Book Review: Donna Andrews’ Lord of the Wings
A suspicious Halloween fire burns the museum and all too soon a real body mars the town’s creepy fun, and it’s up to Meg to save Halloween.
Genre: amateur sleuth
Book Review: Katherine Hall Page’s The Body in the Birches
It’s a battle over inheritance when the family dukes it out over who gets The Birches. It’s better than TV as the island soap opera begins, but it turns tragic as people begin to die.
Book Review: Jean-Pierre Alaux & Noël Balen’s Cognac Conspiracies
A French vineyard faces a hostile takeover by foreigners, and wine expert Benjamin Cooker audits the books only to be faced with an unexpected drowning.
Book Review: Katherine Hall Page’s Small Plates
A quirky collection of nine short stories of mystery — six with Faith Fairchild and three not, some confusing, others intriguing.
Book Review: Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen’s Deadly Tasting
I’m very conflicted on how to rate this. Part of me wants to give it a “2” as I simply do not view this as a mystery. It’s more like a story about wine and the tasting of and a visit into the history of collaborationist France during World War II. It doesn’t feel like a legitimate mystery story. And yet, I do enjoy the comparisons.
I love reading about Benjamin tasting the wines. It makes me want to visit France
Book Review: Åsa Larsson’s Until Thy Wrath Be Past
Eager for adventure, Wilma and Simon take off. It’s Östen Marjavaara who finds them, and he swears off river water for the rest of his life.
Book Review: Jean-Pierre Alaux & Noël Balen’s Nightmare in Burgundy
It’s a dream wine-tasting trip for Benjamin Cooker as he roams Burgundy, one that turns into a nightmare as he stumbles across murder scenes littered with ancient Latin graffiti.
Book Review: Iain Reading’s Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold
One part travel, one part history, and five parts adventure, Kitty Hawk is an intrepid teenage pilot with her own De Havilland Beaver seaplane and a nose for mystery and intrigue.
Blog Tour: Mayra Calvani’s The Luthier’s Apprentice
Explore the first book in Mayra Calvani’s Violinist Detective series, The Luthier’s Apprentice, a paranormal fantasy for young adults.
Book Review: Maggie Sefton’s Close Knit Killer
A veteran con man who defrauded countless Fort Connor residents shows up in and everyone—including the House of Lambspun knitters—is up in arms, especially Barbara. Released for good behavior, he’s back to ruin more lives until he’s found dead in his car.