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The mystery of what happened to the man is a subplot that winds through the story.

melded into another: young friendship, serial killer, outlaw search, small-town intrigue, and longtime mysteries There are deep betrayals, long-term mysteries, and, finally, many revealed truths (some of which you

A hundred and fifty years later, a young archivist, Elodie Winslow, is drawn to the mystery. I’m glad the circumstances of what led to the mystery—yikes! The story is dark, mysterious, and feels Gothic, yet there's humor too. What are your favorite historical fiction mysteries? I love an intersection of historical fiction and mystery, two genres I adore.

dialogue, an unorthodox partnership, will-they/won't-they tension, and the solving of dark Victorian-era mysteries characters, and dialogue that makes me laugh out loud--all set against the backdrop of a Victorian-age mystery In this fifth book of the series, Veronica and Stoker become involved in a mystery involving a house this as an audiobook, which is wonderfully narrated, as the rest of the series has been, by Angele Masters Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries

In this installment of Veronica and Stoker's Victorian England mystery-solving, they enter a sinister Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries a tease, and dialogue that makes me laugh out loud--all set against the backdrop of a Victorian-age mystery And ahem, there's also a mystery to solve. It wasn't my favorite of the series mysteries thus far, but I enjoyed the dark, gothic feel of twisting

Emma Makepeace returns with new enemies in her sights--but this time she must work undercover on a Russian oligarch's yacht without MI6 contact. She faces unknown dangers and heartbreaking betrayal in this fast-paced novel. Ava Glass's Alias Emma was a fast-paced cat-and-mouse chase across London and through an underground warren of tunnels, all part of an elaborate plan to avoid Russian murderers. It was also a book that hit the spot and suited my mood perfectly when I read it. Emma Makepeace returns in the second book in the series, The Traitor, and when one thing leads to another, Emma finds herself working undercover on a ruthless Russian oligarch's yacht. But Emma is cut off from tracking, useful intel, and protection from MI6. She's got just days to figure out what the dangerous men are up to--and these are men who feel accountable to no one and well above the law. Oh, and someone who's supposed to be on her side may have revealed her true identity to those who want her dead. Glass moves the story along in entertaining fashion. The novel references elements from book one, such as Emma's familial career inspiration, but it isn't necessary to have first read Alias Emma in order to dive into this story. I love a spy book, a book about Russia, and a feisty, strong young female protagonist, and The Traitor offers all three. I wasn't shocked by the story's twist, but Glass didn't make me feel manipulated or red-herring me to death along the way. I received a prepublication edition of this book, published yesterday, courtesy of NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group--Ballantine, Bantam. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? You can check out my review of Alias Emma here. You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Books about Brave Female Spies and Six More Books about Brave Female Spies.

Sutanto's Vera Wong is playful, brusque, bossy, and connects an unlikely cast of characters, all murder suspects, into a heartwarming friendship that feels like family. Vera Wong is running a largely unvisited tea house, lamenting her grown son's lack of time for her, and grumbling about the new "French" bakery that's just opened down the street in Chinatown. When a dead body shows up in her tea house, Vera takes charge of the investigation of what only she is certain is a murder. She slips potential evidence into her pocket, gathers and questions those she thinks are suspects, and bosses around the police. Marshall, the deceased, was a petty, obnoxious, verbally abusive, selfish, belittling jackass. (It's not clear why anyone put up with him, but he is described as having been handsome and as having fooled absolutely everyone with a nice-guy act.) As the truth comes out about Marshall's activities and his final evening, it becomes clear that each character has a possible motivation for having offed Marshall, so to Vera, each is a potential killer. She throws dinner parties and facilitates get-together to study her subjects. And along the way, Vera's brusque truth-telling inspires an unlikely group of friends to form a special bond that's more like that of a family. This was absolutely my favorite part of the book. I can't help comparing this lighthearted fiction about the formation of a group of unlikely friends to another recent read of mine, The Lonely Hearts Book Club. In that book, I kept feeling stopped by wondering why the heck anyone would continue delving daily into the orbit of a brutally grumpy and unappreciative character. But in Vera Wong, while Vera is pushy she is also deeply caring, helpful, and serves as a connector--and the unlikable character in the story died before the book begins. I listened to the playful, heartwarming Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers as an audiobook, narrated by Eunice Wong. This was a fast read (listen), and while the denouement didn't completely hold together for me and the loose ends were tied up with extreeeeeemely tidy bows, the story was really about the relationships and Vera's coming into her own, and I adored these aspects. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? Jesse Q. Sutanto is also the author of Dial A for Aunties, Four Aunties and a Wedding, The New Girl, Well, That Was Unexpected, The Obsession, I'm Not Done with You Yet, and the Theo Tan series for young readers.

