MYSTERY
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DIRTY THIRTY – Janet Evanovich

Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is offered a job that seems almost too good to be true – track down Andy “Nutsy” Manley who until recently had been employed as a security guard at a local jewelry store. The store had recently been robbed and Nutsy went MIA immediately after the robbery, leading the owner to Continue reading
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PERFECT SHOT – Steve Urszenyi

Special Agent Alexandra “Alex” Martel has had a remarkable career in the U.S. Army – as a medic and as a well-decorated sniper. Now she works for the FBI and is currently on assignment, loaned to Interpol when she learns of the death of a friend, an MI5 agent, who died under mysterious circumstances. Alex Continue reading
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THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES – Agatha Christie

CLASSICS WEEK Regular readers of my reviews will know that I’m a relatively new reader in the mystery genre. It is for this reason that I have not read much Agatha Christie (I’m much more familiar with some of her plays than I am with her novels). Thanks to Open Road Media, I’ve been able Continue reading
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THE RIVER WE REMEMBER – William Kent Krueger

In the southwest corner of the state of Minnesota is the small town of Jewel. It is 1958 and the War is still fresh in people’s minds and Memorial Day has significant meaning to most. But this particular Memorial Day, while many are celebrating the day, the body of Jimmy Quinn (a wealthy, local landowner) Continue reading
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LOST IN PARIS – Betty Webb

What do you do when you’re an Alabama debutante and you’ve disgraced your family name in the 1920s? You move to Paris and become friends with Ernest and Hadley Hemingway, of course! At least that’s what Zoe Barlow does after she’s been sent packing from Beech Glen, the family plantation, by her older brother and Continue reading
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A DEATH IN DENMARK – Amulya Malladi

I’ve had some pretty lousy luck in the past with picking up a book that is in the middle or nearing the end of a series run. More often than not these books really do rely on knowledge of what has transpired in the previous book(s). And so it is with great pleasure that I Continue reading
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two short Christmas books

In the community of Lower Lockwood, it is time for the annual tradition of the Christmas panto (“a loud, fun, enjoyable musical comedy theatre production” – according to an in-the-know website). The community has its own group of dedicated thespians, known as The Fairway Players. But even a small theatre group can see its share Continue reading
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THE TAINTED CUP – Robert Jackson Bennett

Robert Jackson Bennett is easily one of my favorite authors currently writing in the sf/f field. His world-building is strong, detailed, and comes across so very real. His stories are complex and while not always described, there is clearly history and future to the current events. And his characters are unique and admirable for their Continue reading
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MUGSHOTS OF MANHATTAN – Christin Brecher

Liv Spyer, a young, female photographer, has been working hard to make a name for herself as a professional photographer when she lands the prime job of photographing Bisa … only the biggest Grammy Award-winning pop star on the planet. To add to Liv’s joy, her new boyfriend, Harry, will be taking her to the Continue reading
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MURDER IN POSTSCRIPT – Mary Winters

Widowed Countess Amelia Amesbury could sit back and enjoy the life that her title entails, but as someone who has always seen herself as being clear-headed and helpful, she’s taken on the role of ‘Lady Agony’ – an advice columnist in Victorian England. Many of the letters she receives revolve around a woman’s propriety of Continue reading
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BORDERLINE – Mark Schorr

Brian Hanson is a Vietnam Vet, a recovering alcoholic who still struggles with PTSD. He’s now a psychologist, working in Portland, and he’s upset over the death of a client – ruled a suicide but Hanson doesn’t believe it. He decides to do some investigating on his own and discovers that there have been a Continue reading
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TITANIUM NOIR – Nick Harkaway

If you enjoy a blend of mystery and scifi, don’t bother reading any reviews – just go out and buy this book right now. Cal Sounder is a detective who works with the police on special projects – generally those that need a little more discretion. When he’s called in to a homicide scene at Continue reading

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