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circumstances, the aftermaths, and the various movements of potential suspects over months and years--as historically

But Arthur is mysterious, and he's not who Birdie thought he was.

Fisher is candid, funny, charmingly offbeat, and she's mastered the art of honest self-examination. If you love Carrie Fisher, you might also like A Star is Bored, a fictionalized celebrity-focused book Lee Smith has written numerous fictional stories about the Appalachian South, including Fair and Tender Ladies, On Agate Hill, and Oral History.

In the fifth installment of the mystery series by Robert Galbraith (J.K. A woman recognizes him and impulsively spills the story of her mother Margot Bamborough's mysterious It was nicely paced, and I liked having time to dig into the characters' evolution and the mystery's

intrigue and suspense; this is a patiently paced story of a time and place—which happens to have a mystery

so, which seems oddly convenient for the story; he also seems to almost certainly be the purportedly mysterious

Carlin always said it was the great value of fiction, to put us inside the minds of strangers.” held secrets of the Crossing that prevented younger generations from learning helpful lessons from history

Katherine Center's newest light fiction offers an irresistible premise--a female bodyguard poses as the And her newest client is the Jack Stapleton, action star, household name--and, in recent years, recluse

is the Crown Prince of Japan; Damnation Spring, Ash Davidson's dark and beautifully written literary mystery set in the Pacific Northwest; and Good Girl, Bad Blood, Holly Jackson's sequel to the young adult mystery Damnation Spring is a literary mystery from Ash Davidson, and it's wonderfully wrought so far, with plenty In Holly Jackson's sequel to the wonderful young adult mystery A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Pip has Jackson offers layer upon layer of intrigue and twisty turns in this mystery, and Pip is as perfectly

Then a mysterious power begins calling to her. Looking for Jane is a story of three timelines linked through decades by a mysterious letter and enormously

of the book, in which Jane and her father are entrenched in their own world, driven by her father's mysterious

Is it possible that Marcellus somehow holds the key to finding answers about her son's mysterious disappearance An overly convenient situation and moment of chitchat pushes the main mystery of the story to a head-

As the community wonders at his mysterious, whimsical appearance, they embrace Brendan, as he is ultimately

control, secrets of all kinds are revealed and key characters must each determine their courses of action This is enjoyable light fiction, and I had fun with the various siblings' stories and with the glamorous

Meanwhile, mysterious forces with dangerous plans converge upon Lovesend, drawn by the resurrection of

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating totally fits the bill as light-fiction escapism--in this case, with Light, romantic fiction like this is a genre that's working well for me during Pandemic Times.

role he may have played in adding to his playmate Cletus's potential anguish over his father's tragic actions Much of his largely autobiographical fiction explored loss--he was haunted by losing his own mother when

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a memoir about coping with chronic illness; a twisty mystery in which people aren't always what they seem; and a young adult mystery with heart, the second in a series was a twentysomething writer in New York City when she began having odd symptoms, terrible pain, and mysterious Laura Dave is setting up a well-rounded, fascinating mystery so far; Hannah and Bailey are pushed to the destructive gossip app taking down reputations and revealing secrets, and they managed to trace a mysterious

This is a lovely light fiction story with elements that offer appealing weight.

Similarly, when he stumbles onto a truth about his own mysterious heritage--a mystery he felt he had lays them alongside Big Moments of Realization--which often require grace and forgiveness, other times action The quiet main protagonist Bill is a hero; he musters forgiveness for painful events in his past while

Vera struggles against the powerful, mysterious former presence of herself as Guinevere, looming like

He searches for her, then receives a mysterious note: "Still looking for your friend? But the trail Ollie finds himself on leads to darkness and danger in a mysterious underworld.

A mysterious app on her phone seems to have all of the answers she needs--but Lai isn't sure what the

Light were the Greenland setting, the alternate world, the bitter cold, and the sentimentalism and mystery settings are exquisitely wrought, with stark, rugged, lush landscapes serving as the backdrop for a mystery It isn't a police procedural; this is a starkly beautiful book that happens to have a mystery at its I also listed Disappearing Earth in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year. When we are young, we consume the world in great gulps, and it consumes us, and everything is mysterious

In Holly Jackson's young adult mystery sequel, we revisit the brave, faulted, irresistible character In Good Girl, Bad Blood, Holly Jackson's sequel to the wonderful young adult mystery A Good Girl's Guide around, all kinds of horrible things happened as she dug into (and solved, thank you very much) the mystery Jackson offers layer upon layer of intrigue and twisty turns in this mystery. She feels outrage at injustice and seeks revenge--and decides she can live with her aggressive actions

as she explores her own heritage, flexes her newfound power, and digs into the story of her mother's mysterious Was her mother connected to all of these mysterious goings-on? Bree spends much of the book researching and wondering, and I preferred when she was taking action.

Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and is also the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, a light fiction

discoveries of the famous ornithologist John James Audubon in this combination of biography/memoir, art, history ocean, interviewing the oceanographers, marine biologists, and geographers focused on exploring this mysterious

Their cultures are sometimes mysteries to each other, and at times conflict greatly with others' traditions

Then mysterious threats and unexplained feminist changes begin appearing within the script, aimed at water (I'm sorry, but I can't stop the puns), making the reader wonder about the nature of multiple mysterious

Faulkner's debut mystery is twisty and turny, with various potential bad seeds and complications--and When she alludes to mysterious connections between the women--and a long-ago crime--her persistent presence situations at the heart of the book to be revealed slowly--aren't too convenient, and they add layers to the mystery

O'Farrell imagined Agnes, wife to John (the fictionalized William Shakespeare character) as an independent

Lucy is wild, mischievous, mysterious--and she has an extra room in her rambunctious house next to a

White's twisty mystery is set against the backdrop of an unforgiving winter on an Australian island,

When a neighbor dies mysteriously, Cordelia's mother insists they leave town in the middle of the night

In his newest book, Wiley Cash offers a mystery and police procedural set in a small Southern town. abandoned airplane are found in his quiet, coastal North Carolina town, Winston must try to unravel the mystery But I really like Cash's character-driven mystery writing, and I'm definitely in for reading his future

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading What Happened to the Bennetts, the upcoming mystery from the prolific 01 What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline In Lisa Scottoline's upcoming mystery What Happened Scottoline is the author of Eternal and 31 other mysteries.

Dave offers unexpected twists and turns and complex relationships in this great mystery. Laura Dave sets up a well-rounded, fascinating mystery; Hannah and Bailey are pushed to work together Another recent mystery I enjoyed was Who Is Maud Dixon? Click here for my review. You can always search by category on the blog; to see posts tagged as Mystery, click here and take a

Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books

Fisher is candid, funny, charmingly offbeat, and she's mastered the art of honest self-examination. If you love Carrie Fisher, you might also like A Star is Bored, a fictionalized celebrity-focused book

The bad-character/good-character split is pretty clear, with purely evil actions set against hearts of The master plan executed at the end of the book has a few twisty moments I liked, and while the story Legend touches on but doesn't fully explore potentially intriguing aspects of Lu's world--the history of the split between the Republic and Colonies; the mystery of what is occurring outside the city where

I've been meaning to read for years; a book that plays with time (one of my favorite setups); a light fiction sacrificed everything to get her to the top, setting records that have cemented her place in tennis history destruction; details of Comanche life; and their position as the most powerful Indian tribe in American history West, particularly focusing on Quanah, the chief of the Comanches, the most powerful tribe in American history

connection, to the young daughter of her former household, her former charge--and her growing wonder at the mysteries

Cook's connection to deceased authors feels mystical and mysterious--it's all deeper and shapes her more

Tess Gerritsen is the author of the 13-book Rizzoli and Isles mystery series as well as many other books

imagining Dracula's wife Constanta and their relationship, in which he exerts control and constricts her actions Then a mysterious stranger arrives--seemingly drawn by her wavering between life and death--and promises stayed too long in their fortress in the country; her husband's self-assured confidence and careless actions

Is it because I have a cancer history? Is it simply morbid fascination? captivated by explorations of what make up a meaningful life (or death, or both) and by stories, true or fictionalized

Light were the Greenland setting, the alternate world, the bitter cold, and the sentimentalism and mystery settings are exquisitely wrought, with stark, rugged, lush landscapes serving as the backdrop for a mystery It isn't a police procedural; this is a starkly beautiful book that happens to have a mystery at its I also listed Disappearing Earth in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year. When we are young, we consume the world in great gulps, and it consumes us, and everything is mysterious

Jackson's gothic horror tale is made all the more frightening by its reliance on terror, shadows, and mystery unorthodox woman with an open mind and brave disposition, Theodora; a young woman who has witnessed mysterious others aren't tuned into, if she's mentally ill, or if the ghostly voices are real and influencing her actions Jackson's gothic horror tale is made all the more frightening by its reliance on terror, shadows, and mystery

writes my favorite kind of fantasy novel: a wonderfully oddball main protagonist, a strange adventure, a mystery slots fantastically imperfect and wondrous main protagonists whose thoughts, dialogue, motivations, and actions The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path #1) by Antonia Hodgson The first book in Hodgson's trilogy is smart, mysterious