The mystery of why June left a past timeline is intriguing and keeps the story going.

Book two of Thomas's Lady Sherlock series offers a robust dual mystery, clever female characters, priceless A Study in Scarlet Women was the first book in Sherry Thomas's gender-flipped Sherlock Holmes mystery Lady Ingram is seeking confidential answers to the mystery of the disappearance of someone revealed as A Study in Scarlet Women is the first book in Sherry Thomas's gender-flipped Sherlock Holmes mystery The mysteries in Thomas's Lady Sherlock series seem more robust and complex than those in Raybourn's

In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together to Eason's science fiction mystery Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, have Iari and Gaer band together to solve the mystery of a murder committed by a riev, a decommissioned battle-mecha And I was wholly charmed by the rievs (former battle robots) who mysteriously show sentience and surprising

The fourth mystery in Johnson's Truly Devious series delivers more smart, creative sleuthing from Stevie The Box in the Woods is another smart, funny, intriguing young adult mystery from Maureen Johnson. Johnson's Truly Devious series offers dark scenes, wicked mysteries, blossoming attractions, loyal and Stevie is recruited by a young entrepreneur with a passion for true-crime podcasts to revisit a murder mystery

Atkinson's newest mystery is set in vivid Roaring Twenties London as Nellie Coker struggles to hold on to her empire of clubs while mysterious dark undercurrents threaten stability throughout the city. by the intersection of Gwendolyn and Ma Coker's golden child, her eldest son Niven--along with the mystery If you like historical fiction mysteries, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You.

Johnson's young adult series, set in a boarding school in rural Vermont, with compelling past and present mysteries Decades later, mystery aficionado Stevie Bell arrives as a new student at Ellingham Academy, determined But a new mystery emerges--and Truly Devious, who had taken credit for the original crime, seems to be wonderfully wrought rural Vermont setting, copious teen angst, and the long-ago but persistent and compelling mystery You might also like the young adult mysteries One of Us Is Lying, One of Us Is Next, and the stellar

01 The Witch Elm A Tana French mystery is usually a pretty good bet for me, and I plowed through The 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 be a mystery. What mystery/suspense reads have been your favorites lately? It feels like the time of year to be stocking up on spooky books and mysteries.

This first book in Sherry Thomas's gender-flipped Sherlock Holmes mystery series offers not only an irresistible makeshift situation in which she is able to solve puzzles, use her quick thinking, ask questions, and solve mysteries

Finlay dips her toe into a criminal underworld in the second in Cosimano's campy mystery series. Various misunderstandings during a publishing meeting about Finlay's upcoming mystery novel result in her receipt of a mysterious note implying that Finlay is involved in something sinister--and offering Cosimano is also the author of the young adult mystery series Nearly Gone, the young adult fantasy series

ICYMI: North Carolina author Rash offers a fascinating, Appalachian-set mystery told from various points This makes the book feel like a series of character studies with a mystery underlying it all.

Take responsibility for yourself, mister! The structure of the story and its focus on Joe and his attempt to master time travel didn't allow me Yet I loved the premise of this story, and I do love a time-travel book and a mystery.

David Joy's mystery, Those We Thought We Knew, set in the North Carolina mountains, explores issues of The evil at the center of the mystery was a surprise because of the varied points of view, so while I bit manipulated, I was also glad to not have been certain of the disturbing truth behind the deadly mystery But the book was driven by plot, multiple mysteries, the North Carolina mountain setting, and the story's

reflect, and I preferred that aspect of this book--which features a main character from The River--to the mystery

Cosimano's mystery has a wonderfully quirky setup and campy tone, and Finlay's missteps add to the darkly The woman mistakenly interprets what's happening and leaves Finlay with a mysterious note implying that Cosimano's mystery has a wonderfully quirky setup and campy tone. Cosimano is also the author of the young adult mystery series Nearly Gone, the young adult fantasy series

the lives of those in New Bremen that fateful summer, and the Frank of forty years later recounts the mysteries Krueger has also written eighteen books in his Cork O'Connor mystery series, including Desolation Mountain

This is a character-driven mystery with a twist. This is a character-driven mystery with an interesting twist.

