Tag: mysteries
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Book review: Garment of Shadows by Laurie King
Garment of Shadows by Laurie R. King My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Mary Russell mystery series is one of my favorite series. (I know–I say that a lot.) At the beginning of this one, which starts almost immediately after the previous book, “The Pirate King,” Mary Russell is suffering from amnesia and has…
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Book review: On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the first in the Coffeehouse Mysteries book series. I wish I could give half-stars as ratings because this book definitely deserves a 3.5 star rating. Clare Cosi is the manager of a niche coffeehouse who finds her assistant manager at the…
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Book review: The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters
The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters My rating: 4 of 5 stars Below is why I love this series so much: The last lines of the book (no spoilers): “And now, I suppose,” he said, seeing his friend’s face still thoughtful and undismayed, “you will tell me roundly that God’s reach is longer than man’s.”…
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Book review: The Adventures of the Bloody Tower by Donald MacLachlan
The Adventure of the Bloody Tower: Dr. John H. Watson’s First Case by Donald MacLachlan My rating: 4 of 5 stars The question of who murdered the Princes in the Tower (Edward V and his younger brother, Richard) has puzzled historians for centuries. Richard III, their uncle, has long been the leading suspect for those…
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Book review: Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second in my newest mystery series discovery, the Maisie Dobbs series. This time, Maisie is looking for a woman who has disappeared on behalf of the woman’s father. She discovers that the daughter’s disappearance is somehow linked to the…
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Book review: Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoy the Stephanie Plum mystery series. The books are perfect beach reads (regardless of whether you are actually at the beach or not). I enjoyed “Notorious Nineteen” immensely, and it’s one of the stronger entrants in the series of late. The plot…
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Book review: The Leper of St. Giles by Ellis Peters
The Leper of St. Giles by Ellis Peters My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am a huge fan of the Brother Cadfael novels, but this one deserves special attention. The plot itself is rather weak in comparison to the author’s previous Brother Cadfael mysteries as is the love story and the characterization of the…
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Book review: Pirate King by Laurie King
Pirate King by Laurie R. King My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have really loved this series, whose premise is centered on Sherlock Holmes coming out of retirement and marrying a young woman very much his intellectual equal, named Mary Russell. Unfortunately, as of late, the series has gotten a bit inconsistent. The eleventh…
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Book review: Monk’s Hood by Ellis Peters (Brother Cadfael #3)
Monk’s Hood by Ellis Peters My rating: 4 of 5 stars This third installment in the Brother Cadfael mysteries lives up to its predecessors. A man is poisoned with one of Brother Cadfael’s concoctions, and his stepson is suspected of his death. Brother Cadfael is the only one who believes in the stepson’s innocence, and…
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Book review: One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am (belatedly) and slowly making my way through the Brother Cadfael mysteries (and wondering how I missed these for so many years). I really really liked this particular mystery. The book takes place in Shrewsbury as Stephen and Matilda continue their…