Category Archives: mystery
By Its Cover: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery – Donna Leon
This time it’s all about the books. Rare books, valuable books, are missing from the Biblioteca Merula, the Venetian library for rare books. And some have been stripped of their illustrations and maps. It is of course a serious offense, … Continue reading
Elusion – Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam
Regan’s father devoted his life to developing Elusion, a computer program that enables people to mentally escape from their polluted world to a pristine virtual world free of worries. His partner was boy genius, Patrick, who is Regan’s best friend. … Continue reading
Death Sworn – Leah Cypess
Centuries before, an evil Empire gained control of the lands through the use of dark magic. Two groups formed an alliance of sorts, a sorcerer-based society, the Renegai, and a group of assassins training within a complex system of caves. … Continue reading
Spirit and Dust – Rosemary Clement-Moore
Good vs. Evil paranormal mystery starring down to earth Daisy Goodfellow. Daisy comes from a family with special paranormal abilities. She works with law enforcement to solve crimes. She can examine a murder scene and talk with the spirit of … Continue reading
Cruel Beauty – Rosamund Hodge
Nyx’s father struck a bargain with the demon lord that if his wife conceives, he will give one daughter to the demon lord as his bride. The wife dies during the birth of twin daughters. The father decides to keep … Continue reading
Tatiana: An Arkady Renko Novel – Martin Cruz Smith
When Tatiana Petrovna falls from her balcony in Moscow the prosecutor rules it a suicide. Even though she is an investigative reporter with many enemies no one questions the ruling. No one except Arkady Renko. He feels things just aren’t … Continue reading
No Man’s Nightingale: An Inspector Wexford Novel – Ruth Rendell
Retirement is weighing heavily in Chief Inspector Wexford’s hands, so a call from Detective Superintendent Burden is a welcomed event. Burden invites Wexford to act as consultant and accompany him on an inspection of the vicarage where the Reverend Sarah … Continue reading
The Storycatcher – Ann Hite
Ghosts roam Black Mountain and Shelley Parker is accustomed to seeing them. She’s done it for most of her sixteen years. Usually they warn her of danger or just tell her their stories. The ones she is seeing now don’t … Continue reading
Anna Dressed in Blood – Kendare Blake
Cas leads a difficult life. He is the son of a ghost killer; ghosts that refuse to go quietly into the night but keep on killing. When his father is killed at the hand of a particularly nasty evil entity, … Continue reading
Bones of the Lost: A Temperance Brennan Novel – Kathy Reichs
Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist, is all set to start examining some Peruvian mummy dogs when an apparent hit and run takes her attention. The girl has no identification, no house key, and no personal belongings except for a tiny pink … Continue reading
Unthinkable – Nancy Werlin
In this sequel to Impossible, Frenella, who inadvertently started the family curse by the Faerie lord, pleas for death after 800 years confined in faerie. The fey appear to have little compassion to her plight but agree by setting conditions … Continue reading
A Fatal Likeness: A Novel – Lynn Shephard
The aging Charles Maddox, once a renowned detective, still breathes, still lives, but has left all awareness behind, perhaps never to regain it, and the younger Charles Maddox has taken up residence in the house to be near his uncle. … Continue reading
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die – April Henry
Another thriller from April Henry! The story opens with Cady regaining consciousness after being tortured. Whatever she has been through, including having her fingernails pulled out, has caused amnesia. Now the bad guys are planning to drag her outside and … Continue reading
The King’s Deception – Steve Berry
Gary Malone is one angry teenager. Not surprising, considering his mother has just revealed that he’s the result of an affair. That the man he has always called “Dad” isn’t really his dad. His mother has refused to tell him … Continue reading
Parallel – Lauren Miller
When parallel worlds collide, Abby is thrust from one world to another. The story opens when her plans for college and a journalism career take a wrong turn after she enrolls in a drama class her senior year that leads … Continue reading
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