Review: Out of the Blackout by Robert Barnard
Growing up in my house was a constant refrain of “Tomayto, Tomahto.” Dad liked red wine and oysters. Mom was...
Review: Death of a Ghost
Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham My rating: 5 of 5 stars This golden-age classic is the literary equivalent...
Review: The Netherfield Affair: A Dark Darcy Mystery
The Netherfield Affair: A Dark Darcy Mystery by Penelope Swan My rating: 3 of 5 stars *Currently free on Kindle...
Review: Soft Summer Blood
Soft Summer Blood by Peter Helton My rating: 4 of 5 stars This soft-boiled police procedural introduced me to a very...
Review: The Haunted Season
The Haunted Season by G.M. Malliet My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was my first introduction to Max Tudor...
Review: Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
This book was recommended by my colleagues at Serealities.com, as a guiding philosophy for developing our story arcs. Here’s my...
Book Review: Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks
My husband and I recently celebrated our eleventh wedding anniversary by duplicating many of our early dates – wandering around...
Book Review-Black Plumes by Margery Allingham
I began this book eagerly anticipating the arrival of the beloved sleuth, Mr. Campion. However, Miss Allingham weaves her tale...
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Hercule Poirot’s Tisanes
Along with Sirop de Cassis, cocoa at breakfast, and other drinks considered by Hastings to be “noxious”, Hercule Poirot is...
Review: What W.H. Auden Can Do For You by Alexander McCall Smith
What W. H. Auden Can Do for You by Alexander McCall Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars An engaging...
