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Dec 8, 2022

Review of The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious #4) by Maureen Johnson

The fourth mystery in Johnson's Truly Devious series delivers more smart, creative sleuthing from Stevie Bell and the gang, great...

Dec 7, 2022

Review of Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

Atkinson's newest mystery is set in vivid Roaring Twenties London as Nellie Coker struggles to hold on to her empire of clubs while...

Dec 1, 2022

Review of Truly Devious (Truly Devious #1) by Maureen Johnson

ICYMI: This is the first in Johnson's young adult series, set in a boarding school in rural Vermont, with compelling past and present...

Nov 16, 2022

Review of A Restless Truth (Last Binding #2) by Freya Marske

The second book in Marske's series is an irresistible queer magical mystery thriller with Edwardian England details, racy encounters,...

Nov 8, 2022

Review of A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock #1) by Sherry Thomas

This first book in Sherry Thomas's gender-flipped Sherlock Holmes mystery series offers not only an irresistible heroine, but a...

Sep 15, 2022

Review of And Then She Vanished (Joseph Bridgman #1) by Nick Jones

Much of the book involves thwarted attempts to unravel the past by a main protagonist who has been emotionally destroyed by trauma and...

Jun 24, 2022

Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You

Historical Fiction Mysteries I adore historical fiction and mystery books, and I love the intersection of the two genres. Something about...

Jun 15, 2022

Review of The Change by Kristen Miller

The Change explores the power of menopausal women and the poignant strength of friendship; supplies satisfying revenge fantasies and...

Jun 14, 2022

Review of A Marvellous Light (Last Binding #1) by Freya Marske

The first book in Marske's duology is full of Edwardian England detail, gay love, mystery, magic, wonderful dialogue and banter, and...

Apr 26, 2022

Review of Nightwatch on the Hinterlands by K. Eason

In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together to determine who is responsible for a...

Apr 8, 2022

Six Four-Star Mysteries to Check Out, ICYMI

Solid Mystery and Suspense Reads These six four-star mysteries are all so good and so different--they were my favorites of the year a...

Mar 16, 2022

Review of Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

Finlay dips her toe into a criminal underworld in the second in Cosimano's campy mystery series. She juggles motherhood, her ex, her...

Feb 17, 2022

Review of One Foot in Eden by Ron Rash

ICYMI: North Carolina author Rash offers a fascinating, Appalachian-set mystery told from various points of view with a Southern gothic...

Sep 1, 2021

Review of The Guide by Peter Heller

I love Heller's quiet moments as his characters reflect, and I preferred that aspect of this book--which features a main character from...

Jul 21, 2021

Review of Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

I adored the romantic setup and seemingly ill-fated attraction in Saft's young adult fantasy-mystery, but I was dissatisfied with the...

Jul 16, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/16/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Down Comes the Night, a young adult fantasy story featuring magical healing and warring kingdoms;...

Jul 1, 2021

Review of Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

ICYMI: thirteen-year-old Frank Dunn experiences crises of faith during the unforgettably complicated and tragic summer of 1961 in his...

Jun 22, 2021

Review of One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

This is a great, character-driven sequel to McManus’s young adult mystery One of Us Is Lying. Last year, in McManus's great young adult...

May 17, 2021

Review of Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian

Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched, witchy, historical thriller with fantastic details of the time. Bohjalian's newest book,...

Mar 25, 2021

Review of Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

Cosimano's mystery has a wonderfully quirky setup and campy tone, and Finlay's missteps add to the darkly playful feeling of the book....

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