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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. This is the first in a series. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book?

In the third book in the irresistible Veronica Speedwell series, we learn more about Stoker's past, secrets In the third installment of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series, set in 1888 London, Veronica book--or the series--for me. My favorite element of the Veronica Speedwell series is the character development, and A Treacherous I adore this series. Raybourn can do no wrong! Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book?

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

in Deanna Raybourn's wonderful Victorian England mystery series, A Treacherous Curse; and I'm reading Veronica Speedwell #3) by Deanna Raybourn In the third installment of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series I loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the second book, A Perilous Undertaking. Asuka must find the real culprit before accusations surrounding the mystery destroy her.

series featuring irresistible heroines; a girl-power science-fiction space exploration; and a gorgeous 04 A Conspiracy in Belgravia (Lady Sherlock #2) by Sherry Thomas Book two of Thomas's Lady Sherlock series I listened to the audiobook of the second in Thomas's Lady Sherlock series (read wonderfully by Kate series, and I loved it. I can't wait to read the other books in this series!

Blackwater Falls is the first in a planned series. Ausma Zehanat Khan is the author of the Esa Khattak/Rachel Getty mystery series (The Unquiet Dead, The She is also the author of The Khorasan Archives fantasy series (The Bloodprint is the first book in the series). You might like some of the other mystery and suspense titles I've reviewed on this site.

reflect, and I preferred that aspect of this book--which features a main character from The River--to the mystery linked to the natural world as are the characters in his other books, but for the villains, the outdoors serve I was also unclear in the very last scene of the book about the seeming surprise of a character's reaction

Maine, the town has drawn multiple former intelligence agents (they make up the "martini club" in the series This was a great setup for a series. I'd like to read more Gerritsen novels. Tess Gerritsen is the author of the 13-book Rizzoli and Isles mystery series as well as many other books

Yellowstone National Park, The Ranger; and I'm listening to the second in an irresistible historical fiction series He lays bare some of the mysteries of college admissions--aiming to offer some sanity to those of us series. I'm listening to the audiobook of the second in Thomas's Lady Sherlock series, in which Charlotte Holmes Lady Ingram is seeking confidential answers to the mystery of the disappearance of someone revealed as

Harper has also written two books in her Aaron Falk series so far, The Dry and Force of Nature. 03 Disappearing Hart has written many other books, including The Hush, which is the second in the Johnny Merrimon series I haven't yet read the second in this Lucas Page series, Under Pressure--and I didn't even realize this was a series until after the fact, it stands so well on its own. Panowich also wrote Like Lions and Hard Cash Valley, the next two books in this series.

series, A Murderous Relation. Raybourn I loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series (There are currently eight books in the series, with a ninth scheduled for publication in 2024.) In this fifth book of the series, Veronica and Stoker become involved in a mystery involving a house I'm listening to this audiobook, which is wonderfully narrated, as the rest of the series has been, by

a social media guru bent on controlling everything, and she's starting to wonder if she's ventured very A mysterious app on her phone seems to have all of the answers she needs--but Lai isn't sure what the read this final installment in Freya Marske's Last Binding trilogy, a queer historical fiction fantasy-mystery series I've loved. through unexpected attractions and the uncovering of weighty secrets, the group works to unravel the 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 missing girls, you might also like the book Before She Disappeared, although the tone of that book is very For purely campy mysteries, you might try Finlay Donovan Is Killing It and its sequel, Finlay Donovan

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.

The first book in Hodgson's trilogy is smart, mysterious, charming, and layered. And after a series of unlikely, unfortunate events, bookworm Neema becomes one of them--the least threatening to Neema and to the plot, and they become a mysterious, mischievous, sometimes sulking, often confusing Author--and More Fantasy Novels I've Loved Antonia Hodgson is also the author of the Thomas Hawkins series

#fantasyscifi, #youngadult, #series, #postapocalypticdystopian, #robots, #timetravel 02 Beach Read ​ Is this kind of a young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast? I'm really hoping so. 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?

