It was supposed to be a quiet vacation at the beach, and to look for office space for Veronica's new business venture. It turned out, of course, to be anything but that. Death at the Harbour Arms is the fifth in the Veronica Vale Investigates mysteries by Kitty Kildare. The body of a young woman is found floating off a pier late one night. She was a young, pushy, determined (and talented) journalist. She was known to dig deep for a story ... so who did she annoy? The doctor with a terminally ill wife? The owner/manager of several pubs (and entertainment for men)? One of the ladies who worked for him? Someone else? This series has good, strong female characters, doing jobs meant for men in a time when women should be home having babies. A good read!

Yes, you are right, you are seeing many of the Liturgical Mystery books by Mark Schweizer in recent posts ... seems I just can't keep away from them! The Mezzo Wore Mink is another fun, funny read. This time, as the title hints, it's about mink ... or rather minque (an interesting hybrid of two fur bearing animals). Hopes are high for a lucrative fur business, but things go awry when they escape. Dozens of them! And then there's the Christian nudist camp opening down the road a ways. And to avoid competition with other Christmas celebrations, the first ever production of The Living Gobbler. Kept me up late reading and chuckling. Don't miss the 'advance praise' page in this series, it's worth a read!

Reading Hermit With Dog