More fun than a barrel full of kittens! Why sit around and complain about life in the elder neighborhood when you can get out there and solve crimes! This entire series is fun, interesting and invigorating. You should start with the first and you’ll be in a hurry to get through all 4 as fast …
If you’ve been needing a good escape look no further than this cozy mystery. Kate Atkinson’s beloved sleuth Jackson Brodie is back, teaming up with young Reggie Chase to solve a whodunit Agatha Christie herself would’ve loved. Atkinson’s nod and wink to the grande dame is fun, but the novel also interests itself in the …
Here is a new Jackson Brodie mystery by Kate Atkinson. In Death at the Sign of the Rook, we find Brodie trudging through a tedious case involving a stolen painting. But Brodie soon discovers this theft is but one of many, and the trail leads him to a dilapidated estate which has recently been converted …
Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. What are the elements of an instant bestseller, a book that makes it onto the bestseller list …
This is the third Carlene O’Connor book I have read in two different series. I would not have read a second, much less a third, if I did not enjoy them immensely. Murder at an Irish Chipper (think of a shop that sells the British food staple, fish and chips) is book 10 in the …
Mystery lovers! Have you read the adorable cozy mystery series Myrtle Hardcastle yet? If you love a good cozy historical and you like middle grade (or know a young reader you want to get hooked on historical mysteries), this series is excellent. Book four, In Myrtle Peril, […] came out (and yes, all the titles …
In Sept. 2011, I first discovered Mary Lou Longworth and her first mystery (Murder at the Chateau Bremont) set in Aix-en-Provence. I waited, impatiently at times, for her follow up books. It is worth the wait. [The second in the series is Murder in the Rue Dumas. The ninth book was published in 2021.] Professor …
Author Cathy Ace (yes that is her name) was recommended to me by a trusted source. I am so glad. The Case of the Dotty Dowager is the first book in a series featuring the women of the WISE Enquiry Agency of London England. There are three more books in the series plus another seires. …
In The Night Fire, Michael Connelly is still adjusting his audience to the fact that retired detective Harry Bosch is old (much older than he is portrayed in the delightful TV series) and there are only so many fences he can gambol over before he breaks his hip. A few books back, Connelly cleverly introduced Renée Ballard, …
Sujata Massey introduced us to Perveen Mistry in The Widows of Malabar Hill and has now released a sequel, The Satapur Moonstone. The mysteries are a delightful blend of thoughtful lawyering and high-stakes drawing room drama. Inspired by real-life lawyer Cornelia Sorabji (who also makes an appearance in the first book in the series), Perveen …
