just finished: The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz. It’s the fourth in his Hawthorne series, which is lots of fun. In this one, Horowitz is not only the author, not only the sidekick to the detective, but he is the suspect. He has written a play that’s made it to London’s theater, and a theater critic who writes a rather scathing indictment of it ends up murdered. His fingerprints are on the weapon, and the police come for him almost immediately. His only choice is to go to Hawthorne for help. It’s lovely, and I will be recommending it when it comes out November 15.

currently reading: I’m listening to the audio book for The Holiday Trap, about two strangers who decide to switch homes at Christmas. Greta is angry with her family and wants to get away from her small Maine town for the holiday. Truman just found out that his boyfriend has a secret family—husband and daughter—and wants to get away. A mutual friend hooks them up, and Truman heads to Maine, where his favorite author lives, and Greta heads to New Orleans. I’m not too far in yet, but it seems like lots of fun.

I’m still reading No Strangers Here by Carlene O’Connor, which is lovely. And I’ve dipped into a couple of cozies out this week, A Book Club to Die For by Dorothy St. James and It Came Upon a Midnight Shear by Allie Pleiter. I loved the last ones in both series, so I am looking forward to finding out who did it and why.

up next: eating leftover Halloween candy! Oh, and also in mid-November is book two in Cherie Priest’s Book Agents series, Flight Risk (book one was Grave Reservations, which I loved). and The Christmas Wish, a new rom com by Lindsey Kelk, whose In Case You Missed It I also loved. And in December, I will be talking about Feel the Bern, a cozy mystery solved by Bernie Sanders and an intern. They are in Vermont, talking about “Big Maple” and chasing down a killer. I cannot wait to dive into that one!