The Skull Mantra and Water Touching Stone
I read mysteries for sheer enjoyment and don’t normally write about them because there are some wonderful blogs out there that cover this genre, but I have to make an exception for this two books from...
View ArticleBuffalo Jump by Howard Shrier
Buffalo Jump by Howard Shrier Vintage Canada, Toronto, 2008 I own this one, well actually Mr G owns this one, but it was definitely on my TBR list. I forget where I first heard about this one, maybe it...
View ArticleCrooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin William Morrow, New York, 2010 I borrowed this one from the library. This is the second book to knock me off the TBR Dare, it was worth it. This is a...
View ArticleTail of the Blue Bird by Nii Awikwei Parkes
Tail of the Blue Bird by Nii Awikwei Parkes Vintage, London, 2010 I own this book and want to thank Stu of Winstonsdad’s Blog for introducing me to it and to Nii Ayikwei Parkes. This mystery takes...
View ArticleThe Dark Side….
I’ve been reading a bit on the dark side lately. One book was a true crime book, one a mystery by a favorite French author and the last is being called a “breakthrough” novel by an American author...
View ArticleThe Calling and The Taken by Inger Ash Wolfe
The Calling by Inger Ash Wolfe Harcourt, New York, 2008 Borrowed from my local library. A well-written mystery/thriller whose main character is a sixty-one year old female Detective Inspector who...
View ArticleThe Cutting Season by Attica Locke
The Cutting Season by Attica Locke Harper Collins, New York, 2012 Sent to me by the publisher. It is not often that I accept books for review as I am always afraid they will get shifted to the bottom...
View ArticleThe Last Kind Words by Tom Piccirilli
The Last Kind Words by Tom Piccirilli Bantam Books, New York, 2012 Borrowed from my local library. A book from my RIP VII reading pool. I am really glad to have discovered this author. Wow, talk...
View ArticleHigh Chicago by Howard Schrier
High Chicago by Howard Shrier Vintage Canada, Toronto, ON 2009 From my mystery book shelf. Last year I read the first book in this series and enjoyed it, High Chicago is even better. Investigator Jonah...
View ArticleThe Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes Mulholland Books, New York 2013 Borrowed from my library. First I read Zoo City. Then I read Moxyland. I have been waiting for this one to come out since I first...
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