The second book in Marske's series is an irresistible queer magical mystery thriller with Edwardian England A Restless Truth is the second in Freya Marske's queer fantasy mystery Last Binding trilogy that began A Marvellous Light was full of details of life in Edwardian England, gay love, mystery, magic, wonderful By doing so, Maud aims to help her beloved older brother resolve a magical mystery that's been decades A Restless Truth is fun and quirky yet has depth, an appealingly complicated mystery, and a satisfying

Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched, witchy, historical thriller with fantastic details of the time. Bohjalian's newest book, Hour of the Witch, published earlier this month, takes place in 1662 Boston, where strong-willed women like main protagonist young Mary Deerfield--especially if they have not yet borne children--are suspicious and frequently considered dangerous. Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched historical thriller with fantastic details of the time that focuses on the character of a twenty-four-year-old, faithful Puritan wife trying to escape her violent, often drunk husband, who is a widower twice her age--and the witch trial that followed. Bohjalian traces infuriating injustices perpetuated against the female characters--who like the real-life women of the time, are largely powerless and often not considered autonomous beings. Mary's foul treatment by her husband--and the community's unwillingness to protect her--may have you roiling with rage, but just know that Mary has a fiery spirit and some tricks up her sleeve, and she doesn't intend to go quietly. The community's collective suspicion builds and grows into panic and paranoia, twisting Mary up in its grasp as those around her swarm and snarl, eager to condemn her to death for imagined, feared dark forces. Bohjalian's protagonist Mary straddles the line between meek and mild helpmeet and spirited, strong woman, and I was cheering for her every step of the way--even as I had to resort to deep breathing to read about all she endured as a woman subject to her cruel husband's whims. I received a prepublication copy of this book courtesy of Doubleday Books and NetGalley. If you like stories about witches, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? Bohjalian is also the author of a fantastic book about World War II, Skeletons at the Feast, the difficult but riveting story The Guest Room, and a book about the Armenian genocide that is personal to Bohjalian himself, The Sandcastle Girls, as well as Midwives, The Flight Attendant, and other books I haven't yet read. I mentioned this book--along with Maggie Shipstead's Great Circle and The Book of Delights by Ross Gay--in the Greedy Reading List Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/28/21 Edition.

Clever Veronica and gruff Stoker will need to unravel the mystery of an ancient curse and powerful lies The mystery here is interesting and unfolds at an engaging pace, but it's not the primary focus of the past, and Raybourn offers a number of explanations for some of the previous book's alluded-to personal mysteries Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries

The first book in Marske's duology is full of Edwardian England detail, gay love, mystery, magic, wonderful Robin and Edwin's love is romantic and sweet and heartbreaking and sexy; the mystery at the heart of

Nick is an appealing character, I adored the detailed setting, and the mystery's resolution makes sense I hoped this was going to be the perfect cozy book for reading over a long weekend: an Elizabethan mystery This is the second in Wolfe's Elizabethan Spy Mystery series; the first was A Murder by Any Name. If you like mysteries and historical fiction like I do, you might also like some of the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

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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 mystery One of Us Is Lying, the Bayview Four cut through the destructive gossip app taking down reputations and revealing secrets, and they managed to trace a mysterious Bronwyn, and Knox from book one--along with other old favorites and new faces--in a set of intertwined, mysterious

camp; and winds it all through our middle-aged heroines' satisfying solving of a disturbing set of mysteries Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery of For purely campy mysteries, you might try Finlay Donovan Is Killing It and its sequel, Finlay Donovan

the main players at one point or another and couldn't wait for the big reveal for this young adult mystery This is an absorbing young adult mystery; I listened to it as an audiobook and really liked hearing each If you like this book, you might also like the young adult mystery A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly

I adored the romantic setup and seemingly ill-fated attraction in Saft's young adult fantasy-mystery, Meanwhile she's desperate to solve the mystery of her fellow soldiers and friends who keep disappearing I felt dissatisfied with the logistics surrounding much of the resolving of the mystery--as well as with

Meanwhile she's desperate to solve the mystery of her fellow soldiers and friends who keep disappearing In Fugitive Telemetry, Murderbot attempts to solve the mystery of a murder--while generally annoyed and

This is an appealingly cozy and old-fashioned mystery, with the flavors, sights, and sounds of colonial He becomes obsessed with an unsolved mystery he keeps reading about in the newspaper: two young ladies There are disturbingly dark issues underlying the mystery (including strict rules about caste and class Nev March won the Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award for this, her debut title. You might also like some of the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to

Wolfe Going into Thanksgiving weekend with an Elizabethan mystery in hand, complete with intrigue, plotting loyalists looming over Elizabeth's court, Nicholas Holt, a spy for Sir Francis Walsingham, must unravel the mystery This is the second in Wolfe's Elizabethan Spy Mystery series; the first was A Murder by Any Name. 03 Light fiction, historical fiction mystery, and celebrity memoir.

