The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
I look forward to reading each new Vera Stanhope mystery. Vera is a fascinating character: a veteran detective with a …
Category Archives: Murder mysteries
Snow by John Banville
It’s not unusual for fictional detectives to have an eccentricity (or two), whether moustaches, monocle, melancholy, drugs, drink, or opera. …
Riviera Gold & The Lantern Men: unusual relationships
Riviera Gold by Laurie R. KingThe Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths I just read recent installments in two of my …
Someone To Watch Over Me & The Silence of the Sea – Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Someone To Watch Over Me (English translation, 2013) and The Silence of the Sea (English translation, 2014) are books 5 …
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries is set in the gold rush region of New Zealand’s west coast, circa 1866. At its core, it’s …
Rounding out the past year
I closed 2013 by finishing a book that I’ve been picking up and putting down for months, as well as …
Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus
I was intrigued by this book’s title, and discovered it was the first novel published in English (in translation) by …
Guest Review: Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen
GUEST REVIEW: In addition to adventuring around the nation’s capital, fellow blogger Discover DC Living is an avid reader, from …
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is set in post-war England. Having fought in the war and mysteriously …
The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart
Glancing through The Pigeon Pie Mystery’s introductory cast of characters, I braced for that unique brand of peculiarity found only …
