by P.C. James (Author) A Book Review Hey Diddle Diddle, the RUNAWAY Riddle is P.C. James’s (NOT P.D. James!) cozy mystery set in England in the 1960s, before cell phones. I only mention cell phones because there are numerous, no, countless times the retired inspector has to look for and use a phone box to ask for…
by Jay Gill (Author), Sam Booth (Narrator), QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd (Publisher) An Audiobook review As the author, JAY GILL, introduces in his prelude, MURDER IN FULBRIDGE VILLAGE is a unique whodunnit, set in a quaint British village in the 1920s. It’s a refreshing departure from the norm, with no ‘bedroom shenanigans or foul language,’ making it…
By Dorothy Gilman (Author), Barbara Rosenblat (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) An Audiobook Review Mrs. Pollifax on Safari is a totally fun, cozy mystery. It’s true, Mrs. Pollifax is a woman of a certain age, but a livelier character you couldn’t find. In this book she leaves her geraniums and volunteer hospital work to find an assassin in the dark…
By Lee Goldberg (Author), Angela Brazil (Narrator), Blackstone Audio, Inc. (Publisher) An audiobook review Two different Monks! I’d never read that Adrian Monk turned into “The Monkster” when he took his phobia-calming drug before flying. It was hilarious. It was also interesting to see how he solved murders as Mr. Monk, a consultant to the San Francisco Police Department, and…
By Victoria Tait (Author) After Dotty Sayers’ Christmas decor accomplishment and murder-solving adventure in Yorkshire, her “friend” Zach invites her to Northumberland to help him continue his family treasure hunt. Dotty has nothing better to do and is still not sure she wants to return to her home in the Cotswold yet, so she…
by Hope Callaghan (Author) What a hoot of a mystery story! Who knew that criminals could use Artificial Intelligence to promote a scam on Millie and her friends? Well they did, but, oh boy, did they NOT know Millie! Like a mama bear with her cubs in danger she leads her friends on the criminal’s…
by Audrey Alden (Author) I love cruising, so I read all the books I can that are set on cruise ships. DEAD MAN’S DISH is the first in a series by Audrey Alden, set in the present day. (Note the play-on-words with the main character’s last name, “Cruz.” Clever!) Rose Dela Cruz is a…
Benedict Brown (Author), George Blagden (Narrator), Heathdene Books (Publisher) An Audiobook Review I love Benedict Brown‘s Lord Edgington Investigates books, and have read (listened to) all of them to date. They are whodunnits, investigated by the 75-year-old, eccentric Marques of Edgington and his 18-year-old grandson. So fun! THE SNOWS OF WESTON MOOR (book 8) didn’t disappoint. There is an Agatha Christie-like…
by Barbara Venkataraman A Book Review by Jackie Houchin Okay, have you ever seen the word, Didgeridoo, before (did’ jer ee doo’ – just like it’s spelled, well almost)? If you haven’t, it’s a musical instrument. A very long, horn-like tube, slightly bent and flaring at the end, and sounding like a deep base kazoo. (You…
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