The heart of the mystery the emotionally tortured Frankie uncovers in the wilds of Wyoming in One Step Lisa Gardner's recent mystery One Step Too Far is the second in her Frankie Elkin series (the first was I love a character-driven mystery but haven't read any of Lisa Gardner's other series. Gardner is also the author of Before She Disappeared, the first in the Frankie Elkin series, as well as multiple other mystery series (Tessa Leoni, Detective D.D.

series. I can't wait to read her next mystery. my full review. 06 The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2) by Richard Osman Book two of the series I laughed while listening to this one; Osman's series has me hooked. For my review of the series' first book, The Thursday Murder Club , please check click this link .

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 series (here's a link to my review of book five , with links to each of the prior installments) and

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

While Veronica and Stoker stay close to home while entering into danger and solving the mysteries in book six of this series, Raybourn repeatedly evokes images of the fictional European country Alpenwald In the sixth book of the wonderful Deanna Raybourn's  feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical While Veronica and Stoker stick close to home for their adventures in this installment of the series, (There are currently nine books in the series, with a tenth scheduled for publication in 2026.)

The first in the author's young adult steampunk Finishing School series offers wonderful, typically strong Carriger women with unique talents, clever minds, a nose for mystery, and next-level bantering capabilities by dismantling a clock or to arrive to tea disheveled, having climbed a nearby tree to ponder life's mysteries This is the first in the four-book young adult steampunk series Finishing School. Carriger I loved the first book in Gail Carriger's five-book (plus a prequel short) Parasol Protectorate series

The first installment in Hafsah Faizal's young adult Blood and Tea series offered intriguing secrets, a swirling mystery, terrible betrayal, heartwarming found family, steady action, and vampires. More from Hafsah Faizal For my review of the first book in this series, please see   A Tempest of Tea

Thomas Silkstone series and the Constance Piper Mystery series as well as The Light We Left Behind.

The shadowy, eerie tone of the first title in Gillig's Stonewater Kingdom series gives way to heartwarming The first book in Rachel Gillig's Stonewater Kingdom series, The Knight and the Moth , considers Sybil The eerie, shadowy tone set up at the beginning felt like a far more gentle version of Tamsyn Muir's Locked Tomb series. I can't wait for the next books in this series.

elite training, magical abilities, and complex conflicts between classes in the first in this dystopian series This is the first in a series and I'm really looking forward to reading the next installment. The Mystery of Dani Francis This is the first book by Dani Francis, and her anonymity on social media

Now I'm reading Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead, the second in Elle Cosimano's playful Finlay Donovan mystery series; I'm reading Quantum Girl Theory, a recent gothic mystery about a finder of missing girls from 01 Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano In Elle Cosimano's first book in this series, Finlay 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

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

The only thing that isn't a lie is her mysterious ability to instinctually, instantaneously heal others Centuries-old resentments and conflicts threaten to bubble up into war--and Nahri and Dara's arrival only serves Chakraborty is also the author of the wonderful novel The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi , the first in the series

heart-pounding pacing, captivating character development, and dark turns in this third book in her young adult mystery series. As Good As Dead is the final book in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, a series I've loved, and I've been delaying reading this third and final installment due to my willful denial that the series is ending Book one in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (AGGGTM) series is A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and book

fiction mystery series with a feminist heroine; a great lakeside summertime romance; a 1980s-set astronaut While Veronica and Stoker stick close to home for their adventures in this installment of the series, (There are currently nine books in the series, with a tenth scheduled for publication in 2026.) I liked this installment even more than the first book in the series. This is the second book in Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series. The first is The Spy Coast .

The first installment of Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age series was a fun, darkly funny, feminist If Raybourn keeps writing this series, I'll read every last installment. And I loved A Curious Beginning , the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the sequels A Perilous Undertaking , A Treacherous Curse (There are currently nine books in the series.)

