Posted in Books, Jennifer D.'s Picks, Junior Fiction, Mysteries, Plot on June 12, 2008 | No Comments »
This is the story of Cass and Max-Earnest, but those are not their real names. The story of what happened to them is a secret, but the author of The Name of this Book is Secret was never very good at keeping secrets. He advises you, therefore, to forget what you have read [...]
Posted in Barry's Picks, Books, Characters, Crime fiction, Food, Mysteries, Sense of place, Setting on May 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Crime fiction has taken a generally darker tone over the past decade, with stories featuring more realistic approaches to detection that reflect the violence of the initial crime and the often devastating impact of the crime on people’s lives. But readers whose tastes run more to Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers than to George [...]
Posted in Books, Chick Lit, Fast-paced, Melissa's Picks, Mysteries, Quirky characters on May 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Chick Lit meets Mystery in this clever debut by Lisa Lutz about Izzy Spellman, 28-year-old private investigator in her family’s firm, Spellman Investigations.
The story is an interesting, entertaining mix of family relationships, mystery, romance, friendships, coming of age… and I didn’t realize it was complicated until I started trying to write about it here. [...]
Posted in Andrew's Picks, Books, Characters, Crime fiction, Mysteries, Nonfiction on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
On this week’s Blogging for a Good Book, I’m posting about four authors who are coming to the Williamsburg Library Theatre on Monday, March 31. We’ll be having a relaxed conversation with Margaret Coel, David L. Robbins, and Jacqueline Winspear, led by Willetta L. Heising. The event starts at 7 pm in the Theatre [...]
Posted in Andrew's Picks, Announcements, Books, Characters, Historical fiction, Mysteries, Sense of place, Setting, Young Adult on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
On this week’s Blogging for a Good Book, I’m posting about four authors who are coming to the Williamsburg Library Theatre on Monday, March 31. We’ll be having a relaxed conversation with Margaret Coel, David L. Robbins, and Jacqueline Winspear, led by Willetta L. Heising. The event starts at 7 pm in the Theatre at [...]
Posted in Andrew's Picks, Announcements, Books, Crime fiction, Fast-paced, Mysteries, Sense of place, Subculture, Westerns on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
On this week’s Blogging for a Good Book, I’m posting about four authors who are coming to the Williamsburg Library Theatre on Monday, March 31. We’ll be having a relaxed conversation with Margaret Coel, David L. Robbins, and Jacqueline Winspear, led by Willetta L. Heising. The event starts at 7 pm in the Theatre at [...]
Posted in Bluesocks' Picks, Books, Mysteries, Quick read, Quirky characters on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Cheryl writes:
I prefer True Crime to fiction, but since our staff book group decided to read an international mystery I was forced to dive into the genre. Surprisingly, I found a “cozy” book that I enjoyed.
Monsieur Pamplemousse on the Spot is by British author Michael Bond. Bond is best known as a writer of children’s [...]
Posted in Bluesocks' Picks, Books, Melissa's Picks, Mysteries on March 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Anne Holt is a former minister of justice, lawyer, and journalist, and one of Scandinavia’s successful crime writers. What is Mine is her American debut.
In this story former FBI profiler Johanne Vik is working on a paper about the media coverage of serious crimes. She is asked to look into an old case where [...]
Posted in Bluesocks' Picks, Books, Connie's Picks, Historical fiction, Mysteries, Sense of place on March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Connie shares her review of The Tenderness of Wolves which takes place in Ontario, Canada, 1876:
Let me start by saying I am not much of a mystery reader, although I do enjoy character-driven stories in different settings and time periods. That is probably why this book appealed to me so much. There is a [...]
Posted in Bluesocks' Picks, Books, Crime fiction, Fast-paced, Mysteries, Neil's Picks, Sense of place, Setting on March 18, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m probably not ever going to make it to Thailand. The majority of you who read this will never get there either. That’s what makes a book like Bangkok 8 so exciting to find.
Yes, it’s an exciting mystery with a good puzzle: Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep must solve the murder of an American marine by drug-crazed [...]
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