Charm City Rocks: A Love Story by Matthew Norman Fells Point and Baltimore are characters in Charm City Rocks, much as Fenwick Island is in All Together Now. (I just sent a copy to a friend who took me to her uncle’s […]
A Visceral Tale of Grief. Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli TW: Suicide In Someday, Maybe, grief is a thing. A monster that sits on your chest and won’t let you breathe. Eve’s husband, Quentin (Q), takes his own life. She didn’t see […]
An exceptional cozy mystery set in post-WWII Paris Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge I read a lot of cozy mysteries, but Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge stood out as exceptional. This cozy mystery is […]
Well-paced cozy with Caribbean flavor Against the Currant: A Spice Isle Bakery Mystery by Olivia Matthews Against the Current is the first book in Olivia Matthews’ Spice Isle Bakery series. Lyndsay Murray opens a bakery in her Little Caribbean neighborhood in Brooklyn. […]
Muffin But the Truth Has Something for Everyone Muffin But the Truth by Ellie Alexander Muffin But the Truth by Ellie Alexander My rating: 4 of 5 stars Muffin But the Truth is number sixteen in the Bakeshop Mystery series by Ellie […]
An Aptly Named Dark Domestic Thriller Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose is set in a small Irish village and revolves around three women and their husbands; Ciara is an Instagram influencer with millions of followers and a […]
Fun Scottish Cozy set in 1911 Edinburgh Scottish Ladies’ Detective Agency by Lydia Travers There has been a rash of jewel thefts in posh country house parties in the Highlands. Maud McIntyre’s fledgling detective agency has been called upon by the Duchess […]
Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith From Fear by Jinger Dugger Vuolo A Surprising and Illuminating Book Becoming Free Indeed surprised me. I’m not sure what expected, but I suggest reading with patience and an open mind. If you agree […]
Of Manners and Murder by Anastasia Hastings A Delightful Cozy in Of Manners and Murder is the first book in Anastasia Hastings’ Miss Hermione cozy mystery series. It was a delightful read, Quite unlike anything I’ve read before. Violet and her young […]
Title: The Enigma of Room 622Author: Joël DickerGenre: Mystery, Thriller Wow. This book is not like anything I’ve read before. So many threads – no telling where they’ll lead. Never where you think, for sure. It’s nearly 600 pages, but the payoff […]