Posts tagged with ‘Mystery’
August 20, 2012
INTRICATE, DETAIL-RICH MYSTERY set in 1845 New York paints a vivid picture of the changing city. Haunting!
Grade: A MINUS
THE GODS OF GOTHAM
Putnam/Amy Einhorn Books
2012
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Mystery, New York City, Novels
August 12, 2012
A PERKY SOUTHERN SLEUTH goes undercover at a combination spa and psychics’ retreat. Alas, all too muddled.
Grade: C PLUS
BONEFIRE OF THE VANITIES: A SARAH BOOTH DELANEY MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012
Tags: C Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels, Paranormal
August 8, 2012
“MIAMI’S OLDEST DETECTIVE,” 87-year-old Harry Lipkin, is the star of this witty, warmhearted gumshoe tale.
Grade: B PLUS
HARRY LIPKIN, PRIVATE EYE
Knopf
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
July 28, 2012
SHANGHAI POLICE INSPECTOR Chen’s vacation is marred by murder and environmental skulduggery. Appealing mystery!
Grade: B PLUS
DON'T CRY, TAI LAKE: AN INSPECTOR CHEN NOVEL
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, China, Mystery, Novels
July 14, 2012
LONDON’S PECULIAR CRIMES Unit rides again, in another entertaining mystery starring the UK’s oddest cops.
Grade: B PLUS
THE MEMORY OF BLOOD: A PECULIAR CRIMES UNIT MYSTERY
Bantam
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
July 12, 2012
COMPLEX, ENTERTAINING THRILLER follows a psychiatrist and a cop along the trail of a serial killer.
Grade: SOLID B
KILL SWITCH
Kensington
2011
Tags: Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Thriller
July 7, 2012
TIGHTLY CRAFTED HISTORICAL mystery stars a Sherlock-brilliant detective tracking a serial killer in 1892 Maine.
Grade: B PLUS
THE TRUTH OF ALL THINGS
Crown
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels
July 1, 2012
SWEDISH POLICE DETECTIVE Inspector Irene Huss solves a complex series of murders. Crisp, suspenseful mystery!
Grade: B PLUS
NIGHT ROUNDS
Soho Crime
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
June 26, 2012
SERIAL-KILLER SUSPENSE meets time-travel science fiction: plot is intriguing, but characters less so, alas.
Grade: SOLID B
THE MAN FROM PRIMROSE LANE
Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Sarah Crichton Books
2012
Tags: Mystery, Novels, Science Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Suspense
June 8, 2012
SAVVY, WITTY MYSTERY centers on death and insurance fraud among rich, horsey Californians. Good neo-noir fun!
Grade: A MINUS
HUSH MONEY
St. Martin's Press
2012
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Mystery, Novels