"Floats the Dark Shadow" by Yves Fey transports the reader back in time to 1897 France. Our tale begins in a dungeon where someone was impersonating the owner of the castle. It appears he unexpectedly found a child, bound with ropes, hanging from the ceiling....

"Death Goes Postal" by Rosemary and Larry Mild is a really enjoyable and erudite mystery with some wonderful characters. Gentle, learned Professor Abner Fraume is brutally murdered in Bath, England, for the sake of some of Herr Koenig’s printing artifacts and rare manuscripts, but not...

Someone is murdering the pub landlords of Norfolk! Thelonious T. Bear, ursine photojournalist, leaves behind the big city life of London to take an assignment in the Norfolk countryside, where he hopes to find the ‘real’ England. Instead of rural peace, bucolic beauty, and delightfully...

Carol Andrews has mixed feelings about the announcement of her daughter’s wedding plans. Although she is thrilled (having paged through bridal catalogues for years) she is disappointed that Jenny and fiance Mark want to hand over the arrangements to a wedding planner at Cinderella Weddings....

"Bloody Murder" by Kate Kulig provides the reader with murder, romance, an accurate picture of the life and food of New Orleans and an all around good story. Zofia Smith is the heroine of the story. She had been forced to leave behind a career...

Brandt Dodson's latest novel entitled "The Sons of Jude" is in keeping with his experience in law enforcement. As such, he knows about what he writes and this is always fun for the reader. Chicago detective Campello is forced to work with a disgraced cop...

“The Shattered Door” by Lisa Bouchard tells the story of twins Darcy and Olivia Morrison who are getting nowhere fast with their new business venture, Morrison Investigations. Finding a lost dog for a Boston mob boss is the pinnacle of their caseload. That is until...

Stanislas Cassel in the French justice department has been persuaded by thugs with German accent to give a certain witness, Louis Boucher, an easy time when he is interviewed about a murder case. That makes him investigate further although it first scares him. So he...

“Liquid Lies” by Lois Lavrisa is a gut-churning, suspense-filled murder mystery that reminded me why I used to be such an avid fan of murder mysteries. Best friends Francesca and CiCi had spent the day celebrating Francesca’s eighteenth birthday, prior to her leaving for a...

"Emma Winberry and the Evil Eye" by Helen Macie Osterman is an entertaining mystery novel with a mature heroine. The scene of action switches between historic Murano and present day Italy and America as the story develops. Emma gets a walk-on part at the Midwest...