Daily Archives: March 1, 2015
The Winner’s Crime – Marie Rutkoski
The sequel to The Winner’s Curse is almost what I’d hoped for. I’d hope that Arin and Kestrel would have a future together, but that would make for a rather dull book. Of course there are misunderstandings and hurt feelings and … Continue reading
The Winner’s Curse – Marie Rutkoski
The conquering Valorians! Greedy to possess other lands and enslave people. But what happens when slaves rebel, when countries decide to fight back? This is the story of Kestrel, the Valorian General’s daughter who is raised in conquered Herran. On … Continue reading
Dead to Me – Mary McCoy
Annie and Alice are daughters of a movie studio publicist who caters to the stars by providing perks and cleaning up their image. This duty also includes rounding up pretty young ladies to decorate star parties and perhaps more. This is … Continue reading
Dreaming Spies: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes – Laurie R. King
Winding road to truth Obstacles, delays, deceptions And then resolution The centerpiece of this mystery is a beautifully illustrated book by the 17th century itinerant poet and master of haiku, Matsuo Basho. It is a book that belonged to Prince … Continue reading
Cat Out of Hell – Lynne Truss
Roger is so very intelligent, well-traveled, well read. He works crossword puzzles in his head. Well, he has to because he has no opposable thumbs and can’t hold a pencil. Oh, I forgot to mention that Roger is a cat. … Continue reading
The Dead Mountaineer’s Inn: One More Last Rite for the Detective Genre – Boris and Arkady Strugatsky
Take one remote mountain inn in an unnamed country, add a ghost, an assortment of eccentric guests which of course includes a police inspector, throw in a locked-room murder and you have a recipe for the classic murder mystery. Include … Continue reading
The Fifth Gospel – Ian Caldwell
When Alex and Mona had a son, Mona refused to name him after Simon, because Simon was so unpredictable, totally unreliable. As a compromise he was named Peter, and naturally Peter worships his uncle Simon. Alex and Simon Andreou are … Continue reading
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