Review of JET by Russell Blake (2012) (Jet Series)
Bottom line: JET is a free, full length novel introducing the JET series. If you’re a fan of thrillers, give it a try! Rating: Strongly Recommended Blurb: Code name: Jet Twenty-eight-year-old Jet was once the Mossad’s most lethal operative before faking her own death and burying that identity forever. But the past doesn’t give up on […]
Review of The Alphabet Mysteries Series by Sue Grafton
Bottom line: A great example of the hard boiled genre, featuring a strong female P.I. Rating: Recommended Blurb for First Book: A is for Alibi (1982) A IS FOR AVENGER A tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has set up a modest detective agency in a quiet corner of Santa Teresa, California. A twice-divorced […]
Summer Reading List – Golden Age Mysteries
I’m going to be posting some summer reading lists throughout the, well, summer. These won’t be in-depth reviews, just a list of “hey, these are great and you should drop everything and read them now!” books. I’m going to be doing it by genre, and for my first genre I’m picked Golden Age Mysteries. These […]
Review of Rigged for Murder by Jenifer LeClair (2011) (Windjammer Mysteries)
Bottom line: An enjoyable book, as much for the ambience as the mystery itself. Rating: Recommended Blurb: High seas adventure turns to high stakes sleuthing when a beautiful but troubled homicide detective and a New England sea captain join forces in this award-winning mystery set on the coast of Maine. On leave from the Minneapolis […]
Review of Pompomberry House by Rosen Trevithick (2012)
Bottom line: A very fun read with a good mystery, an interesting main character (despite describing every single hat she puts on), and a clever roasting of the indie scene. Rating: Recommended Blurb: A writer’s retreat seemed the perfect chance for Dee Whittaker to take her mind off her marital difficulties. However, she meets five […]
Review of No Time To Run by J.D. Trafford (2011) (Legal Thriller Featuring Michael Collins, Book 1)
Bottom line: A fun, fast paced story that is well worth reading, especially if you can get it for free. Update: As of July 16, 2013 this book is no longer free. Rating: Recommended Blurb: Michael Collins burned his suits and ties in a beautiful bonfire before leaving New York and taking up residence at […]
Review of the Lord Peter & Harriet Vane mysteries by Dorothy Sayers
Bottom line: Great mysteries, great characters, great writing. I cannot recommend these highly enough. Rating: Strongly Recommended Review: Gaudy Night is my all-time favorite book. Not just mystery, but book. The other three books in this series are all very, very good (though I’d rate Have His Carcase a bit below the other three – […]
Three Free Kindle E-Book Mysteries
One of the reasons that I haven’t posted anything in a while is because I’ve been busy chugging though several free mysteries that I had dumped on my Kindle, hoping to find a gem. And of course, by the time I found one I liked, a couple of the ones I was going to mention […]
Five Free Kindle E-book Classic Mysteries Written in the 1800s
I think it’s interesting to read some of the earliest mysteries and science fiction and see what has changed in the genres over the centuries. Some are as enthralling as the day they were published and some….not so much. Here are five free Kindle e-book mysteries from some of the writers who popularized the genre […]