Cozy

“The way Mattie handles her service dog, the logistics of his training, his canine personality, the important evidence he believably uncovers, and their warm yet disciplined interaction rem

“High emotion is balanced by high intellect and a high level of craft, revealing an author at the top of her game.”

“If the story followed the traditional journey of a cozy, the premise would be a good one.

“Hirahara’s careful plotting and easy style help to create vibrant characters and a vivid picture of life for Japanese-Americans at a particularly difficult time.”

“A powerful story encased in an even more powerful narration in which love and cruelty rise, intermingle, and become the same.”

“Gilbert presents a good story, a fast read, and enough clues, red herrings, foreshadowings, and questions to keep the pages turning.”

“a fascinating novel, filled with facts about life in the fin-de-siècle of the Victorian Era, of the niche of women during that time, social comme

“In They’re Gone, the ‘weaker sex’ is by no means weak. At all.”                                                   

“Full of British humor as well as a wealth of description of Brighton in the late Fifties, Murder by Milk Bottle is the best of the Constable Twitten novels thus far—at least until

“Mma Ramotswe and her allies practice that love of land and courtesy to each other in gently amusing ways that eventually resolve the mysteries, potential crimes, and tensions of their live

“Viewed as a ‘debut novel’ by R. W. Green, Hot to Trot is a fine first showing.

“Gates does a particularly good job of setting clues and red herrings for the reader to deal with and ties up all the loose ends.”