I literally stumbled across this British televised mystery one evening, and my happiness levels skyrocketed. Veteran actors Mark Benton (Frank Hathaway) and Jo Joyner (Luella Shakespeare) meet in the first mystery when Lu, a hairdresser, suspects her wealthy fiancee may be cheating on ...

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being on Merilyn Meredith's blog, Marilyn's Musings, and from those who left comments, I pulled a winner to receive ebook copies of Civility Rules and Bad Behavior.And the winner is...Jackie Houchin!Thank you, Jackie, fo...

If you visited Thonie Hevron's Mystery Readers Only blog yesterday and left a comment, you were entered into a drawing to receive a free copy of the books mentioned in the blog:  Barking Mad at Murder, An Unhealthy Attachment, and the latest Harlow Brothers Mystery (released on April 1, 2020)  Bad B...

Surfeit of Suspects by George Bellairs
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Author George Bellairs does something that many books on the craft of writing would frown at, and that is to go into even minor character's heads for a brief time. I find it delightful, because this tactic gives a rounded out picture of ...

Head of a Traveler by Nicholas Blake
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I'm not really sure what Nigel Strangeways' real job is. Something to do with literature, which makes him an amateur sleuth back in the day when county police were happy to accept the help of a successful consultant. It may seem irrelevant...

Case With Three Husbands by Margaret Erskine
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
If you haven't heard of Margaret Erskine, I suggest you give her a try. This was my first book with Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Septimus Finch, and I found it thoroughly enjoyable. Finch is recovering from a gunshot wound the...

A Clubbable Woman by Reginald Hill
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This first book in the Dalziel and Pascoe series by Reginald Hill is a good place to start. The story begins as a rugby player, Sam "Connie" Connon, comes to after a knock on the head. He makes his way home, drops into bed, and the next morn...

I really enjoyed this book!The killer, whose point of view we hear from about every other chapter, is deliciously wicked. It's a killer who isn't sane, one whose not aware of the consequences that actions have and who feels completely blameless for the results.I had a few laugh-out-lou...

The Broken Vase by Rex Stout
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I'm a huge fan of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin series, so I had high hopes for this book. It was an enjoyable mystery to read, but it lacked the flair of the author's most popular series, although there are hints of it ...

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As a mystery writer, I read a lot of books. A LOT of books. Most of them are mysteries, but not all. I love finding new authors to read, as my favorite authors can only write so fast (and some of them are dead. No new books there.) One of the saddest things is getting down to the last few b...