I recently mentioned this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Newish Young Adult Mysteries I Want to This one went straight to the top of my young adult mystery reading list. #youngadult, #mystery What are you reading now?

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The fifth in Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious young adult mystery series showcases Stevie Bell's instincts But everything is upended when a decades-old mystery of deaths within a tight circle of Cambridge friends Her passion is solving mysteries, and, luckily, she finds a satisfying distraction in the form of the unsolved mystery involving David's new British friend's aunt--one of the friends in the group who had The mystery's resolution isn't too easy, and Stevie leans on procedure, dogged determination, and her

While Veronica and Stoker stay close to home while entering into danger and solving the mysteries in sixth book of the wonderful Deanna Raybourn's  feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries Part of the mystery went in the direction I anticipated, which I didn't mind at all, and there's a ramped-up danger and secondary mystery that is chilling in its unflinching detail toward the end of the book.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the first in Gail Carriger's young adult steampunk mystery Berry's recently published debut novel, a twisty mystery. What are you reading, bookworms? sixth book of the wonderful Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries It turns out that the mystery girl is her Aunt Carol, who was one of six Black girls to go missing in family, she becomes determined to first dig into what happened to her aunt and solve the long-held mystery

#timetravel, #mystery, #fantasyscifi, #fourstarbookreview 02 Here and Now and Then ​ Kin Stewart was When she finds a mysterious book her father had acquired, it shows January unlikely possibilities about She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds

series offers wonderful, typically strong Carriger women with unique talents, clever minds, a nose for mystery by dismantling a clock or to arrive to tea disheveled, having climbed a nearby tree to ponder life's mysteries , than she is to master the proper curtsy or perfect her needlework, as is becoming to a Victorian-era and quirky school leadership, the persistent young people's shifting knowledge base, and the strange mystery

Mysteries abound within McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore , but the story is largely an atmospheric story of When a mysterious woman washes up half-dead on the remote island of Shearwater, home of the world's largest There are mysteries at the center of the story, but for me this was a captivating, atmospheric dive into

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Tochi Onyebuchi's dark, broody fantasy mystery, Harmattan 01 Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi In Tochi Onyebuchi's newest fantasy mystery novel, main protagonist But when a young woman shows up bleeding at his home, then mysteriously disappears, he is shocked into Harmattan Season is a dark, broody, mysterious fantasy story that takes place in post-colonial West

The Books I'm Reading Now Library audiobook alert: I'm listening to the twisty mystery First Lie Wins Now she awaits her mysterious boss Mr. Ibrahim are septuagenarians feeling let down after the thrills, danger, and success of their first solved mystery

This mystery hit the spot for me. earned her place, and the behind-the-scenes gears that begin to turn and are instrumental in solving the mystery

stories about sharp, disparate septuagenarians who meet to resolve cold cases--then aim to solve the mysteries In this first installment in Osman's mystery series, the story begins in medias res , as the reader witnesses And you can find Bossy reviews of many other mysteries here .

Henry's upcoming romance story-within-a-story, Great Big Beautiful Life ; I'm listening to the first mystery in a series, The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens; and I'm reading Charlotte McConaghy's haunting and mysterious Story , Happy Place , and Book Lovers . 02 The Life We Bury ( Joe Talbert #1) by Allen Eskens In this mystery When a mysterious woman washes up half-dead on the remote island of Shearwater, home of the world's largest

striking book makes accessible topics ranging from dinosaur size to the wonder of fireflies, from the mysteries For the Mystery and Puzzle Lover 05 You are the Detective: The Creeping Hand Murder by Maureen Johnson Seven people receive mysterious letters. Someone knows their terrible secrets. Can you help Scotland Yard solve the mystery? This interactive locked-room mystery allows readers to identify the murderer in a grisly crime, after