The Reading Room: We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker: Reading Roo...:   Thirty years ago, when Vincent King was just fifteen years old, he accidentally killed seven-year-old Sissy Radley, the younger sister of ...

The Reading Room: The Corpse with the Granite Heart by Cathy Ace: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: The Corpse with the Granite Heart by Cathy Ace: Re...:   I used to be a real stickler for reading a series in order, start with #1 and proceed, and I still prefer that. However, with age comes le...

The Reading Room: Under Pressure (FBI K-9s Mysteries, Book Six) by Sara Driscoll

The Reading Room: Under Pressure (FBI K-9s Mysteries, Book Six) by S...:   The sixth book of Sara Driscoll’s FBI K-9 series , Under Pressure , deftly carries on the consistency of outstanding story that I’ve come ...

The Reading Room: The Distant Dead by Lesley Thomson: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: The Distant Dead by Lesley Thomson: Reading Room R...:   In the eighth installment of the series, the Detective’s Daughter Stella Darnell has reached a crisis point in her life. She is feeling th...

The Reading Room: Fogged Off (Cyd Redondo Mystery #3) by Wendall Thomas: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: Fogged Off (Cyd Redondo Mystery #3) by Wendall Tho...:   It bears saying again that it’s been a hard two years for everyone, and as we slowly return to missed activities we enjoy, reading a new C...

The Reading Room: Murder in Material Gain by Anne Cleeland: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: Murder in Material Gain by Anne Cleeland: Reading ...:   I’m always delighted to have a new Doyle and Acton book to read. The unlikely pairing of DCI Michael Sinclair, Lord Acton, who is English ...

The Reading Room: The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell: Reading ...:   Lisa Jewell consistently writes books I love to read. The first book I read of hers was Watching You , and this book, The Night She Disap...

The Reading Room: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny: Reading Roo...:   I was glad to learn that the new Armand Gamache book would take place post pandemic, as I thought that the story might be gentler on me an...

The Reading Room: The Pact by Sharon Bolton: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: The Pact by Sharon Bolton: Reading Room Review:   Sharon Bolton writes some of the best psychological thrillers in the crime/mystery genre. I have read all her books since the beginning, w...

The Reading Room: Golden Age of Mystery Author Bio, Patricia Wentworth: Guest Post by Aubrey Hamilton

The Reading Room: Golden Age of Mystery Author Bio, Patricia Wentwor...: Today on the Reading Room blog we have guest blogger Audrey Hamilton sharing her Golden Age mystery knowledge about one of that period's...

The Reading Room: A Scone of Contention (Key West Food Critic Mysteries #11) by Lucy Burdette: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: A Scone of Contention (Key West Food Critic Myster...:   When one of my favorite mystery series takes place in one of my favorite places, it’s a vacation in my mind with each book. The Key West F...

The Reading Room: A Gingerbread House by Catriona McPherson: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: A Gingerbread House by Catriona McPherson: Reading...:   There is one common element among all Catriona McPherson’s stand-alone novels. It is their uniqueness. You will never have read a story li...

The Reading Room: Castle Shade by Laurie R. King: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: Castle Shade by Laurie R. King: Reading Room Review:   “Shadowy figures, vague whispers, the fears of girls, dangers that may be only accidents. But this is a land of long memory and hidden cor...

The Reading Room: The Hollywood Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: The Hollywood Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal: Reading R...:   Coming from an educator’s background, I can say, with some assurance, that students learn a great deal from reading fiction. And, if I cou...

The Reading Room: The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean: Reading Room ...:   As a long-time reader and reviewer, I’ve encountered lots of books receiving buzz and declarations that this book must be read. Well, The ...

The Reading Room: Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton: Reading Room R...:   "We were inseparable until the day she killed my sons." Little Black Lies is one of Sharon Bolton's best books throughout al...

The Reading Room: The Ghost in the Gardent (Justice Jones #3) by Elly Griffiths: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: The Ghost in the Gardent (Justice Jones #3) by Ell...:   It’s book number three in the Justice Jones Mysteries series by Elly Griffiths , and I couldn’t be more pleased with this continuing coll...

The Reading Room: The Playground Murders (The Detective's Daughter Series #7) by Lesley Thomson: Reading Room Review

The Reading Room: The Playground Murders (The Detective's Daughter S...:   I am usually methodical about reading a series, start from the beginning and work my way through, but, alas, I couldn’t control myself wit...

The Reading Room: Summer Reading 2021: My Picks for June, July, and ... August

The Reading Room: Summer Reading 2021: My Picks for June, July, and ...:       June 2021 The Bombay Prince (Perveen Mistry #3) by Sujata Massey (June 1 st ) The Librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Escobar (June...

The Reading Room: Reading Room Interview with Author Annette Dashofy

The Reading Room: Reading Room Interview with Author Annette Dashofy:     The last twelve months have been tough on everyone and tragic for some.  It wasn't just the isolation, but the uncertainty of wh...