The Next Few Books

I had a hysterectomy on 6/17 and I’ve read nearly all the rest of the Home Repair is Homicide series. At the moment, I don’t feel like going back and writing about all of them so I’ll do a group summary of them.
Mallets Aforethought, Tool & Die, Nail Biter and Trap Door get progressively [...]

Unhinged by Sarah Graves

Interesting things keep happening to Jacobia Tiptree. 
An old woman that no one really liked has disappeared.  The locals think she has just run off to avoid creditors – until her body is discovered.  Of course, Jacobia (Jake) and her friend Ellie have to investigate.
It turns out that this series of murders is much closer to [...]

Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson

It’s been a while since Davidson’s last book, Sweet Revenge, and since then Goldy has acquired a godfather who has moved in across the street.  Okay, I guess she’s had him all along but he’s pretty much just now showing up.  (Unless I just forgot about him, which is likely.)
Goldy is in wedding season – [...]

Wreck the Halls by Sarah Graves

Wreck the Halls by Sarah Graves
For me, character development and relationships between characters are almost more important than plot. I love this series because I really like Jake and how she interacts with those around her. I think that how she is with her husband, Wade, is teaching me a thing or two.
The [...]

Repair to Her Grave by Sarah Graves

Do you ever wonder where authors get titles?  This one took her title from the diary of one of the characters.  It really seems to have no other relevance other than offering a sort of home repair connection.
So far, I think this is my favorite HRIH book.  The story has elements that appeal to me: [...]

T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton

I’m pretty sure I’ve read this entire series but it’s not as if I read them because I *must* like with some of the series I read.  It’s more “Well, it’s an okay story and I just need to be entertained” so I pick it up.
This story was darker than her usual murder mystery.  Kinsey’s [...]

Murder on a Girl’s Night out by Anne George

Somewhere I read a review of this book and thought I should get it.  Since (as you might have guessed if you’ve seen my categories) I have something of an interest in both mysteries and books by Southern authors who books that take place in the South. 
Murder on a Girls’ Night Out is funny in [...]

Fed Up – Jessica Conant-Parks and Susan Conant

I’m sad to say that this is the last book in the Gourmet Girl series. There isn’t any indication of that on the book but I emailed one of the authors to ask a question and she told me. I’m even more sad because the book leaves us with its usual cliffhanger [...]

Goody Goody Gunshots by Sammi Carter 01/09/09

I hate it when I get to the end of a book and there isn’t another in the series! This book is not exception.
Abby once again promises Jawarski – and others – that she has no intention of getting involved in the latest murder in Paradise but she can’t keep that promise. The [...]

Peppermint Twisted by Sammi Carter 01/24/09

The third Candy Shop Mystery was more personal for our heroine.  Felicity Asbury, among the least-liked women in Paradise, CO, was found dead in front of Abby’s shop.  The morning after Abby threatened her.  Of course, Abby threatened to sue Felicity but *that* didn’t get reported to the police.  To add to the mix, the [...]