I chose The Haunting of Brynn Wilder for a few reasons. First, because Xe Sands is a favorite narrator. Second, the setting is Minnesota where I lived for many years. Next, because is was near Halloween so something spooky seemed fitting. I sort of expected a “real world” haunting, like someone trying to scare Brynn. […]
The stakes have grown high indeed when Rosalind is invited by Devon to his ducal estate and she will help with the wedding nuptials for a ducal cousin, but the mysteries around a local man’s death intrude and Devon seems to have been caught up in the affair. This is the fourth in the Rosalind […]
I read plenty of mystery/thriller type stories. They have many different sorts of main characters but the primary one in the new Sawyer Brooks series is a crime reporter or investigative journalist. Sawyer is the youngest of three sisters. We get her point of view and sometimes her sisters’. All three of them were sexually […]
I have enjoyed this author in the fantasy realm and now her works of historical mysteries with magic, which is akin to fantasy, just not quite as far back in history? The Rose Gallagher series is set in New York City at the time of Roosevelt, part of the gilded age which is charming but […]
I listened to the first two books in the Atlee Pine series with the main character is a female FBI agent. She gets into some intense, suspenseful cases. She prefers working more independently in her small office, although she has worked in large offices, too. I love her assistant, Carol Blum, who is an older […]
When I saw a British mystery with Steve West narrating, it was certain I would read it. Shallow Ground is the beginning of the Detective Ford series which I’ll definitely want to continue. The main character is a single dad, who lost his wife in a tragic accident. He has felt considerable grief and guilt. […]
Magic Dark and Strange is a new urban fantasy set in England sometime during the industrial revolution. This is a world where there seemed to be a few different kinds of magic people can do but it always comes at a cost. Catherine grew up with her family in the country but was sent to […]
I am having a lot of trouble with starting books in new worlds these days, particularly when there are lots of characters and intricate layers of plot. The Thursday Murder Club is a masterwork of characters; it is a delight. But there are so many! The characters are all beautifully presented. Our four septuagenarian stars […]
I love Agatha Christie and have read her works extensively so it was a treat to have these winter and holiday stories. I had read some of these stories previously but it was far enough in the past I didn’t remember them well. All of my favorite characters, as well as lesser known ones, have […]
The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). Kindle freebie on April 18, 2020 (currently 99¢ and in Kindle Unlimited as of writing this post) Overall rating 4.28 with 1,416 ratings and 144 reviews I’m always in the mood for a police procedural murder mystery, […]