reviews

Bookstore Bummer Authors: Rosemary and Larry Mild When I was younger I thought working in a book store would be a dream job. Then I realized it would be just like any other job and probably make me hate the things I loved – books. The protagonists in Rosemary and Larry Mild’s Dan and Rivka Sherman Mystery series do not share my apprehension. In Death Takes a Mistress, Dan and Rivka have owned their store – The Olde Victorian Bookstore in Annapolis – for about a year and show no signs of wavering. Death Takes a Mistress is the second [...]

Cozy at the Speedway Author: Tammy Kaehler First thought: I did not enjoy Avoidable Contact. Second thought: I’m still going to recommend it. I’ll let you stew on that little bit of cognitive dissonance while I tell you about the book. Kate Reilly is a race car driver. She and her team at Sandham Swift racing are about to begin a 24 hour endurance race at the Daytona Speedway when she gets news that her boyfriend, Stuart, has been hit by a car and critically injured. Kate needs to pull it together and get her head in the race since [...]

Portable Portland Author: Steven McCall I am a terrible vacation planner. As a sort of anxious traveler, guidebooks and travel guides overwhelm me with information and options until I find myself far more concerned with my vacation wardrobe than my vacation activities. Clothes shopping I can handle. But occasionally, someone writes a destination guide that makes sense to me, and one such guide is the Irreverent Insider Guide: Portland, Oregon, written by longtime Portland resident Steve McCall. Now, in the spirit of full disclosure, I happen to know Mr. McCall. And he knows me – well enough to know that [...]