Book Review: Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
Gaudy Night Dorothy L. Sayers HarperTorch, 2006 (original copyright 1936) ISBN 9780061043499 Mass Market Paperback Lights on the river. The plash of sculls. The steady chock of the rowlocks. The boat crept slowly downstream. The constable, crouched in the bows, swept the beam of a powerful torch from bank to bank. Harriet holding the rudder-lines, [...]
March 5, 2011
Tags: 1930's Britain, HarperTorch, historical, mystery, private investigator, traditional 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 No Comments
Book Review: Witness in Bishop Hill by Sara Hoskinson Frommer
Witness in Bishop Hill Sara Hoskinson Frommer St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2002 ISBN 0312302436 Hardcover A cozy fit for the holidays. Joan Spencer and her husband of three months, police lieutenant Fred Lundquist, are making plans for a belated honeymoon trip during the Christmas holidays when Fred’s sister calls, asking Fred and Joan to come home [...]
November 14, 2010
Tags: Minotaur, mystery, traditional Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews One Comment
Book Review: Dying for a Date by Cindy Sample
Dying for a Date Cindy Sample L&L Dreamspell, 2010 ISBN 1603182489 Trade Paperback Laurel McKay is hopeful that she will find what she is looking for through The Love Club. Divorced with two children, her life is full with family, a job as a loan underwriter, an overly critical, perfectionist mother, a colorful collection of [...]
November 8, 2010
Tags: L&L Dreamspell, mystery, romance, traditional Posted in: Guest Reviews 2 Comments
Book Review: A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams
A Killer Plot Ellery Adams Berkley, 2010 ISBN 042523522X Mass Market Paperback Olivia Limoges is a wealthy resident of Oyster Bay, North Carolina, and is a bit of a loner with a mysterious past in this beach town where she lived as a child. Her wealth gives her an air of entitlement, despite a very [...]
August 30, 2010
Tags: Berkley, mystery, Outer Banks, traditional, writing group Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
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