Published July 30, 2025 I read a LOT– with my go-to genre being what I call the LA/CA PI mystery/crime stuff: Robert Crais, Michael Connelly, Lee Goldberg, Sue Grafton, T.Jefferson Parker…you get the idea. I’ve been in a bit of a trough lately, challenged to find something that grabbed me, entertained me, and made me …
Publication Date September 23, 2025 Every few years, we get a new novel from Elizabeth George, and I am thrilled when I am lucky enough to receive an advance copy in exchange for my honest review. In 2022, we got Something to Hide with its (for me, at least) mind-blowing look at FGM (female genital …
Publication Date August 26, 2025 In 2021 and 2022 I read two books by Joe Hart that were solid four star reads: Or Else and Where They Lie. Then, in 2023, Never Come Back was a solid five stars, and I was eagerly awaiting more from Hart. Not sure if I missed something, but thanks …
Publication Date August 21, 2025 First thing I need to clarify is that I am currently dealing with two different forms of cancer, so perhaps I have good reason to focus thoughts on my health…but also I am someone whose history is sort of hypochondria UNTIL there is actually “something” to deal with, then I …
Publication Date July 8, 2025 I’m generally not a huge fan of horror, creepy stalkers, or books that prompt me to get up and check to be sure the doors are locked. I am, however, a fan of talk radio, true crime (especially podcasts), and the “plucky heroine” trope. So I was intrigued to get …
Publication Date July 15, 2025 In 2021, I read and reviewed Stacy Abrams’ novel While Justice Sleeps, and was introduced to Avery Keene, “…a brilliant young law clerk working for Justice Howard Wynn, a curmudgeon who is in failing health. Avery is doing her best to hold her life together, working long hours in a …
Publication Date July 8, 2025 I have mixed feelings about The Happiness Experiment by entrepreneur and philanthropist Carl Barney. After a near-death experience, he had the idea of gifting “Happiness Grants” (inheritances provided to the grantees while the grantor was still alive) to twenty friends. I loved the idea, and thought it might have been …
Publication Date July 8, 2025 I’m among the seemingly large number of people who find the whole topic of AI to be…what? Confusing? Frightening? Nonsensical? All of the above? For most of my life, I’ve turned to books to help me understand the world, so I was happy to have the opportunity to read and …
Publication Date January 6, 2026 Yes, I am a true crime junkie. As I noted in a recent review of Caitlin Rother’s Down to the Bone, I have been reading true crime for decades. When I worked in public libraries in the 1980s and 90s, my favorite section was always 364.1523…and although at times these …
Publication Date July 8, 2025 My first glance at the synopsis of Sarah MacLean’s These Summer Storms had me thinking “Aha! Elin Hildebrand or Nancy Thayer meet HBO’s Succession…There is the whole private island/Nantucket-ish vibe, the uber-wealthy patriarch pulling the strings of his heirs, and the combo of grief, love, and family plus romance. Sounds …