I don’t have time right now to write a series review, but suffice it to say that I really enjoy Simon Brett’s Blotto & Twinks series. (I like his other series too, especially his Mrs. Pargeter series, but this one is first among equals for me…) In lieu of the review, I’ll just say: “imagine […]

The Herring in the Library is the third in LC Tyler’s Ethelred and Elsie series. I haven’t read this one, but I read and loved the latest book in the series, Farewell My Herring – you can read my review here. I’m now half-way through the first book in the series, and enjoying it, so

The Newbery Medal winning Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O’Dell, has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US today (May 4, 2021). I remember reading and really liking this when I was a lot younger, and may reread it now. I’m pretty sure old adults can still read young adult books if

I’ve read and liked several of the titles in Peter May’s “Enzo Files” series. Now here’s the latest (March 2021) and possibly last, The Night Gate, on sale in both the US and the UK. The sale price is a lot better in the UK (£0.99 vs $2.99) but either way, it’s nice to see

Naughty In Nice is the fifth in the Royal Spyness series by Rhys Bowen. The series features Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie (aka Lady Georgie), 34th (more or less) in line to the throne and perpetually flat-broke, who ends up doing various little “favors” for Queen Mary. And somehow the little favors always turn into crime investigations. Although this series

I was really sad to learn that Margaret Maron, whose Deborah Knott and Sigrid Harald series I really love, passed away in February of this year. She was one of the few authors that I really kept an eye out for, looking for new books in either series, and now there won’t be any more.

Today’s Big Deal (April 26, 2021) at Kindle UK is books with a movie tie-in. There are a few mystery/thriller/romantic suspense in there. Many are repeats on sale. All at £0.99… The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maltese-Falcon-Dashiell-Hammett-illustrated-ebook/dp/B01N6L4004/Goldeneye, by John Gardner: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Goldeneye-John-Gardners-Bond-Book-ebook/dp/B00A3BO7XM/The Bourne Legacy, first in the continuation of Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne series by