Ivy Meadows (the stage name for Olive Ziegwart) is an actress and part-time private investigator working for her uncle Bob Duda of Duda Detectives. Things are looking up for Ivy … a famous playwright is in Arizona and he’s planning something that could be even bigger than his hit musical, Hello Dolly Madison – a… Continue reading

This is my second venture into Elly Griffiths’ Magic Men Mystery series.  It’s a clever gimmick, combining magicians and the WWII era. Max Mephisto and his daughter Ruby are headlining at the Brighton Hippodrome, the largest theatre in the city.  It’s a real coup for the aging magician to get a gig like this. Also… Continue reading

Hollywood in the late 1930’s. It is the Golden Age of Hollywood movies and some of the biggest names in films are at work, including costume designer, Edith Head. Hollywood has long had an allure for the young, starry-eyed hopefuls – wanna-be stars – and Lillian Frost was one such hopeful.  But Lillian has given… Continue reading

I was quickly hooked on author Alexia Gordon’s Gethsemane Brown Mystery series and so was eager to dive in to this, Fatality in F, the fourth book in the series. It’s vacation time for Gethsemane Brown and she’s looking forward to a relaxing time with only a little performing – this at the opening ceremony… Continue reading