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On My Radar: Harini Nagendra's A Nest of Vipers!Not so long ago, it was rather difficult to find mysteries set in India. Now India seems to be a popular setting, which makes...
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An Always a Nice Surprise Weekly Link Round-UpMonday, it felt as though Casa Kittling had a revolving door. We contacted our old lawn maintenance folks to come care for our...
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Death on Paradise Island by B.M. AllsoppFirst Line: A crested tern swooped down to the edge of the fringing reef, attracted by the flutter of white in the water lapping the...
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The Heard Museum in December, Part 3Denis and I spent an afternoon at the Heard Museum , soaking in an exhibit, Early Days: Indigenous Art from the McMichael Canadian Art...
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Fifty Fifty by Steve CavanaghFirst Line: For a trial lawyer, there are two words in the English language that terrify us more than any other . The premise...
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On My Radar: Ellen Crosby's Dodge and Burn!I've been a fan of Ellen Crosby 's books since I stumbled across her first Sophie Medina mystery, Multiple Exposure . I've...
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A Bambi on Ice Weekly Link Round-UpWe've had a series of winter storms move through Phoenix this week. The high temperatures have only been in the 50s, which is...
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Hidden Creed by Alex KavaFirst Line: Blackwater River State Forest. Sunday, June 14. The scream sounded human . When Ryder Creed's scent dog, Grace,...
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The Heard Museum in December, Part 2Here's part two of the visit Denis and I made to the Heard Museum to experience their exhibit called " Early Days: Indigenous Art from the...
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The Sign of Four Spirits by Vicki DelanyFirst Line: I consider myself to be a practical woman . Even though she doesn't want anything to do with the psychic fair...
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December 2023 Additions to My Digital Security BlanketI fell off the wagon last month. I'm blaming unbelievable sale prices and a Christmas gift card. (That's my story, and I'm...
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A Get Off My Lawn! Weekly Link Round-UpWednesday night, things took a bizarre turn here at Casa Kittling. Just before 7:30 PM, someone rang the doorbell. When Denis...
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A Girl Called Justice: The Ghost in the Garden by Elly GriffithsFirst Lines: September 1937. "It seems strange to think we'll be third years," said Stella. "Yes," said Justice. "I thought I'd get...
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December 2023 at the Heard MuseumDenis and I have been wanting to see this new exhibition at the Heard Museum since it opened in September. Finally, all the stars aligned so we...
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Tulle Death Do Us Part by Diane VallereFirst Line: My ten-fifteen appointment was twenty minutes late . Polyester (Poly) Monroe's in for more excitement than she...
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2023: A Year in ReadingAs I mentioned in last Friday's link round-up, I have to cut back on the amount of time I sit here at the computer, so this...
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A Looking Ahead to the New Year Weekly Link Round-UpThe week between Christmas and New Year's Day has always been a rather contemplative one for me. I take stock of the past year...
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Kinglake-350 by Adrian HylandFirst Line: We were lucky at first . Adrian Hyland's Kinglake-350 is the riveting account of Black Saturday, February 7,...
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January 2024 New Mystery Releases!As I sit here typing this post, Phoenix is getting some badly needed rain. For the past two days, it's been overcast and gloomy-- the...
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River of the Gods by Candice MillardFirst Line: As he walked through the storied gates of Alexandria in the fall of 1801, a young British officer named William Richard Hamilton...
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A Fun with Insurance Weekly Link Round-UpI'm writing this on Wednesday, and Denis and I are both looking forward to tomorrow when we'll visit the Heard Museum...
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The Librarianist by Patrick deWittFirst Line: The morning of the day Bob Comet first came to the Gambell-Reed Senior Center, he awoke in his mint-colored house in...
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If It Bleeds by Stephen KingContaining the novellas Mr. Harrigan's Phone , The Life of Chuck , If It Bleeds , and Rat . Of the four novellas in this...
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December 2023 at the Phoenix ZooDenis and I spent a few hours at the Phoenix Zoo at the beginning of December. The weather was perfect, the school children were out in force,...
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The Other End of the Line by Andrea CamilleriFirst Line: They were sitting out on Livia's little balcony in Boccadasse in silence, enjoying the cool evening air . ...
