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Tag Archives: mystery
The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Read January 2019 Recommended for fans of period mysteries, period adventure stories ★ ★ 1/2 Sherlock has been enjoying a Hollywood resurgence. That’s not what lead me to pick this up, however. Vaguely headachey, I needed a reading … Continue reading
The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley
Read December 2018 Recommended for fans of boozy detectives ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “When I finally caught up with Abraham Trahearne, he was drinking beer with an alcoholic bulldog named Fireball Roberts in a ramshackle joint … Continue reading
The Last by Hanna Jameson. Well, I hope it isn’t hers.
Read December 2018 Recommended for fans of The Last Policeman ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I was all set to close the book (cough) on 2018; I had finished up the Peter Grant series in a very … Continue reading
Posted in Apocalypse & dystopia, Book reviews, Mystery
Tagged arc, end of the world as we know it, multi-culti, mystery
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Hex by Maggie Estep
Read November 2018 Recommended for fans of horses, Claire DeWiitt ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I sought this book out because of Sara Gran, author of Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead, mentions it in an … Continue reading
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan
Read November 2018 Recommended for fans convoluted police departments ★ ★ ★ 1/2 For a first book, this was amazing. However, in the grand scheme of unsolved crime, police procedural and historical mysteries, this left something to … Continue reading
Motor City Blue by Loren D. Estleman
Read October 2018 Recommended for fans of classic noir, detroit ★ ★ 1/2 Some days, you’re just in the mood for whiskey, dying mobsters, journalists in hiding, porn shop owners, and hookers with a heart of gold, all … Continue reading
The Burning Soul by John Connolly
Read October 2018 Recommended for fans of mysteries, thrillers ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “Now, in her office at the corner of Park and Freeport, she watched the rain trace an intricate veinery upon her window, as though the glass … Continue reading
The Whisperers by John Connolly
Read October 2018 Recommended for fans of Charlie Parker ★ ★ 1/2 Can some authors be ‘too big to fail?’ Is John Connolly one of them? I’ve had my ups and down with the series to be sure, … Continue reading
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Tagged mystery, series, supernatural mystery, thriller
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Third Girl by Agatha Christie
Read September 2018 Recommended for fans of Christie ★ ★ ★ ★ Imagine, if you will, being a famous female mystery author. You’ve been publishing for over forty-five years, and you’ve become more than a bit tired of … Continue reading
Spares by Michael Marshall Smith. Not spare. Quite full, actually.
Read September 2018 Recommended for fans of sci fi and detectives ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Calling Spares a ‘hard-boiled detective’ story is like calling Ben&Jerry’s Wavy Gravy ‘chocolate swirl ice cream.’ Sure. I guess, if … Continue reading
