Book Reviews x 4 by Patricia E. Reid
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, There’s A Body In The Car Fran Rizer Bella Rosa Books, January 2011 ISBN No. 978-1933523941 Trade Paperback There is never a dull moment in Callie Parrish’s life. Callie is employed by Middleton Mortuary. Her job title is mortuary cosmetologist but Callie also answers the phone, talks to clients and does [...]
December 29, 2011
Tags: 1786 Ireland, anxiety disorders, Bella Rosa Books, Berkley Prime Crime, California, governess, historical, humor, Iceland, kidnapping, kidnapping & extortion expert, mortuary cosmetologist, mystery, Oceanview Publishing, Perseverance Press, political thriller, radio talk show host, South Carolina, suspense Posted in: Full Reviews 
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A Ted Feit Book Review Trio
Portobello Ruth Rendell Scribner, 2010 ISBN: 978-4391-4851-8 Hardcover This is not an easy book to read. Â Nor is it a mystery. Â It is a somewhat disjointed story of some disparate characters joined only by the Portobello, a winding street in London filled with stalls and shops where one can find almost anything at any price. [...]
May 30, 2011
Tags: Antigua, England, espionage, general fiction, Harvill Secker, Iceland, mystery, Russian mob, Scribner, Viking, WWII & contemporary Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason
Hypothermia Arnaldur Indridason Translated by Victoria Cribb Minotaur, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-312-56991-4 Hardcover The past usually plays a large role in this author’s Reykjavik mysteries, and Hypothermia is no exception. Â To begin with, the reader is treated to another recurring event in the life of Erlender Erlendsson, a detailed description of how he and his younger [...]
March 7, 2011
Tags: cold cases, Iceland, Minotaur, mystery, police procedural, translation Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Last Rituals Yrsa Sigurðardóttir; translated from Icelandic by Bernard Scudder HarperCollins, 2007 Originally published in Iceland by Veröld Publishing ISBN 9780061143373 Trade Paperback. Matthew beat Thóra to the photograph. He looked at it without a flicker of emotion, then handed it to her. “It’s quite disgusting,†he said as she took it. “Disgusting†was not [...]
June 19, 2010
Tags: HarperCollins, Iceland, legal, mystery, translated Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
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