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Book Review: The Last Note of Warning | Katharine Schellman
An historical mystery set around a working class Irish woman in New York City during prohibition, Katharine Schellman’s The Last Note of Warning is an engaging and well-crafted story that hooked me until…
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Book Review: The House on Biscayne Bay | Chanel Cleeton
I’ve been a fan of New York Times bestselling author, Chanel Cleeton, ever since I was introduced to her writing in Reese’s Book Club pick, Next Year in Havana. I’ve come to expect…
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Historical Mystery Review: Speculations in Sin | Jennifer Ashley
To save an innocent man’s life, amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway must expose a financial scam that could ruin the most powerful aristocrats in Victorian-era London in New York Times bestselling author…
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Cozy Mystery Review: Murder in Masquerade | Mary Winters | Lady of Letters #2
This is the second historical mystery I’ve read recently that centers around a wealthy woman who writes an anonymous advice column for the newspaper and solves mysteries on the side. The similarities end…
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Historical Thriller Review: The Rumor Game | Thomas Mullen
If you’ve never read Thomas Mullen before, I consider him best known for his historical mysteries with strong themes of prejudice, racism, hatred, corruption, and violence. His latest historical thriller, The Rumor Game,…
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Book Review: Where They Lie | Claire Coughlan
Claire Coughlan’s debut novel Where They Lie is an immersive, literary thriller about an ambitious young female journalist whose investigation of a long missing actress will take her through the misty streets and…
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Historical Mystery Review: The Proof of the Pudding | Rhys Bowen | Her Royal Spyness #17
A poison garden is at the center of The Proof of the Pudding, when a dinner party is disrupted by a poisoned guest! About the Book | The Proof of the Pudding Lady…
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Historical Mystery Review: Of Hoaxes and Homicide | Anastasia Hastings
“It is a sad day, indeed, when even an orgy does not interest me.” From the opening line, it’s clear that Anastasia Hastings’s Of Hoaxes and Homicide will be titillating and delightful to…
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Cozy Mystery Review: The Fatal Folio | Elizabeth Penney
I’ve been enjoying the blend of intrigue, curiosity, mystery, and comfort that cozy mysteries provide and I’m constantly up for trying new series or standalones. After reading The Fatal Folio—book three in Elizabeth…
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Book Review: Burying the Honeysuckle Girls | Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters | Emily Carpenter
I remembered enjoying Emily Carpenter’s debut novel, Burying the Honeysuckle Girls, back when it first came out. When I had the chance to read a follow up, Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters, I immediately…
