An autumn hike through the Upstate New York woods leads a librarian to a vanishing pair of bodies and a twisting trail of secrets that might get her killed. Patricia Crisafulli is a new to me author, but I was intrigued when I was presented with the opportunity to read her latest mystery. The Secrets […]
Love the world! Love the characters! Wether you are following along in order or you have never read any of the books in this series, you will not miss a thing and never be lost. I enjoy the writing team of Ilona Andrews. They know how to bring a world to life with such amazing […]
Fourteenth century Oxfordshire, England is brought to life as a cunning “cold case” mystery is investigated by an inexperienced young surgeon new to his appointment, but savvy in observation and analyzing the case. Historical scholar, Melvin Starr was a new to me author, but I was eager to plunge into the mystery he penned. His […]
Bayou Moon is the second book in Ilona Andrews‘ The Edge series. I was excited to read it (again) because it’s William’s story and he — well, William’s been through a lot and I wanted him to find what he wanted in life. Of course, he’s a soldier, honed into a sharp blade and used […]
Coventry- for the Corpus Christi festival and plays- is a bustling, energetic town where a missing spy and a murderer can be found. Margaret Frazer’s final Joliffe the Player mystery pulled out all the stops and delivered a medieval player’s world and town, intrigue, and a cunning mystery all in one. I was […]
This is a series I’ve been meaning to finish for years and I determined this would be one I finished for the Series on Sunday especially since I’m down to the last two books. Joliffe has returned from war and espionage training to rejoin the traveling troupe of actors who have […]
A comet with two tails is an ominous sign in the sky as a man is forced to take drastic measures to recoup his family’s wealth, and a woman is daring enough to strike out on her own when family disappoints her. Lyndsay Constable has a clever way of blending fascinating historical background including some […]
A maid with a mysterious past finds herself the object of a young lord’s interest. Something tells her this is about more than the usual attempt to seduce a servant and if she believes his surmise about their connection, her life has just changed forever. Both Jessie Lewis and Amy D’Orazio have separately written books […]
A young teenage girl is a horse gal and only this can get her through multiple tragedies in her young life. Christy Cashman pens a stunning debut novel that touches on the messy devastating truth of loss and grief, but the everyday world of horses and horse people in a South Dakota community are brought […]
Harking back to the days of sparkling madcap Regency romantic comedy, Jessie Lewis’ latest was a highly entertaining romp. The Cad, The Couch, and the Cut Direct is a long novella that was a light and amusing Pride & Prejudice from the start. Fitzwilliam Darcy proposed and Elizabeth Bennet disposed- with such scorching words that […]