It was such a joy to read Murder at the Merton Library. I love everything from this found family and their strong, caring connections, to their love of science and arts, with their willingness to investigate and try to right the wrongs not just for themselves but others. With the progression of relationships and […]
I was so excited when I learned there would be more story in the world of A Darker Shade of Magic. The ending of that trilogy was so powerful with sacrifices by some of our main characters. So I was thrilled to get the next phase of their stories. Many of the old characters and […]
I love the characters in the Thursday Murder Club series. The main characters are seniors in their 70s in a home in England. The points of view vary but Joyce is always one of them writing in her journal. I was a bit frightened by how involved they got with the drug dealers who were […]
I completely missed that there was a Holly Gibney series. She worked with Bill Hodges in the series of the same name. I read that series a long time ago, and loved Holly. She’s a very quirky and easy to love character. The fact that she had three books out after the Bill Hodges series […]
I’m a fan of police procedurals and those which are in other cultures and settings. Redemption has the complexity of Native American tribal police and culture. The setting is in New Mexico, with the Taos Pueblo reservation. The main character is Eva, who is a deputy for the county. She would like to be tribal […]
Illuminations is a cute story. I enjoy T. Kingfisher and this is one of those books that were supposed to satisfy her middle grade or kids book publishing but just was too adult for that and so it is published under her adult moniker. I guess this also happened with A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive […]
I have come to appreciate this author’s work greatly. He has a long running series which is a police / investigator procedural that seems current time. His independent books like this one seem more a look at historical times and attitudes. The setting is a rural community of Jewel, Minnesota in Blue Earth county, starting […]
Assistant to the Villain looks like a stand alone novel. It isn’t; it is definitely book one of some larger series. It is also is being marketed at as adult, this is MG or YA at best really. But if you keep those things in mind, I think there is some fun to be had. […]
I feel like I’ve come home with this start to a new series. I began my time with the first of the Beechwood Harbor Ghost Mysteries, went back to the beginning for the original Beechwood Harbor Magic Series, and was tingling with excitement when I learned Danielle Garrett was going to set a new series […]
I enjoy the romantic suspense in the K-9 Special Ops series, and the dogs. The men in each book are dog handlers in different branches of law enforcement. In this case, Brett is in the ATF and is tracking some arson investigations near and dear to his own life and history. Gemma is an insurance investigator, […]