Book Review: Margaret Frazer’s The Murderer’s Tale
A visit to Minster Lovell was a welcome respite for Sister Frevisse–until murder visited the quiet manor. While some suspect a fitful guest, Frevisse knew too much to be easily fooled.
Genre: mystery
Book Review: Peter Tremayne’s Behold a Pale Horse
Sister Fidelma’s old teacher, Brother Ruadn, is dying, and his last words send her off on her most dangerous adventure where murder follows murder and a vicious civil war threatens.
Book Review: Donna Andrews’ Some Like It Hawk
Meg helps run Caerphilly’s summer arts and crafts festival while trying to smoke out a murderer and support Mr. Throckmorton’s long siege until they can find the secret of the town.
Book Review: Michael McGarrity’s Tularosa
Terry Yazzi, his former partner and the man responsible for ex-Santa Fe chief of detectives Kevin Kerney’s wounds, pleads for Kerney’s help. Yazzi’s son, a soldier, has disappeared in the barren desert surrounding the White Sands Missile Range.
Book Review: Josh Lanyon’s Fatal Shadows
A very public argument the night before has Adrien English, gay L.A. bookseller and mystery author, questioned by the cops when his old high school buddy is found murdered.
Book Review: Maggie Sefton’s Cast On, Kill Off
Wedding bells are ringing and the knitters are abuzz with excitement, until a murder interrupts. Kelly Flynn must solve this crime fast to keep the killer off the guest list…
Book Review: Margaret Frazer’s The Bishop’s Tale
When a man is struck down at her uncle’s funeral, Bishop Beaufort prevails upon Sister Frevisse for help in solving the baffling crime.
Book Review: Charles Todd’s An Unmarked Grave
I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library An Unmarked Graveby Charles ToddIt is part of the Bess Crawford #4 series and is a historical mystery in Paperback edition that was published by William Morrow on June 5, 2012 and has 272 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books in this series include [books_series] Other books by this author which I have reviewed include An Impartial Witness, A Lonely Death, A Bitter Truth, The Confession, The Walnut Tree, Proof of Guilt, A Question of Honor, An Unwilling Accomplice, Hunting Shadows, A Pattern of Lies, A Fine Summer’s Day, No Shred of Evidence, The Shattered Tree, Racing the Devil, A Casualty of War, The Gate Keeper, A Forgotten Place, The Black Ascot, The Cliff’s Edge, An Irish HostageFourth in the Bess Crawford mystery series set in World War I and revolving around Bess Crawford, one of the nursing sisters helping on the front in the spring of 1918. In 2012, An Unmarked Grave was nominated for the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel. My Take Dang, […]
Book Review: Anne Perry’s Bluegate Fields
I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Bluegate Fieldsby Anne Perry historical mystery in a paperback edition on November 12, 1985 and has 275 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Death in the Devil’s Acre, Cardington Crescent, Silence in Hanover Close, Bethlehem Road, The Cater Street Hangman, Callander Square, Paragon Walk, Resurrection Row, Rutland Place, Farriers’ Lane, Midnight at Marble Arch, A Christmas Hope, Dark Tide RisingSixth in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt historical mystery series with this story set in the London of 1881 and revolving around Inspector Pitt and his very involved wife, Charlotte. My Take I’m going to give Perry a break on the “investigation” Pitt and the police force have done into this murder. Part of me is so irritated that they let so much slide. Another part of me believes that Perry is also using this to provide a subtle history on the development of police work with this particular story presenting a very good perspective on how society interacted: […]
Book Review: Lucy Arlington’s Buried in a Book
Former journalist Lila Watkins, now an intern who’s paid to read, is determined to find out who killed an aspiring author.