MYSTERY
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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE – Ian Fleming
Of course I am familiar with the James Bond films, and while I own a number of the books, I hadn’t gotten around to reading any of them (still haven’t). When I saw this audio book available at my local library, I decided my commute to work would be a great time to finally experience Continue reading
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SUGARLAND – Martha Conway
When the offer to review this book came through, I was very excited. A mystery … a favorite new genre for me. Set in the 1920’s … one of my favorite eras for researching and writing about. And jazz music … easily my favorite musical style. And I looked over the information about the book, Continue reading
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DEADLY HEAT – Richard Castle
Books, using characters created for television, especially in the mystery genre, is nothing new. I’ve read books about Columbo, and Murder, She Wrote, as well as plenty of sci-fi books. But this is a slightly different spin on that theme, and it’s kind of brilliant. On the television show, Castle, Richard Castle is a mystery Continue reading
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MADE TO KILL – Adam Christopher
How do you take a classic noir mystery theme and make it fresh? Make the noir detective/assassin a robot, of course! Adam Christopher’s sci-fi/noir/humor book, Made to Kill, is just plain a lot of fun to read. In so many ways it reminded me of a lot of the Ron Goulart books I read in Continue reading
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WITHOUT A DOUBT – Nancy Cole Silverman
The Carol Childs mysteries, by Nancy Cole Silverman, just keep getting better and better. Not only is Carol Childs in Beverly Hills near where a major jewelry heist has just happened, it’s very likely that Ms. Childs actually helped the robber escape. Being a reporter, Carol quickly reports in to her radio station since she Continue reading
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SWITCHEROO – Aaron Elkins
I’ve read one other book by Aaron Elkins and it was a book he co-wrote with his wife (see review here). I had enjoyed it and thought perhaps I might also enjoy his solo work. I do. I’m relatively new to the mystery genre (I’ll soon have to stop saying that) and I’ve been enjoying Continue reading
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MUG SHOT – Caroline Fardig
Mug Shot is the second book in Caroline Fardig’s Java Jive series and continues both the investigative powers of Juliet Langley and her rocky romances. Juliet manages a small coffeehouse, Java Jive, owned by her friend Pete Bennett. Juliet, and the store, are just starting to recover from an incident in which Juliet discovered murdered Continue reading
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NAKED ONCE MORE – Elizabeth Peters
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEW A REISSUE When I requested this book (two, almost three yeas ago!) I hadn’t read many mysteries but this was among those that was going to start me down that path. I lost the book when the Kindle it was on gave up its digital ghost and only recently figured out how Continue reading
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DEATH BEFORE DECAF – Caroline Fardig
After her attempt at a music career doesn’t pan out, Juliet Langley returns to the coffee and deli shop where she once worked and is very comfortable. What is not so comfortable is working so closely with Pete Bennett, her best friend from college and the man who now owned the coffee-shop they once both Continue reading
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THE ACCIDENTAL ALCHEMIST – Gigi Pandian
Part mystery, part fantasy, part Vegan lifestyle book, part cookbook. Both the charm, and the problem with this book is its multiple focal points. Zoe Faust is centuries old but continues to move and re-introduce herself to new surroundings as her own grand-daughter. Currently, she is a new resident to Portland, Oregon, but among her Continue reading
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THE DARK SIDE – Anthony O’Neill
I was attracted to this book by the blurb, describing the book as a “dark and gripping sci-fi noir” in which a police detective from Earth arrives at a lunar penal colony and steps in to the local police department to take charge of an investigation into the death of an associate of one of an eccentric Continue reading
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TEK POWER – William Shatner
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE If you combined Captain James T. Kirk with Sergeant T. J. Hooker you’d get Private Investigator Jake Cardigan. If you don’t already know who Captain Kirk or T.J. Hooker are, you’re probably not going to be interested in this book. William Shatner is listed as the author on this book six of Continue reading
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