Posts tagged with ‘Mystery’
April 15, 2011
ENJOYABLE EDWARDIAN WHODUNNIT features an aristocratic detective, a dead foxhunting Earl, and a juicy mystery.
Grade: SOLID B
DEATH IN A SCARLET COAT
Soho/Constable
2011
Tags: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews
April 13, 2011
SPOOKY, ATMOSPHERIC, STYLISH novel about obsession and family–BRIDESHEAD REVISITED times THE SECRET HISTORY!
Grade: A MINUS
THE POISON TREE
Viking/Pamela Dorman Books
2011
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Mystery, Novels, Suspense
April 12, 2011
GRAND TUDOR EPIC is also a tightly plotted mystery/thriller, and sheer page-turning delight for history buffs!
Grade: B PLUS
HEARTSTONE
Viking
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels, Thriller
March 28, 2011
THE PAST IS PRESENT in an atmospheric mystery featuring an English detective literally haunted by World War I.
Grade: SOLID B
A LONELY DEATH
HarperCollins
2011
Tags: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews
March 26, 2011
CHARMING COZY MYSTERY, fifth in a series for mother/daughter antiquer sleuths. Complex plot, cute characters.
Grade: B PLUS
ANTIQUES KNOCK-OFF
Kensington
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
March 24, 2011
THE DELIGHTFULLY CANTANKEROUS Puzzle Lady is back in her 12th mystery. Lots of fun, as ever, and a strong plot.
Grade: B PLUS
THE KENKEN KILLINGS
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
March 22, 2011
YEE-HAW! THE HOLMES on the Range boys vs. rival detectives at Chicago’s 1893 Exposition. Lots of thrills here!
Grade: A MINUS
WORLD'S GREATEST SLEUTH! A HOLMES ON THE RANGE MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2011
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels
March 19, 2011
ROLLICKING HISTORICAL MYSTERY adds a salty madam of a heroine to the usual Victorian intrigue.
Grade: SOLID B
INDIA BLACK
Penguin/Berkley
2011
Tags: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Women's Fiction
March 6, 2011
LUCKY 13! The newest caper starring Serge Storms, enforcer of his own quirky Florida justice, is the best yet.
Grade: A MINUS
ELECTRIC BARRACUDA
William Morrow
2011
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Humor, Mystery, Novels
February 16, 2011
SECOND MYSTERY in the “Ski Diva” series has lots of local Vermont color, slightly rambling plot.
Grade: SOLID B
FADE TO WHITE
St. Martin's
2011
Tags: Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews