THE PAST IS PRESENT in an atmospheric mystery featuring an English detective literally haunted by World War I.

GRACEFUL, ADAGIO PROSE and a memorable heroine in this tale of a young scientist’s Alice-in-Wonderland life.

CHARMING COZY MYSTERY, fifth in a series for mother/daughter antiquer sleuths. Complex plot, cute characters.

THE GREAT AMERICAN Opera Novel is sprawling, sensual, erudite, campy, and not for everyone–just like opera!

THE DELIGHTFULLY CANTANKEROUS Puzzle Lady is back in her 12th mystery. Lots of fun, as ever, and a strong plot.

YEE-HAW! THE HOLMES on the Range boys vs. rival detectives at Chicago’s 1893 Exposition. Lots of thrills here!

ROLLICKING HISTORICAL MYSTERY adds a salty madam of a heroine to the usual Victorian intrigue.

INTRICATE SOUTH AFRICAN THRILLER contrasts the hunt for a serial killer, a tangle of post-apartheid politics.

STARK, POETIC NOVEL provides a resonant glimpse of life and war in Afghanistan as well as a complex love story.

TIMELY, TAUTLY PLOTTED thriller with a likable midlife heroine is compelling despite occasionally clunky prose.