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Continue reading →: The Crime at the Noah’s Ark by Molly Thynne
A number of parties heading for a luxurious holiday spot, are forced by severe winter weather to put up at the 'Noah's Ark', a hostelry they will share with Dr. Constantine, a shrewd chess master and keen observer of all around him. Other guests include bestselling novelist Angus Stuart, the…
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Continue reading →: Dead Letters by Sheila Connolly
Nell Pratt’s search into a family’s history may bring more than just dark secrets to light…Nell Pratt, President of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society, is intrigued when Arthur Logan, elderly scion of an old Philadelphia family, approaches her to search the Society’s archives for information on the Logan family’s history. What…
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Continue reading →: I think I am hibernating!
This was Friday, I took a photo of the front of the house as I headed out to the local pub for lunch (by the way out house ends at the bricked up entrance way) 48 hours later and this is the back garden Lots of doggy paw prints and…
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Continue reading →: Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon
With few other options, African-American classical musician Gethsemane Brown accepts a less-than-ideal position turning a group of rowdy schoolboys into an award-winning orchestra. Stranded without luggage or money in the Irish countryside, she figures any job is better than none. The perk? Housesitting a lovely cliffside cottage. The catch? The…
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Continue reading →: Murder and Mai Tais by Elizabeth Ashby and Sibel Hodge (Danger Cove)
Hope Foster's motto is to let fate lead you—which it did in her case right to the quiet town of Danger Cove. But when the owner of the Smugglers' Tavern, where Hope tends bar, is murdered, suddenly fate puts Hope squarely in the role of "prime suspect" in her employer's…
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Continue reading →: Getting there slow but sure
A slow nibble away at the tip otherwise known as the living room! But the main thing is that most of the stuff is now in the filing cabinet (one more box to go through) My knitting bag is currently on top of two of the three going to the…
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Continue reading →: Bacon Oatmeal Pudding
Ingredients 2 cupfuls medium oatmeal3 oz chopped suet or dripping2 rashers fat bacon2 small chopped onions or leeksSeasoning to tasteWater Method Line bottom of greased basin with chopped bacon. Mix other ingredients; add water to make a fairly stiff dough. Pour mixture over the chopped bacon. Cover with cloth and…
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Continue reading →: Hennys in Bruet or Chicken in Cumin Sauce
Hennys in bruet schullyn be schaldyd & sodyn wyþ porke;& grynd pepyr & comyn, bred & ale, & temper it wyþþe selve broþ & boyle it, & colowre it wyþ safroun & salt it, and mes it forþe. 1 boiling fowl, about 3 lbs, cut up, or 6 chicken legs.…
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Continue reading →: German Gingerbread “Lebkuchen”
Ingredients 100g butter 250g honey 120g brown sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ginger powder 1/2 tsp ground cloves (or allspice) 1 vanilla pod, seeds 2 whole eggs 2 tsp cocoa powder 440g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder Method In a small pot gently heat the butter, sugar…
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Continue reading →: Better Late Than Never by Jenn McKinlay
When the Briar Creek Public Library holds its first overdue book amnesty day—no fines for late returns—the volume of incoming materials is more than Lindsey and her staff can handle. In a bind, Lindsey drafts the crafternoon ladies to help check in and sort the stacks of books. But…
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