MYSTERY
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ALL THAT GLITTERS – Michael Murphy
Not too long ago I reviewed the first book in the Jake & Laura Mystery series, The Yankee Club, and gave it a rare full five stars rating. All That Glitters is author Michael Murphy’s follow-up, with the story picking up right on the heels of The Yankee Club‘s ending. In this venture, Jake &… Continue reading
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BUBBLE – Anders de la Mott
Finishing off the trilogy that was started with Game, and followed up with Buzz, Bubble wraps up some loose ends and sees a conclusion to ‘the game.’ The first book, Game, started off quite well, but Buzz didn’t meet with expectations or even pave the way for the final book. Bubble follows Henrik “HP” Petterson, living off-the-grid,… Continue reading
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SHADOW OF DOUBT – Nancy Cole Silverman
A Hollywood agent is found dead in her bathtub and the initial report is that it’s accidental. But when Carol Childs, a reporter for a local radio station, learns that there was another death under very similar circumstances, she grows suspicious. When the death is ruled a homicide and Carol’s friend and neighbor is the prime… Continue reading
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BOTTICELLI’S BASTARD – Stephen Maitland-Lewis
I have chosen to read a number of books with an art theme lately, and generally I have enjoyed them. Botticelli’s Bastard, a historical-fantasy-mystery novel is the latest in art-themes, and does not maintain the same quality of writing that I’ve seen in the other books. Anyone who has taken a college fiction or creative… Continue reading
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SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMEONE DEAD – M.C. Beaton
I was, at first, a little surprised that I was not familiar with this “Agatha Raisin Mystery” series. Not because I’m a big mystery reader, but because this is the 24th installment in the series! Any book, with that kind of track record is generally something I am aware of. Now that I’ve read a… Continue reading
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THE ART WHISPERER – Charlotte and Aaron Elkins
I am a new Alix London Mystery fan. I’ve been reading a lot of mysteries since I started this review blog, and the Elkins’ “Alix London” mystery, The Art Whisperer, is one of my favorites. First, we have a strong female lead who isn’t an ancient, Miss Marple-type, but a modern woman who isn’t even… Continue reading
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THE YANKEE CLUB – Michael Murphy
Yes! A resounding “Yes” for everything about this delicious mystery! Michael Murphy’s The Yankee Club is a classic, hard-boiled, noir, detective/mystery novel, set during the Prohibition years. Jake Donovan is a cop-turned-detective-turned-mystery novelist. Murphy’s writing is crisp and strong and the reader senses that Donovan was a good cop and a good detective, but that… Continue reading
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PARKER: THE HUNTER – Richard Stark
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE **WARNING — SPOILER ALERT!** IDW Publishing, under the hand of artist Darwyn Cooke, has begun to adapt the “Parker” crime novels of Richard Stark, into graphic novels. In conjunction with this, they are also releasing reissued, hardcover versions of the books, lavishly illustrated with Cooke’s cover paintings. This is an… Continue reading
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LEFT TURN AT PARADISE – Thomas Shawver
I’ve slowly been coming to read more and more mysteries, which I typically enjoy, and this one, “A Rare Book Mystery,” was especially appealing since I clearly have a passion for books. And as someone who, as a teenager used to spend HOURS in antique shops and used book stores searching for the little valuable… Continue reading
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HOT PURSUIT – Roderick Thorp
Author Roderick Thorp is best known for his book Nothing Lasts Forever which was the basis for the popular movie Die Hard starring Bruce Willis. Knowing only that much, you can go in to this book assuming it will be an action/adventure thriller. And it is. The story: Coast Guard Commander Sam Merrill becomes an “All-American-Hero”… Continue reading
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MOON OVER TANGIER – Janice Law
This was something a little bit different for me. First off, it’s a mystery, which I’ve come to enjoy but haven’t read a great deal, and it features a homosexual leading character. Why is that important? It isn’t. Other than the fact that author Janice Law won the Lambda Award for best gay mystery for… Continue reading
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GET BLANK – Justin Robinson
James Bond? Sam Spade? Ellery Queen? Matt Helm? Maxwell Smart? Sherlock Holmes? If you need a spy/detective, all you need is to get Blank. **WARNING — POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD** Blank is a man of many names and even more talents, most of them useless, but some of them will come in to play. He’s trying… Continue reading
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