I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Vertigo 42in Hardcover edition on June 3, 2014 and has 336 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo Twenty-third in the Inspector Richard Jury cozy mystery series rotating between London and Long Piddleton. Disclaimer: Somehow, even though I had written my full review, it appears that I didn’t save it. Which doesn’t make sense. Anyway, my notes turn out to be incomplete and the book has gone back to the library, so there are missing bits. I do remember, though, how disappointed I was in this installment. My Take I was disappointed. Sure the primary characters of the series are here, but it’s different. Jury — Grimes — has gotten complacent. What makes this series for me was simply missing. It was flat with only bits of fun. There was barely any Carole-Ann. His relationship with Malcolm?? Has changed with Jury getting accustomed to living as Malcom does. There’s none of the angst. There’s no Racer. It’s something of an old home week in that Grimes makes sure we visit almost everyone […]

This one is simply too funny not to post. You’ll remember my review of David Crystal’s Spell It Out, http://wp.me/pmQTP-3hs. And I’m thinking I’ll have to buy his book. I keep running into reasons to reference it!

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Second Deadly Sinin eBook edition on August 12, 2014 and has 352 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo Fifth in the Rebecka Martinsson history + contemporary mystery series based in Kurravaara, Sweden. I received this ARC, nominated for the 2013 Glass Key Award, from the publisher. My Take Once past the disconcerting start and Larsson’s introduction of her reason for this look back in time, Larsson keeps it evenly split between today and 1914 and on. It takes awhile before it ties in to the rest of the story that follows. More tears will follow when Erikkson unexpectedly surprises Marcus, and how Erikkson copes with that. Of course, Marcus’ response to all this new trauma will crack you up. Wuff. I love what we learn about Swedish culture in this, and it takes me back to a trip I made to Norway with its talk of cloudberries and reindeer. There’s a bit of back history on what caused Swedes to emigrate out, and I’m wondering how similar Swedish reasons for […]