Slow, plodding, and flat
What on earth has happened to Stephanie Laurens? She seems to have largely abandoned writing romances and turned to mystery. The problem is, she’s not always good at it, especially when she omits the passion, emotion, and spirited characters that epitomized her best romances. The Curse of Ill-Gotten Gains is a case in point.
A cozy mystery set on a generation spaceship, Murder by Memory features a practical, wise, and observant detective who unexpectedly finds herself inhabiting the body of… a murderer? A victim? Or both?
The Most Wonderful Crime Of the Year by Ally Carter Published by Avon Genres: Holiday, Cozy Mystery, Contemporary Romance Pages: 303 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: purchased Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Kobo | Audible Add to Goodreads Also by this author: The Blonde Identity Knives Out gets a holiday… Read more »
I was very excited to read The Lantern’s Dance, the first new Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes mystery since 2021’s Castle Shade. Once started, I could hardly put it down, staying up until 2:30 in the morning to reach the denouement. Like The Murder of Mary Russell, the novel alternates between past and present narratives, slowly revealing hidden connections that surprised and enchanted me.
A Fatal Illusion by Anna Lee Huber Series: Lady Darby #11 Published by Berkley on 6/20/2023 Genres: Historical Mystery Pages: 384 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Audible Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Anatomist’s Wife, A Perilous… September 4, 2023 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 6 ★★★★½
Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty Series: Midsolar Murders #1 Published by Ace Books on October 4, 2022 Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction Pages: 336 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban… September 30, 2022 Lark_Bookwyrm Blog Tours, Book Reviews 7 ★★★★½
When She Dreams by Amanda Quick Series: Burning Cove #6 Published by Berkley on May 3, 2022 Genres: Historical Mystery, Historical romantic suspense Pages: 315 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Audible Add to Goodreads Also in this… Read more »
A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee Huber Series: Lady Darby #10 Published by Berkley Genres: British mystery, Historical Mystery Format: Kindle or ebook Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Audible Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Anatomist’s Wife, A Fatal… April 19, 2022 Lark_Bookwyrm Blog Tours, Book Reviews 4 ★★★★½
An Impossible Imposter by Deanna Raybourn Series: Veronica Speedwell #7 Published by Berkley Genres: Historical Mystery Pages: 336 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Add to Goodreads Also in this series: A Curious Beginning, An Unexpected Peril Also by this author:… February 15, 2022 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 7 ★★★★★
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie Series: Colonel Race #1 Published by William Morrow on Feb. 10, 2010 (orig. published 1924) Genres: Mystery Pages: 324 Format: Kindle or ebook Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads Also by this author: The… January 14, 2022 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 7 ★★★
