Mysteries

Mini Reviews

February 1, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, occasionally, I’ll be posting mini reviews to help catch up. Though they all deserve their own posts, this will have to do. This, in particular, is an excellent crop of books. Enjoy. Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson Rating: I really enjoyed this book, but as [...]

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The Memorist, by M.J. Rose

January 19, 2009

Welcome to today’s stop on The Memorist blog tour!  That’s M-E-M-O-R-I-S-T, not M-E-M-O-I-R-I-S-T.  The Memorist is the second in a thriller series by M.J. Rose. Meer Logan has always been haunted by the memories of someone else and the ellusive music that accompanies the memories.  She has devoted her life to the study of false [...]

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The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield

October 30, 2008

The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield takes place in the world of books and writing. I love that world and will read most such books. I’m certainly glad I read this one. Margaret Lea is a book lover and amateur biographer. She lives above her father’s book shop in a little flat. She’s all but [...]

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Asking for Murder, by Roberta Isleib

September 5, 2008

Welcome to today’s stop on Roberta Isleib’s blog tour. Asking for Murder is the third Advice Column Mystery and Isleib’s eighth book. Dr. Rebecca Butterman is a clinical psychologist and part-time advice columnist with a penchant for amateur sleuthing. At the outset of this installment, Rebecca discovers her friend, Annabelle, severely beaten and left for [...]

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The Whaleboat House (Amagansett), by Mark Mills

April 25, 2008

The Whaleboat House, by Mark Mills, is a murder mystery. It takes a meandering approach to the genre. Character development relatively irrelevant to the plot takes up much of the almost 400-page novel. As far as the murder mystery part of the plot, I thought it was thin, at best. Though much time is spent [...]

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