https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

• Those Last Four Blocks Weekly Link Round-Up

  13-5-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    Gotta write fast because I think the charger for my laptop died, and my laptop is almost out of juice. Last week, I mentioned...

• Serpent's Point by Kate Ellis

  12-5-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    First Lines: The bridegroom had strangler's hands. Strong hands. Restless hands. Hands that could squeeze the life out of some...

• An April Stroll Through the Phoenix Zoo

  11-5-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

  As promised, here are a few of the photos I took on our recent visit to the Phoenix Zoo . Hopefully, Denis and I will become as well-acquainted...

• The Cliff's Edge by Charles Todd

  10-5-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    First Lines: Somerset, July 1919. Simon brought in the post, set it on the salver in the hall, and went on through the house and out...

• On My Radar: Martin Walker's A Château Under Siege!

  9-5-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    I've been a fan of Martin Walker's Bruno Chief of Police series ever since he charmed me with the very first one. This man...

• An Indecisive Mother Nature Weekly Link Round-Up

  6-5-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    The Phoenix area just experienced its first triple digit day-- 102° (38.8°C)-- which meant that everyone was girding their...

• Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly

  5-5-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    First Line: Bosch was in cell 3 of the old San Fernando jail, looking through files from one of the Esme Tavares boxes, when a...

• Dinosaurs in the Desert at the Phoenix Zoo

  4-5-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

  I've been fascinated by dinosaurs since I was a small child. My great-grandfather, Elmer Brown, is responsible for my interest, and I still have...

• Blow Up by Ellen Crosby

  3-5-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    First Line: I was standing on a hilltop surrounded by twenty-two Corinthian columns that had once graced the US Capitol when Quill...

• April 2023 Additions to My Digital Security Blanket

  2-5-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    My new restraint in adding books to my Kindle and audiobook apps continues. Will wonders never cease? I think it's aided by...

• Congratulations to the Giveaway Winner!

  30-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    A big thank you to everyone who took the time to enter my giveaway. I always love sharing my books-- especially when they're...

• A Tiny House Weekly Link Round-Up

  29-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    Next week, you'll see the first of two posts sharing photos that I took on our recent visit to the Phoenix Zoo. This week,...

• The In and Out Book Tag

  28-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

  Volumes by Karin Jurick When I saw Cath participate in this bookish tag on her blog, Read-warbler , I knew I had to play...

• May 2023 New Mystery Releases!

  27-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    I can only shake my head in disbelief that it's almost May already. This time last year, we were deep in misery with Denis's spinal...

• Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge

  26-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    First Lines: Paris. December 1949. Julia Child had a mayonnaise problem .   After the death of her grandmother, Tabitha...

• Giveaway: Michael Bennett's Better the Blood!

  25-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    Back in February, I reviewed Māori writer Michael Bennett's Better the Blood as one of my Best Reads of 2023 . My gently...

• A Sorry, Starlings Weekly Link Round-Up

  22-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    The birdbath outside the big picture window continues to provide entertainment for us, but it's also providing plenty of...

• Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes

  21-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    First Lines: Terms of the Applied Arts. Deletion. Our preferred term for "murder" [vulg.], although some younger staff have lately...

• April at the Desert Botanical Garden

  20-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

  Denis and I headed east to one of our all-time favorite places two weeks ago, the Desert Botanical Garden . Unfortunately, most of the people in...

• The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

  19-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    First Line from the Prologue: The only impartial witness was the sun .   In January 1742, a dilapidated boat carrying...

• On My Radar: Vaseem Khan's Death of a Lesser God!

  18-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    Although I do miss Vaseem Khan 's Baby Ganesh Agency series featuring Inspector Chopra in modern Mumbai, I also enjoy his...

• A Just a Couple of Gadabouts Weekly Link Round-Up

  14-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    Last week, Denis and I visited the Desert Botanical Garden. You'll be able to see photographic proof next Wednesday. Little...

• A Killing of Innocents by Deborah Crombie

  14-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    First Line: She stood looking down at her daughter, sleeping, damp hair tangled, her duvet kicked half off .   When a...

• While Miz Kittling Knits: The Good Karma Hospital

  14-4-2023 Books https://www.kittlingbooks.com/feeds/posts/default

    This week's completed knitting project isn't anything exciting. In fact, you could say it's the same old, same old. For some...