Arriving at the third installment in the New Hercule Poirot Mysteries series, I’ve settled in for a comfy listen and a visit with Sophie Hannah’s Hercule Poirot and her engaging original detective creation, Scotland Yard detective, Edward Catchpool. A blend of historical, cozy mystery, and a nod to Agatha Christie’s detective creation, the light humor […]
When I spotted that this was recommended for fans of Agatha Christie and TE Kinsey, I had to take a closer look and then decided I must give this new to me series and author a try with its Golden Age of British Mystery, time period setting and a pair of snappy amateur detectives. The […]
An internationally famous Irish authoress changes her will, leaving her estate to a dying man, and invites Poirot and Catchpool to her estate for the event. A bizarre turn of events follows. Poirot and Catchpool must solve a murder and everyone in the family and household has secrets. Closed Casket is the second standalone historical […]
Robert Dugoni is an auto-read for me. I love the series I have read, but A Killing on the Hill is a standalone. I liked this story of a journalist for a paper, writing about a big murder case. The author has a note which talks about how it relates to a real life case […]
A farmhouse in smalltown Iowa with a history of death and vanishing. If ghosts walk, they walk there the locals know and two women separated by more than a century are connected to the house by death. A deeper connection slowly surfaces as the danger grows more acute on Predicament Avenue. I have seen a […]
I don’t read very much historical fiction. It is often degrading to women. The commonplace beliefs are upsetting. A Calamity of Souls was heartbreaking each step of the way. With less scientific methods, and the prejudice in law enforcement and judicial systems, a black man arrested for murder is likely to be convicted. He is […]
After enjoying Morgan Brice’s m/m paranormal romantic suspense series, Badlands, and already loving the western genre and John Solo’s narration work, I figured Peacemaker would be a shoe-in to capture my interest. I was not mistaken though I had a fun surprise in store when it came to the style of the story. Peacemaker combines […]
One earlier visit with a Victoria Holt tale on audio whetted my appetite for more. I was pleased to take up The Shivering Sands and listen in as new to me narrator, Kitty Kelly, took me back to Victorian times so I could savor a gently-paced gothic romantic suspense. The Shivering Sands opens with the […]
Recently, I picked up and read the latest release in this series, Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night. I thought Sophie Hannah did a bang up job giving tribute to Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective and was eager to go back and get the series from the beginning. I went with the audio version and listened in to […]
The Kat Holloway series is one of my favorites in the historical mystery genre. Kat, being a cook, and there being all the food references doesn’t hurt at all. It’s a difficult time in history for women with limited choices. Kat is starting to ponder these options for Grace. Kat’s current post has the advantage […]