When I worked at a book store many years ago I was always amused by the titles of the cozy mysteries. There were so many good ones back then and authors continue to be creative with titles such as Flour in the Attic, Tilling the Truth, and Shot Through the Hearth. When I saw Denise … Continue reading
It’s rare when a house feels like one of the characters in a novel, but that’s exactly the case with the house at One Fulgate Street in JP Delaney’s thriller The Girl Before. Delaney switches back and forth between Emma, the girl before, and Jane, who is in the process of moving into the house … Continue reading
Sophisticated L.A. psychologist Alex Delaware doesn’t think too much about a child custody case between two sisters that he works on. Connie Sykes, a physician, is trying to gain custody of Rambla, her sister Ree’s daughter. Unsuccessful in her bid, Connie shows up at Alex’s office and tells him that she is not going to … Continue reading
“Ninth House” by Leigh Bardugo can perhaps best be described as a murder mystery mixed with ghosts, demons and magic. Galaxy “Alex” Stern is a girl with a special gift, and a tarnished past, who winds up on the campus of Yale University working for an organization tasked with monitoring the powerful, privileged, and magic-wielding … Continue reading
With a bit of a chill in the air, and Halloween decorations beginning to appear on store shelves, I thought it was high time I try reading one of the cozy mysteries that are all the rage this time of year. My book of choice? “Candy Corn Murder” by Leslie Meier. As Halloween quickly approaches, … Continue reading
Lovelorn Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth’s date with fetching nurse Gloria Dainty does not go well in M.C. Beaton’s Death of a Nurse. It’s not just that he’s been stood up by her. It turns out Gloria has been murdered. In addition, Hamish finds out that Gloria was not who he hoped her to be. Many … Continue reading
Lucas Davenport works as an investigator for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. He’s seen a lot of cases over his many years in law enforcement, but the one he encounters in John Sandford’s Field of Prey might be one of the most gruesome. A young couple out in the country for a make out … Continue reading
