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What we do in the dark and preach in the sunlight

In journalist Kelsey McKInney’s debut novel, Caroline and Abigail struggle to reconcile their pastor father’s actions with the gospel he preaches.

Posted byJuliaJanuary 31, 2023January 24, 2023Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, evangelicals, family dynamics, fiction, TexasLeave a comment on What we do in the dark and preach in the sunlight

The return of women to country music

A new crop of women songwriters and musicians are reclaiming their place in the country music space — sexism be damned.

Posted byJuliaJanuary 24, 2023January 23, 2023Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, feminism, music, nonfictionLeave a comment on The return of women to country music

Canine tails — and teeth

How much biting are you, a dog lover, willing to tolerate in your canine roommates? Probably not as much as Julie Klam, bless her heart.

Posted byJuliaJanuary 19, 2023January 17, 2023Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, animal rescue, dog-people bond, dogs, nonfictionLeave a comment on Canine tails — and teeth

Murder’s no match for the residents of an English retirement community

The flesh may be weaker, but the spirits and brains of the residents of an English retirement community are working at full speed in this cozy murder mystery.

Posted byJuliaJanuary 17, 2023January 17, 2023Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, England, murder, mystery, Thursday Murder ClubLeave a comment on Murder’s no match for the residents of an English retirement community

A troupe of suspects take center stage in a murder investigation

Community theater can be a cutthroat endeavor — nowhere more so than in Janice Hallett’s latest mystery.

Posted byJuliaJanuary 10, 2023December 6, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, community theater, England, murder, mysteryLeave a comment on A troupe of suspects take center stage in a murder investigation

A high school reunion turns deadly

When one member of a high school clique is murdered at a reunion, the solution may lie in things that happened during the final weeks of that long-ago school year.

Posted byJuliaJanuary 3, 2023December 19, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, DS Harbinder Kaur, false memories, fiction, high school reunions, murder, mysteryLeave a comment on A high school reunion turns deadly

Underground in a magical London

The paranormal police force at Scotland Yard go underground in the London Silver Vaults to solve a series of mysterious murders that seem linked to the past.

Posted byJuliaDecember 29, 2022December 6, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, England, murder, mystery, paranormal, Peter Grant, urban fantasyLeave a comment on Underground in a magical London

A mystery suitable only for the compost heap

A Midwestern mystery that yields a bumper crop of ‘Nope.’

Posted byJuliaDecember 27, 2022December 5, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, Indiana, murder, mystery, serial killers, unreliable narratorsLeave a comment on A mystery suitable only for the compost heap

A family saga that plays out on the boardwalk

The death of a patriarch stirs up family secrets on the Jersey Shore.

Posted byJuliaDecember 22, 2022December 22, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:fiction, family secrets, 21st century, New Jersey, Jersey ShoreLeave a comment on A family saga that plays out on the boardwalk

Spending more time with Olive & Mabel

Spend some more time with Olive and Mabel, two Very Good Dogs.

Posted byJuliaDecember 20, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, England, memoir, nonfiction, Scotland1 Comment on Spending more time with Olive & Mabel

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