I recently had the chance to buy some like-new paperbacks of vintage 80's / 90's cozy mysteries, and this was one of them. I'd read this series back in '94 when it first came out and although I remember not loving it, it stuck with me, and I wanted to see how it held up 20-odd years later. Here's...
Although I can not find definitive proof, family legend has it that one of my ancestors was either Cherokee or Chickasaw Indian. I am familiar with Cherokee history and the Trail of Tears. I have visited Tahlequah, Oklahoma and was absorbed by the Cherokee museums there. When I saw Seven Black Sto...
I'll be honest; I'm keeping this one for the Joyce Carol Oates story.
The author really wanted to write the start of a nice cozy mystery series set in a bed and breakfast where all the rooms are themed after types of orchids, but in all honesty, it fell flat. The mystery wasn’t bad, as far as mysteries go, but the characters were cardboard cut outs, following their de...