The Spy Family is back! In Spy x Family Vol 3, Loid worries about Yor’s brother, Yuri. Loid believes that Yuri works for his agency’s “mortal enemy—the State Security Service”. In the meantime, Yor is falling hard for Loid and trying to be a “good wife”. And, of course, theContinue Reading
My Review Ding, dong, the witch is dead! Which old witch? Odious Enid, I said. Enid is the owner of a resort and spa in beautiful Spirit Canyon, South Dakota. But Enid is anything but nice. She offers new hotel owner, Beth, $20,000 in cash to close up on theContinue Reading
Kate Atherton’s idyllic retirement is going well…if you don’t count the two murders, the mysterious drone, and her photographer friend who manages to poke a hornet’s nest of criminal activity, that is. Nestled in the scenic Texas Hill Country, the cozy town of Wheaton Creek seemed to Kate Atherton anContinue Reading
It’s beginning to look a lot like murder . . . And Cassandra is knee deep in . . . Suspects. Her boss is dead, and the police are calling it burglary gone wrong. But when the killer comes after her, it’s going to take more than a pair ofContinue Reading
Thirty Names of Night is a heartfelt tale of two women. One is a modern NYC first-generation Syrian-American painter of birds, who feels her assigned gender is incorrect. The other, Laila, is telling the story of her life through her journal. Her story begins a century earlier in Syria. ItContinue Reading
All Four Authors’ Guest Post How our pets have adjusted to our working from home. Heather: Pre-COVID, I did some of my day gig at home. I’m an IT manager, so we do some night and weekend work remotely. The pandemic shifted everything. I now report to the office oneContinue Reading
While marketed as Atlee Pine #3, Daylight is also effectively John Puller #5. Both of the author’s most recent series’ leads collide, literally, while chasing Tony Vincenzo. FBI Special Agent Atlee is looking for Tony’s grandfather, who she believes kidnapped her twin sister, Mercy, thirty years ago. Army CID ChiefContinue Reading