Book Review: Ngaio Marsh’s Scales of Justice
A charming English village and a cast of aristocrats reveal the darkness of betrayal with the help of a trout and a fish-eating cat to Chief Detective-Inspector Alleyn.
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Book Review: Agatha Christie’s Passenger to Frankfurt
A diplomat whose identity is “stolen” encounters his “thief” again and again, and each time she’s identified as a different person. Drawing Sir Stafford Nye into a game of political intrigue more dangerous than he could possibly imagine where no-one can be sure of anyone.
Book Review: Mercedes Lackey’s Crucible
An anthology that is ninth in the Tales of Valdemar with eighteen short stories in the Valdemar fantasy series and revolving around the inhabitants of the lands.
Book Review: J.D. Robb’s Imitation in Death
It’s a game of imitation with a killer who despises women, and he plans to mimic the most infamous murderers of all starting with Jack the Ripper . . .
Book Review: Ngaio Marsh’s Spinsters in Jeopardy
For Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the trip was to be official; for his family, a Mediterranean romp. But a plot torn from the pages of a gothic novel soon engulfed them all. Alleyn’s son was kidnapped. A very wealthy spinster was murdered. And in an eerie chateau, carved out of the Riviera mountainside, Alleyn faced the ultimate jet-set cult.
Book Review: Mercedes Lackey’s Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar
An anthology of sixteen short stories in the Tales of Valdemar fantasy series by a variety of authors, including Mercedes Lackey.
Book Review: Ngaio Marsh’s Colour Scheme
Even down in New Zealand, war-fueled spy fever is running wild when strange lights and signals being sent out to sea are sighted. There must be a spy in their midst! More mystery arises when one of the health-seekers meets his demise in the mud baths.
Book Review: Ngaio Marsh’s Night at the Vulcan
There’s never a dull moment at the Vulcan, from the leading lady’s liaison to the harassment of an inadequate actress. But vanity and hysterics, suspicion and superstition, brandy and jealousy, are upstaged by a death on opening night.
Book Review: Patricia Briggs’ Soul Taken
The vampires are missing. An urban myth brought to life through a horror movie is stalking the Tri-Cities, murdering people, reaping their souls. And humans are questioning if the Pack is truly there to protect.
Book Review: Ngaio Marsh’s Swing, Brother, Swing
Red-hot jazz meets cold-blooded murder. It’s lucky that Inspector Roderick Alleyn is in the audience. Now Alleyn must follow a confusing score that features a chorus of family and friends desperate to hide the truth and perhaps shelter a murderer in their midst.