They say “twice makes thrice” and in this case, the old adage holds true. Author R.J. Lee gives us a Cold Reading Murder – the 3rd installment in his stellar “Bridge To Death Mysteries.” And yes, as far as I’m concerned, he’s knocked this mystery series out of the...

Author Kate Khavari brings us an intriguing and authentic new mystery, A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons. It’s the very first book in her new Saffron Everleigh Mystery series. I was mesmerized from the very beginning. It’s London, the early 1920’s. Research...

I’m positively hooked on Poisoned Pen’s releases of the British Library Crime Classics. These Names Make Clues is another superb mystery published in 1937 by E.C.R. Lorac, a pen name for Edith Caroline Rivett (1894-1958), who also wrote as Carol Carnac. This book...

When funny lady and writer Laura Levine was just breaking into the business, she worked with some of the best comedians of all-time (think Jack Benny, Smother Brothers, etc.). I’m sure she never dreamed she’d also have TV credits for shows such as The Bob Newhart...

It was a misty, rainy Sunday morning – remnants from Hurricane Ian. A good day to stay snuggled under the covers with a cup of tea and a good book. That “good book” was In Too Steep by Kate Kingsbury – an absolutely perfect read for that foggy morning. In Too Steep...

I can’t think of a better new release to get us into the Halloween cozy mystery spirit than Bailee Abbott’s Kill Them With Canvas. This is the 2nd in her Paint by Murder Mystery series, and just like her first entry, A Brush With Murder, it’s simply delightful! Chloe...

There’s nothing worse than a middle age man who can’t seem to let go of his high school or college days – those days when he was a football hero, scoring a major touchdown at the very last second to win a prestigious game. And in Playing the Devil, the guy’s name is...

Till Death Do Us Part is another British Library Crime Classic by my favorite Golden Age author, John Dickson Carr (1906-1977). Hailed as “the king of the locked room mystery,” this book was first published in 1944 and was the 15th novel to feature Dr. Gideon Fell, a...