Lincoln Highway, listening to Robert Galbraith's 944-page fifth installment in the Cormoran Strike series Moscow and Rules of Civility. 02 Troubled Blood by Robert Galbratih 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 So far it feels nicely paced, and I like having time to dig into the characters' evolution and the mystery's

It's tough to fall in love with the first book in a series and then twiddle thumbs waiting for the next What other series that have to do with court, queens, and royalty would you include on this list? Saga series, has cover art that to me evokes fantasy, but the series is actually captivating historical first in LaFevers's five-book His Fair Assassin series. If you haven't read this series yet, consider me envious.

I'll definitely read the second in the series. The third book in the series, In a Distant Valley , is scheduled for publication in 2025.

Caruso is also the author of the Rooks and Ruin and Swords and Fire series.

Rowling) Cormoran Strike series. The women who are of romantic interest in Cormoran's life are, as in prior books in the series, emotionally There's an extremely disturbing scene as a climax to the mystery. Click here for my reviews of books one through four of the Cormoran Strike series. Check out my Bossy review of Troubled Blood, book five in the series.

This first installment in the series sets up an overlooked princess who becomes a heroine; deadly monsters

Krueger also wrote Ordinary Grace, which I reviewed on the blog here, and he writes a mystery series

mentioned the great Folk of the Air trilogy in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series

men solve women's problems, but this was entertaining, spicy, and sets up Lyla Sage's Western romance series In Done and Dusted , the first book in Lyla Sage's modern-day Western romance series, Clementine "Emmy Emmy's reinvigorated, independent new outlook--and I acknowledge that a rugged ranch setting might very minor point, but it felt both condescending and potentially (creepily) fatherly to me within their very There are three more books in this series.

The Cormoran Strike-Robin Ellacott Saga I've been listening to the fifth installment in this series, I've had time to reflect upon the fact that I haven't yet posted reviews of the other books in the series These are generally deep dives into mysterious, often creepy situations. This isn't a fast-paced series, yet I've consistently felt hooked on how the cases build--and on the I'm currently listening to the fifth book in this series, Troubled Blood.

formation of an unexpected team with immense collective promise, I'm in for the rest of this translated series historical-fiction-feeling fantasy story like this one, and Blood of the Old Kings sets up an epic series The second book in this series, Blood for the Undying Throne , is slated for publication this fall.

ICYMI: When tough, stubborn Alex Stern is offered a new start after surviving a mysterious multiple homicide Ninth House, fiction for adults, is the first in Bardugo's Alex Stern series. (I'll review Hell Bent, the second installment in the series, tomorrow on the blog.) It's intriguing, and I was definitely hooked for the second book in the series. Adult Series.

Now I'm reading A Rip Through Time, the first in Kelley Armstrong's time-travel historical fiction mystery series; Young Mungo, Shuggie Bain author Douglas Stuart's most recent literary fiction about a working-class Glasgow family and young gay love; and Tokyo Dreaming, the second in Emiko Jean's young adult series A Rip Through Time #1) by Kelley Armstrong In the first book of Kelley Armstrong's Rip Through Time series But she quickly realized that being a princess involved responsibility, political maneuvering, and mysterious

Kingfisher/Vernon is a prolific author who has published many standalone novels as well as multiple series Richard Osman I was delighted by the poignancy, humor, and layers in the first installment of this series In this first installment in Osman's mystery series, the story begins in medias res , as the reader witnesses Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age is another series about capable, clever older protagonists And you can find Bossy reviews of many other mysteries here .

ICYMI: This series by Naomi Novik introduces vain, strong-willed, talking dragons, their complex, wonderfully In the first of Naomi Novik's Temeraire series, we're introduced to Captain Will Laurence, a young, upstanding I've read seven of the nine books in the Temeraire series, in which the dragons are haughty and greedy novels featuring main protagonists I love: Uprooted  and Spinning Silver  as well as the Scholomance series Buried Deep revisit some favorite Novik worlds as well as introducing the world where Novik's future series

Collapse, we catch up with the delightfully grumpy Murderbot (SecUnit), who in this seventh book in the series

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. I can't wait to read the second book in the series, Herrick's Lie, which is scheduled for publication

Rachel Aaron is also the author of the DFZ Changeling series, the Heartstrikers series, the Crystal Calamity series, and other books.