Contemporary mysteries and thrillers ranging from the mid 1900s (plus or minus) to the present time
A solid mystery with some food for thought… Give Place to Wrath is the first in the short two-book (for now, at least) Roger Viceroy series by Steven C Harms. Wrath was a finalist for a couple of awards when it first came out in 2018, and it has recently been re-issued thanks to a […]
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A wonderful mystery that I never knew existed… I wasn’t aware of the short Daniel Valentine/Clarisse Lovelace series back when the four books first came out in “real paper” editions, back in the 1980s. At that time, I couldn’t buy many books (graduate students tend to have limited funds) and I never saw any of
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In UTube – Inspector Mislan and the Emancipatist Conspiracy, Rozlan Mohd Noor has written another excellent police procedural, enjoyable both for the mechanics of the investigation (forensics, leg work, computer savvy – and a bit of luck) and for its detailed background in Kuala Lumpur. And, of course, for its food. It seems there is
Somehow, in spite of the fact that I’m a huge mystery reader, I’ve missed out until now on reading any books from the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs. This is probably because they’ve always looked kind of thriller-ish to me, and I’m just not usually all that thrilled with thrillers. However, I was recently
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Shades of Marie Kondo…hmmm… I remember reading a couple of the books in this series back in “real paper book” days, shortly after they came out, and I have pleasant, if somewhat vague, memories of them. So I was pleased to receive an advance review copy of the new e-book edition of The Cluttered Corpse,
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Smooth and easy to read… I had read and really enjoyed the previous book in this series, The Last Scoop, and so I was happy to also receive an advance review copy of Beyond the Headlines. And I wasn’t disappointed – the things I had enjoyed in the earlier book were all also present in
Review of Beyond the Headlines by RG Belsky – recently published Read More »
Ruth is back in the Saltmarsh… I’m a big fan of mysteries with archeology/anthropology involved, so I was happy (and honored) to receive an advance review copy of Elly Griffiths’ latest book, The Night Hawks, featuring forensic archeologist, Dr. Ruth Galloway. As the story opens, we find out that Ruth and her daughter, Kate, are
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A fast-paced Cold War spy story… I was intrigued while reading about author Jeri Laber’s career as a founder of Human Rights Watch, and so I was happy to receive an advance review copy of her new spy novel, The Russian Key. And The Russian Key turned out to be an enjoyable look back to
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A nice mix of mystery and science fiction… I’m a big fan of mysteries, and I like to read mysteries set in places that are new to me – or in this case, imaginary places that are new to me! Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells fills that bill quite nicely. Our protagonist, Murderbot, is a
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A bit slow to start, but very enjoyable once it does…. I’ve read and really enjoyed all of the books in Emma Jameson’s Lord and Lady Hetheridge series. So I was happy to receive an advance review copy of the first title in Jameson’s new series featuring Jemima (Jem) Jago and set in the Isles
A Death at Seascape House by Emma Jameson is out today – a review Read More »
