Category Archives: Mystery
School Days by Robert Parker
Read August 2017 Recommended for Spenser fans ★ ★ Not the worst book I ever read. I went through this period in my mid-twenties when I was trying to work out on the elliptical and the bike at the gym, … Continue reading
The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly
Read July 2017 Recommended for fans of police detectives, L.A. ★ ★ ★ ★ In book three of the Harry Bosch series, Connelly finally hits his stride. The preceding two books frequently referenced the lethal shooting of a … Continue reading
The Last Good Man by Linda Nagata. Not the Last Good Woman.
Read July 2017 Recommended for fans of military thrillers ★ ★ ★ Short version: a nail-biting action thriller. Read it if you want thriller, but not to experience anything new in female characterization or military sci-fi. “If Daniel could offer … Continue reading
The Chinese Maze Murders by Robert Van Gulik
Read July 2017 Recommended for fans of Hercule Poirot and an interest in China ★ ★ ★ ★ Who knew 7th century China could provide such fertile source material for mysteries? And who knew that it would take a Dutch … Continue reading
The Haunted Monastery by Robert Van Gulik
Read June 2017 Recommended for fans of Judge Dee ★ ★ 1/2 Fresh off the case of The Chinese Gold Murders, I was rather looking forward to another of Judge Dee’s adventures. Judge Dee and his retinue are returning from … Continue reading
Crusader’s Cross by James Lee Burke, read by Will Patton
Read June 2017 Recommended for fans of Louisiana Bayou ★ ★ ★ Pairing Will Patton and James Lee Burke’s Cajun protagonist, Dave Robicheaux, was genius. Patton grew up on South Carolina and went to a school for the arts … Continue reading
The Chinese Gold Murders by Robert Van Gulik
Read May 2017 Recommended for fans of period mystery ★ ★ ★ ★ Judge Dee is looking forward to getting out of the Chinese Metropolitan Court of Justice. He’s tired of only seeing cases on paper, processing routine documents and … Continue reading
The Lion’s Game by Nelson DeMille. Or Thriller as Ambien?
Attempted May 2017 Recommended for fans of DeMille and reallllly slow burns ★ ★ Abandoning this book. I just don’t have time in my life right now for this kind of detail. I think this is the kind of book … Continue reading
Necropolis by Tim Waggoner. Or, P.I. Mad-Libs, Magickal Edition
Read March 2017 Recommended for fans Simon Green ★ ★ Mostly, I have only Past Carol. to blame. You see, I realized my TBR list had over 600 books, over four years of reading if I ever tried to get … Continue reading
A Curious Indian Cadaver (Inspector Singh Investigates #5) by Shamini Flint
Read March 2017 Recommended for fans of detective mysteries ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Yikes! So close to the end of the Inspector Singh series, and stalking checking out the website for Ms. Flint makes it clear that self-promotion isn’t in … Continue reading
