Posts tagged with ‘Mystery’
March 28, 2013
CURMUDGEONLY PUZZLE LADY Cora Felton sleuths again in this engaging cozy (with an Old Hollywood theme).
Grade: SOLID B
ARSENIC AND OLD PUZZLES: A PUZZLE LADY MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2013
Tags: Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews
March 24, 2013
FAST-PACED MYSTERY YARN has a fine flavor of the 1890s San Francisco underworld and an appealing sleuth duo.
Grade: SOLID B
THE BUGHOUSE AFFAIR: A CARPENTER AND QUINCANNON NOVEL
Tor/Forge
2013
Tags: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels, San Francisco, Solid B Reviews
March 22, 2013
AN INDIAN JOURNALIST researches the lives of the men who tried and failed to kill him. Complex, engrossing!
Grade: B PLUS
THE STORY OF MY ASSASSINS
Melville House
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, India, Mystery, Novels
March 13, 2013
GLOBETROTTING FINANCIAL THRILLER stars Ava Lee, a sleuth with gifts for numbers and martial arts. Elegant fun!
Grade: B PLUS
THE DISCIPLE OF LAS VEGAS: AN AVA LEE NOVEL
Picador
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels, Thriller
February 25, 2013
SWEET LATE-VICTORIAN COZY stars an Indian princess living at Hampton Court with seedy gentry for neighbors.
Grade: SOLID B
THE PIGEON PIE MYSTERY
Doubleday/Anchor
2012
Tags: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews
February 22, 2013
AN EDINBURGH COP uncovers old secrets on a remote Scottish island, his childhood home. Taut, atmospheric!
Grade: B PLUS
THE BLACKHOUSE
SilverOak
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
February 16, 2013
COZY WWII-ERA MYSTERY set in rural Georgia features a spunky old-maid schoolteacher as sleuth. Nicely done.
Grade: SOLID B
MISS DIMPLE SUSPECTS
St. Martin's Press
2013
Tags: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews, World War II
January 30, 2013
ATMOSPHERIC PARANORMAL THRILLER mixes a noir detective, some seriously spooky bad guys, and vivid Maine details.
Grade: B PLUS
THE WRATH OF ANGELS: A CHARLIE PARKER THRILLER
Atria
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Novels, Thriller
January 26, 2013
HILARIOUSLY HAPLESS DETECTIVE Stanley Hastings is suspected of murder, semi-eptly hunts the real killer. Fun!
Grade: B PLUS
STAKEOUT: A STANLEY HASTINGS MYSTERY
Pegasus
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
January 13, 2013
AN ENGLISH LADY SLEUTH investigates an early 20th century murder in Venice, unravels a 15th century mystery.
Grade: SOLID B
DEATH IN THE FLOATING CITY: A LADY EMILY MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012
Tags: Historical Fiction, Italy, Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Venice