Category: Fiction Reviews

After two weeks of Anne Perry, I needed a break from intense listening and looked for some lighter, funnier audiobooks. Naturally, I turned to two of my favorite humorous authors, David Rosenfelt and Donna Andrews …

In this sixth installment of Webtoons reviews, I cover Siren's Lament and Blood Stain.

One Must Tell the Bees by J. Lawrence Matthew’s offers a new story of Sherlock Holmes’s beginnings for Sherlockians who crave more stories of their literary hero. Using a good imitation of Dr. Watson’s distinct …

As The Silver Star Caper by Phyllis Entis opens, it has been three years since listeners last spent time with Damien and Millie Dickens. It is now 1986, and Clint Eastwood is running for mayor …

In Case of the Dysfunctional Daredevils by Jeffery Poole, the corgis, Sherlock and Watson, take a back seat to the adventures of their human, Zachary Anderson. Ashe, a U.S. marshal, approaches police detective Vance for …

Andy Carpenter, created by David Rosenfelt, hates to work. So it’s a good thing that he has inherited millions of dollars and doesn’t actually need to work at his job of defense attorney. However, Andy …

Garment of Shadows by Laurie R. King offers listeners a creative plot scenario, full of depth and the sensory experience of Mary Russell as she spends time in Morocco. After five years as wife of …

In Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce, Emmeline Lake wants nothing more than to become a Lady War Correspondent. And in 1940 London, there is no shortage of war for her to cover. However, when …

I do not like Sherlock Holmes pastiches. It seems to me that most of these are merely trying to take advantage of the fame of Sherlock Holmes to sell their own books. In case you …

True Loaf is a sweet, short adventure which author L. Austen Johnson based on Balkan folklore. It seems aimed primarily at readers who are middle grade and under. I enjoyed listening to the audio as …