Book Review: Poison, Your Grace by Peg Herring
Poison, Your Grace A Simon & Elizabeth Mystery Peg Herring Five Star, November 2011 ISBN No. 978-1432825362 Hardcover Simon Maldon’s life is much different now. He previously spent a lot of time at Hampstead Castle when Princess Elizabeth was staying there. The two had several adventures during that period. Then Elizabeth’s father passed away and [...]
December 8, 2011
Tags: Elizabeth, historical, mystery, royals, science fiction Posted in: Full Reviews 
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Book Reviews: The Sentry by Robert Crais, Stettin Station by David Downing and Damage by John Lescroart
The Sentry Robert Crais Putnam, January 2011 ISBN: 978-0-399-15707-3 Hardcover There are many larger-than-life, hard-boiled superheroes, some more believable than others. Â Then there is Joe Pike: Â A strong, contemplative, quiet, unassuming protagonist. Â And his sorrowful and anguished side-kick, PI Elvis Cole, adds a more human touch. Together, they make a great team, and in this, [...]
November 26, 2011
Tags: 1941 Berlin, California, district attorney, drug wars, Dutton, historical, journalist, mystery, police procedural, private investigator, Putnam, San Francisco, Soho Press, thriller, war intelligence, World War II Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Uneasy Spirits by M. Louisa Locke
Uneasy Spirits M. Louisa Locke Kindle Edition, October 2011 http://tinyurl.com/88uydoc Also available in other ebook formats ISBN 978-1466373549 Trade Paperback This is Ms. Locke’s delightful sequel to Maids of Misfortune, and the second in the Annie Fuller historical mystery series. Set in the late 1800’s in one of my favorite cities, San Francisco, California, I [...]
November 19, 2011
Tags: historical, mystery, San Francisco, Self-published, spiritualism Posted in: Full Reviews, Guest Reviews No Comments
Book Review: The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly
The Little Women Letters Gabrielle Donnelly Touchstone, June 2011 ISBN 978-1-4516-1718-4 Hardcover In this cleverly written novel, the author weaves letters from a fictional Louisa May Alcott character, Jo March, between the pages of a contemporary story that involves her great-great granddaughters, Emma, Sophie and Lulu. The entire family is blissfully happy, being born from [...]
November 1, 2011
Tags: contemporary, family, general fiction, historical, Touchstone Posted in: Full Reviews, Guest Reviews No Comments
Book Review: In A Gilded Cage by Rhys Bowen
In A Gilded Cage Rhys Bowen Minotaur Books, 2009 ISBN No. 978-0-312-38534-7 Hardcover Also available as a mass market paperback ISBN 978-0-312-38170-7 Reading a Molly Murphy book is like sitting down with an old friend. Molly is one brave woman and believes in her own ability as a detective and as a woman.  She is [...]
October 15, 2011
Tags: 1918, historical, Minotaur Books, mystery, New York City, private investigator Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Reviews: Dead Man’s Chest by Kerry Greenwood, Murder in Passy by Cara Black, and Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark
Dead Man’s Chest Kerry Greenwood Poisoned Pen Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-59508-797-3 Hardcover Also available in trade paperback The Hon. Phryne Fisher makes her 16th appearance in this novel wherein she deservedly takes her entourage, including daughters Ruth and Jane, companion Dot, and pet Molly, on a vacation to the Australian coastal resort of Queenscliff where [...]
October 12, 2011
Tags: Australia, Basque independence, historical, legal thriller, Los Angeles, Mulholland Books, mystery, Paris, pirates, Poisoned Pen Press, private investigator, smuggling, Soho Crime Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson
An Expert in Murder A New Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey Nicola Upson HarperCollins Publishers, 2008 ISBN 978-0-06-145153-9 Hardcover Now also available in trade paperback As many, perhaps most mystery aficionados know, Josephine Tey was one of author Elizabeth Mackintosh’s pseudonyms. In this tribute novel by Nicola Upson, the mystery pits Josephine Tey and her “friend”, [...]
October 6, 2011
Tags: 1934 England, author as sleuth, HarperCollins Publishers, historical, mystery, police procedural Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Tell Me, Pretty Maiden by Rhys Bowen
Tell Me, Pretty Maiden Rhys Bowen St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2008 ISBN 978-0-312-34943-1 Hardcover Also available as a mass market paperback ISBN 978-0-312-94375-2 Police in New York have their eye on an Italian gang from Sicily calling themselves the Cosa Nostra. Molly Murphy listens to the rumors about the new gang but feels that it is [...]
October 5, 2011
Tags: early 1900's, historical, mystery, New Haven, New York City, private investigator, St. Martin's Minotaur Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
Book Review: The Holy Thief by William Ryan
The Holy Thief William Ryan Minotaur Books, 2010 ISBN 978-0-312-58645-4 Hardcover (ARC) Get ready to immerse yourself into Russian history. Go on the trail of a serial killer. Avoid Stalin’s NKVD. Search for an historical icon of Russian heritage. This is the premise of The Holy Thief. Filled with conspiracy, Communism, and unique characters, this [...]
September 29, 2011
Tags: 1936 Moscow, Christian, Communist, historical, Minotaur Books, mystery, police procedural Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: In Dublin’s Fair City by Rhys Bowen
In Dublin’s Fair City Rhys Bowen St. Martin’s Press, 2007 ISBN 13: 978-0-312-32819-1 Hardcover Also available as a mass market paperback ISBN 978-0-312-99702-1 A lady P.I. in 1903 New York is not something that you read about everyday. Molly Murphy has left Ireland and made a life for herself in New York. She has friends [...]
September 26, 2011
Tags: 1903, historical, Ireland, mystery, New York City, private investigator, St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
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