Book Review: Open Season by Maryann Miller
Open Season Maryann Miller Five Star, December 2010 ISBN 9781594149153o Hardcover One white cop struggling to get back on the job after a drug operation gone bad. One black cop, new to homicide, struggling with a racist family and her own prejudice. A city in panic and the police force’s hierarchy bearing down on an [...]
January 16, 2012
Tags: Dallas, Five Star, mystery, police procedural, racial issues Posted in: Full Reviews
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Book Review: A Gift for Murder by Karen McCullough
A Gift for Murder Karen McCullough Five Star, January 2011 ISBN No. 978-1-59414-931-3 Hardcover Heather McNeil has faced some very unusual incidents since she became assistant to the director of the Washington, D.C. Commerce & Market Show Center but the most recent one tops them all.  The current show at the market center is one [...]
April 19, 2011
Tags: Five Star, Market Center Mysteries, mystery, Washington DC Posted in: Full Reviews
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Teeny 5 Book Reviews
To Hell in a Handbasket Beth Groundwater Five Star, 2009 ISBN 1594147590 Hardcover To Hell in a Handbasket by Beth Groundwater was good, but if you’re looking for a crafty mystery, this isn’t the one to pick. Now if you’re a skier or a mom with a daughter that’s leaving the nest, then this book [...]
November 22, 2010
Tags: adult mystery, Brown and Company, Five Star, kids, Little, middle grade, Scholastic Press, Scribner Book Company, traditional, young adult Posted in: Guest Reviews, Teeny Reviews
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Book Review: Pecos Valley Revival by Alice Duncan
Pecos Valley Revival Alice Duncan Five Star, January 2011 ISBN No. 978-1-59414-926-9 Hardcover (ARC) Life is good for Annabelle Blue, resident of Rosedale, New Mexico. The only flaw in Annabelle’s life is her twelve-year-old brother, Jack, who can’t seem to stay out of trouble and tends to get on Annabelle’s nerves. Phil Gunderson, Annabelle’s beau, [...]
November 15, 2010
Tags: 1923 New Mexico, Five Star, historical, mystery Posted in: Full Reviews
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Book Review: Bits and Pieces by Annette Mahon
Bits and Pieces Annette Mahon Five Star, January 2010 ISBN 1594148457 Hardcover I have the latest in sewing equipment, including machines that embroider and quilt, so when I see a book that combines my favorite hobbies of reading and sewing, I’m all over it ! Bits and Pieces may be a stretch for me, since [...]
April 8, 2010
Tags: cozy, Five Star, mystery, quilting Posted in: Full Reviews
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