It’s a double good time when I get to interview two great authors rolled into one!  Yes, I’m talking about Ellen Byron, author of Cajun Country Mysteries and who is also Maria DiRico, author of the Catering Hall Mystery series.  No matter which series you read and...

Crossed Skis is yet another lost gem from the British Library of Crime Classics.  It’s actually two separate and engaging mysteries, both are incredibly well done and melded together to create an utterly engaging tale. It’s 1951 London and the book opens with a group...

Whether you know her as Ellen Byron and her Cajun Country Mysteries or as Maria DiRico and her Catering Hall Mysteries, it just “doesn’t matter” – IT’S ALL GOOD! A Cajun Christmas Killing by Ellen Byron is one of my favorite holiday mysteries.  As usual, Ms. Byron...

With all the Halloween décor being shoved in my face in early September, I promised myself I wouldn’t write a Halloween book review until October 1st.   Then the UPS dude shows up with Murder in the Bayou Boneyard – and well, frankly, I dropped everything. This being...

Having met Kaitlyn Dunnett at a few of the Malice Domestic Mystery Conventions, I can tell you that she is as down-to-earth and pleasant to chat with as anyone could possibly be.  She’s very sweet, unassuming and warm – and boy, can she spin a tale!  To date, Kaitlyn...

The new release, Big Summer, by NY Times Bestselling author Jennifer Weiner was raved about everywhere – and I do mean “everywhere.”  No matter where I turned, someone was singing the praises of this new book.   But one thing I did notice about all those rave reviews...

Maria DiRico brings us the first in her brand new Catering Hall Mystery series, Here Comes the Body. It’s a cozy new mystery about NY mobster, Ravello Carina going straight.  He’s won the Belle View, a floundering catering hall, in a high stakes poker game, and is...

Funny Lady Laura Levine brings us yet another installment of her riotous Jaine Austen Mystery Series.  As usual, Ms. Levine NEVER disappoints!  Like all the others in her stellar series, each page is filled with wit, humor and sarcasm that only Laura Levine can...