The Fog: An Inspector Kwong Mystery by Vic Warren My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Fog is the third in Vic Warren's series of mystery novellas featuring the beloved characters from his novel Hong Kong Blues: the portly Chief Inspector Lawrence Kwong and his younger, handsome assistant Matson Tai, both of the Hong Kong… Continue reading The Fog: An Inspector Kwong Mystery by Vic Warren
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Death on a Cold Night by Jess Faraday
Death on a Cold Night by Jess Faraday My rating: 4 of 5 stars Death on a Cold Night is a collection of eight short mystery stories, edited by Jess Faraday, with the shared themes of winter. The stories chosen are: the very short but satisfying, Hollywood-set Snow in Winter by Wendy Worthington; the quick… Continue reading Death on a Cold Night by Jess Faraday
Unleashed (A Sydney Rye Novel 1) by Emily Kimelman
Unleashed by Emily Kimelman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Unleashed is the first in the Sydney Rye novel series by Emily Kimelman. The story opens with a prologue hinting at how the life of protagonist, young directionless coffeehouse server, Joy Humbolt, takes a 90 degree turn and she becomes Sydney Rye. In this first… Continue reading Unleashed (A Sydney Rye Novel 1) by Emily Kimelman
Melancholy Manor (Hera Hunter Mystery 2) by Ellie DeFarr
Melancholy Manor by Ellie DeFarr My rating: 5 of 5 stars Melancholy Manor is the second mystery novel by Ellie DeFarr to feature tough private eye Hera Hunter, following ‘Haunting Memories from a Troubled Past’ last year. This story begins with Hera contemplating the execution - via the sights of her rifle - of a… Continue reading Melancholy Manor (Hera Hunter Mystery 2) by Ellie DeFarr
Cherringham – Murder on Thames (Cherringham: Mystery Shorts Book 1) by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
Murder on Thames by Matthew Costello My rating: 5 of 5 stars Cherringham “A Cosy Crime Series” is a joint writing project by US-based novel and games writer, Matthew Costello, and UK-based producer and writer, Neil Richards, to produce 12 mystery novellas over a year, based in the fictional English town of the title, in… Continue reading Cherringham – Murder on Thames (Cherringham: Mystery Shorts Book 1) by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
Out of the Past (Reed Ferguson 5) by Renee Pawlish
Out of the Past by Renee Pawlish My rating: 5 of 5 stars Out of the Past is the latest in Renée Pawlish’s comic mystery series featuring Denver Private Eye, Reed Ferguson. In this tale, Reed is strong-armed – both physically and metaphorically – into baby-sitting the spoiled brattish daughter of local businessman, Forrest McMahon.… Continue reading Out of the Past (Reed Ferguson 5) by Renee Pawlish
Reese’s Leap—An Island Mystery (Island Mystery Series 2) by Darcy Scott
Reese's Leap—An Island Mystery by Darcy Scott My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reese's Leap is the second instalment in the Island Mystery Series by Darcy Scott, following 2012’s Matinicus. Botany’s answer to Indiana Jones, whisky- and women-loving Dr Gil Hodges, is back. This time he is a rather unwelcome visitor to Mistake Island, gate-crashing… Continue reading Reese’s Leap—An Island Mystery (Island Mystery Series 2) by Darcy Scott
Dying To Be Noticed by Catherine Leggitt
Dying To Be Noticed by Catherine Leggitt My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dying to be Noticed is a stand-alone suspenseful murder mystery thriller by Catherine Leggitt, author of the Christine Sterling Mystery series. Heroine Avenelle Rossi Duprey is the obituary and society news writer for the weekly Marin County Journal, who lives alone with… Continue reading Dying To Be Noticed by Catherine Leggitt
6 White Roses by Kelly Marshall
6 White Roses by Kelly Marshall My rating: 5 of 5 stars 6 White Roses by Kelly Marshall is an excellent murder mystery thriller, with adult themes. On the first page, the strangled body of six-year-old Emily Chatburn is found by an early morning fisherman. The case is handed to macho Detective Nick Winston and… Continue reading 6 White Roses by Kelly Marshall
Troubled Water: A Lark Chadwick Mystery by John DeDakis
Troubled Water: A Lark Chadwick Mystery by John DeDakis My rating: 5 of 5 stars Troubled Water is the third in John DeDakis's United States-set crime thriller series featuring Lark Chadwick, a young and ballsy investigative newspaper journalist with a nose for a sharp headline, a clever angle and the solving of murders. This book… Continue reading Troubled Water: A Lark Chadwick Mystery by John DeDakis
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