Mrs. Pargeter's Public Relations

If Miss Manners had been married to a London mobster , she would be Melita Pargeter, the genteel widow of the late lamented Mr. Pargeter. Mrs. Pargeter was left in comfortable circumstance, but perhaps the most precious item her husband left to her was his little black book. Many a time since her husband’s death Mrs. Pargeter had need of calling upon one of her husband’s associates for help with some little matter.

But when Mrs. Pargeter accompanies her friend Jasmine Angold to a benefit for stray Greek cats—who were being rehomed to Britain—she unexpectedly meets the sister of her late husband. Unexpected because he never mentioned having a sister.

Filled with sly good humor and an assortment of colorful characters, this book will appeal to readers of humorous British mysteries.

Government Cheese

Terrific Keb'Mo and Taj Mahal concert last week in Milwaukee. They performed one of my favorites--"Government Cheese."

August's Books

In "A Wilder Rose," Susan Wittig Albert imagines the relationship between successful writer Rose Wilder Lane and her mother, Laura Ingalls Wilder of the "Little House" books. How much of the "Little House" books did Laura write, and how much did Rose contribute? Based on extensive research, the author--best known for her mysteries--provides a fresh view into the well-known children's series.



Nanny Ogg's Cookbook by Terry Pratchett
Cry Me a River by Patricia Hagan
Death of a Political Plant by Ann Ripley
Winning Elections and Influencing Politicians for Library Funding by Patrick Sweeney
Double Up by Gretchen Archer
A Wilder Rose by Susan Wittig Albert
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas
The Deep Dark Descending by Allan Eskins

July's Books

All the elements of an appealing cozy mystery are here in "The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer"—a small town, cats and dogs, tantalizing food, a local festival, and an interesting main character. Oh, and a punny title.  In the second book of her “Paws and Claws” mysteries, Davis has Holly Miller busy organizing the guests at the Sugar Maple Inn—members of the Apparition Apprehenders, ghost hunters who have descended upon the town to develop a tv series. Holly finds a young woman drowned in the hotels gazebo—under circumstances too suspicious to be an accident. Is there anyone Holly can trust? A treat for mystery fans.

 


The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista David
Al Franken: Giant of the Senate by Al Franken
The Housewife Assassin's Handbook by Josie Brown
The Lighthouse by P.D. James
Clammed Up by Barbara Ross
Stop the Presses! by Robert Goldsborough
Murder Packs a Suitcase by Cynthia Baxter
An Affair to Dismember by Elise Sax
Dry Ice by Stephen White
Murder She Wrote: Knock 'em Dead by Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain
Murder in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon
Murder at Sissingham Hall by Clara Benson
Optical Delusions in Deadwood by Ann Charles