The Case of the Killer Divorce by Barbara Venkataraman 3+ stars to Barbara Venkataraman‘s The Case of the Killer Divorce, her second novella in the “Jamie Quinn Mystery” e-book series. It fell a little short of a 4 because it’s not quite a traditional cozy mystery or romance mystery givenContinue Reading

Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke My rating: 3 of 5 stars 3 stars to Joanne Fluke‘s Candy Cane Murder, a short novella edition for the holidays between books 9 and 10 of the “Hannah Swensen” mystery series. Given this is only 100 pages, and just a teaser in betweenContinue Reading

And Then There Were Nuns by Kylie Logan My rating: 3 of 5 stars 3 stars to Kylie Logan‘s And Then There Were Nuns, her fourth installment in the League of “Literary Ladies mystery” series. When one of your all-time favorite stories is Agatha Christie‘s And Then There Were None,Continue Reading

Folks often post their thoughts and reasons why they choose to read, but it is with less frequency they attempt to explain why they want to write a book review. Let’s see if I can do some justice in that respect…Continue Reading

We Wish You a Murderous Christmas by Vicki Delany My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4+ stars to Vicki Delany‘s We Wish You a Murderous Christmas, her second novel in the “Year-Round Christmas Mystery” cozy series. Whether it’s Christmastime or not, you need to unwrap this gift and dive intoContinue Reading

Death by Didgeridoo by Barbara Venkataraman My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4 stars to Barbara Venkataraman‘s Death by Didgeridoo, her debut novel in the “Jamie Quinn Mystery” series about a lawyer who investigates murders while protecting her clients from all the trouble they encounter. I enjoyed reading this book,Continue Reading

BED, BREAKFAST, and BONES: A Ravenwood Cove Cozy Mystery by Carolyn L. Dean My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4 stars to Carolyn L. Dean‘s BED, BREAKFAST, and BONES: A Ravenwood Cove Cozy Mystery, the first in this series about Amanda Graham’s adventures in opening up a bed and breakfastContinue Reading

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett My rating: 3 of 5 stars I read this out of order as once I read “World Without End,” I was so captivated that I had to go back to read this one. It was good, but I much preferred “World WithoutContinue Reading

V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Alphabet Series is amazing…. we’re now in our 20th book and it’s still good but getting a little bored with the series 🙁 Perhaps 20 is the max! 🙂 View all my reviewsContinue Reading

Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg My rating: 4 of 5 stars I treasure this book. It has everything I want in something I choose to read. I generally am driven by the plot of a book, closely followed by the character development. Oddly, there is noContinue Reading