Book Review: Patricia Cornwell’s Flesh and Blood
A complex tale involving a serial sniper who strikes chillingly close to the forensic sleuth herself.
Genre: mystery
Book Review: Charles Todd’s Hunting Shadows
It’s a question of the letter or the spirit of the law as Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates a string of unrelated murders that began with a wedding.
Book Review: John Sandford’s Easy Prey
The past presents a harrowing case and an unsettling personal dilemma for Lucas Davenport when the death of a model leads him to suspect one of his own men.
Book Review: Craig Johnson’s Wait For Signs
An omnibus of 12 short stories with a theme of signs and revolving around Walt Longmire and the people he loves.
Book Review: Louise Penny’s A Trick of the Light
…what it takes to be a great author. To be willing to sabotage a sweet character’s triumph, a woman who “paints dear life”. To create a character so vicious and evil!
Book Review: Charles Todd’s An Unwilling Accomplice
World War I battlefield nurse Bess Crawford’s career is in jeopardy when a murder is committed on her watch.
Book Review: Katherine Hall Page’s Small Plates
A quirky collection of nine short stories of mystery — six with Faith Fairchild and three not, some confusing, others intriguing.
Book Review: Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen’s Deadly Tasting
I’m very conflicted on how to rate this. Part of me wants to give it a “2” as I simply do not view this as a mystery. It’s more like a story about wine and the tasting of and a visit into the history of collaborationist France during World War II. It doesn’t feel like a legitimate mystery story. And yet, I do enjoy the comparisons.
I love reading about Benjamin tasting the wines. It makes me want to visit France
Book Review: Louise Penny’s “The Hangman”
It’s a conundrum worthy of Agatha Christie in this short and yet very complete story. You’ll only realize it’s brevity by how little time it takes to read.
Book Review: J.D. Robb’s Festive in Death
A guy who deserved to be murdered, and Lieutenant Eve Dallas will solve this case.