Another wonderful trip through the melting pot of old Bombay. I was lucky enough to have a review copy of Nev March’s first Jim Agnihotri/Diana Framji story, Murder in Old Bombay, back before it was even clear – to me, at least – whether this would be a series. And I loved that book, but […]
A review of The Silversmith’s Puzzle by Nev March – recently pubished Read More »
A cozy romantasy that lives up to its title…. I was caught – there’s no other word for it – by the title of J Penner’s second Adenashire book: A Fellowship of Librarians and Dragons. After all, both librarians and dragons are some of my favorite characters. Now granted, usually the librarians are in mysteries,
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The Breton setting would be enough, but there’s a fine mystery too… I’ve read most of the titles in Jean-Luc Bannalec’s Commissaire Dupin series – at least, most of those that have been translated into English. And I’ve liked all that I’ve read. After all, what’s not to like about gorgeous countryside, wonderful food, Breton
An Island of Suspects by Jean-Luc Bannalec – a review Read More »
Always happy to read mysteries set in ancient Egypt… I am pretty much a huge fan of mysteries set in Egypt, whether they are set in the British “protectorate” era (like Michael Pearce’s Mamur Zapt series), or in truly ancient times (too many series to name, but T Lee Harris’ Huti/Neffi series, Lynda S. Robinson’s
A review of Abduction of a Slave by Dana Stabenow – recently published Read More »
A worthy and wonderful sequel… A few months ago, I was lucky enough to read the first book in Robert Jackson Bennett’s Shadow of the Leviathan series, The Tainted Cup. And I fell in love with it. Which was both awesome and slightly scary: awesome, of course, because I got to read a great book;
A review of A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett – just published Read More »
If you like cozies, here you go… Cozy mysteries and bookstores just seem to go together well – think Carolyn Hart’s Death on Demand series, or Joan Hess’ Claire Malloy series. So PJ Nelson’s Booked for Murder is following in a fine tradition. And it’s a quick read, perfect for a plane ride or an
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The highly entertaining romp continues… At the end of the first book in Beth Revis’ Chaotic Orbits series, Full Speed to a Crash Landing, we find out that protagonist Ada Lamarr is a galaxy-level expert in misdirection and dissimulation. And Ada’s somewhat illicit skills continue to get a mad – and highly entertaining – workout
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More Judge Dee is always a good thing! Qiu Xialong has now written a couple of continuation books to Robert Van Gulik’s 1950s – 1960s Judge Dee stories. The Conspiracies of the Empire is the second of these, and in it, Judge Dee, who is a real historical figure, is now older and more politically
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A fun read, especially if you’re an Elvis fan… I had read and really enjoyed a lot of the early Sarah Booth Delaney books, especially since my mother was from the South. But I lost track of the series in recent years. So I was happy to have a chance to read a review copy
A review of Blue Christmas Bones by Carolyn Haines – coming tomorrow Read More »
One of my absolute favorite books of the year… As you can tell from the title of my blog, I mostly read mysteries. But I do dabble a bit in other genres, and when the publisher offered me a review copy of Ann Liang’s A Song to Drown Rivers, it looked intriguing. So I grabbed
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