Book Review: Charlotte MacLeod’s Wrack and Rune
A gruesome murder leads Professor Peter Shandy to uncover an ancient Viking curse.
Genre: cozy mystery
Book Review: Alyssa Day’s Blink of an Eye
When a skeleton is found in the swamp, the sheriff arrests the elderly Lorraine. Lorraine! When Tess and Jack try to learn the truth, friends and family do all they can to confuse that distant past.
Book Review: Alyssa Day’s A Dead End Thanksgiving Disaster
A turkey stuck in the washing machine? The never-ending bowl of disgusting Jell-Os? Add in a pixie hunt and a hungry tiger with a man out of time in this Tess Callahan Thanksgiving special.
Book Review: Donna Andrews’ Rockin’ Around the Chickadee
Delaney’s pregnancy is problematic and everyone is under orders to keep her quiet and healthy. It makes for a quiet Christmas around the Langslow-Waterston’s without all the family and parties. Then a body is found in Meg and Michael’s yard.
Book Review: Jennifer Willis’ Tainted Treasure
A dead treasure hunter. A mystery illness. And the world’s worst Valentine’s Day.
Book Review: Jennifer Willis’ Sinister Snare
A televised ghost hunt, a dark secret, and a ghastly crime scene. All eyes are on surly medium Suri Mudge.
Book Review: Charlotte MacLeod’s The Luck Runs Out
Professor Peter Shandy is in trouble up to the eyeballs again. With the Annual Competition of the Balaclava County Draft Horse Association coming up, some saboteur has reversed all the horseshoes nailed to the stable doors of Balaclava Agricultural College as good luck charms. Shandy predicts dire happenings. His predictions are nowhere near dire enough.
Book Review: Donna Andrews’ Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow!
It’s shaping up to be a dramatic weaponsmithing reality show when Meg is forced into competition up against several blacksmiths who think women have no place in the profession. Keep in mind that these people wield large hammers and make swords and have forges full of fire at their disposal.
Book Review: Donna Andrews’ Birder, She Wrote
It’s murder when a long lost graveyard is freshly used and the investigation delves deep into bees, NIMBYs, and blackmail.
Book Review: Donna Andrews’ Dashing Through the Snowbirds
An ill-timed frantic end to a software project finds Meg and Michael with yet more guests just before Christmas. Their rude and incompetent boss doesn’t make life any easier for anyone . . . until he’s found dead.