Dying on the Vine by Aaron Elkins Series: Gideon Oliver #17 Published by Berkley Publishing Group on Dec. 4, 2012 Genres: Mystery Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Switcheroo Also by this author: A Dangerous Talent, Switcheroo It was the unwavering custom… Read more »
The Twelve Clues of Christmas Series: Her Royal Spyness #6 on Nov. 6, 2012 Pages: 311 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Heirs and Graces On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me—well, actually, my true love, Darcy O’Mara, is spending a feliz navidad tramping… Read more »
Gone West by Carola Dunn Series: Daisy Dalrymple #20 Published by Minotaur Books on January 17, 2012 Genres: British mystery, Cozy Mystery, Historical Mystery Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Anthem for Doomed Youth, Heirs of the Body, The Corpse at the… January 20, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★½
Wicked Autumn Published by Minotaur Books on September 13th, 2011 Genres: British mystery, Cozy Mystery Pages: 297 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads The first in a delightful series, Wicked Autumn sharply skewers the quintessential English village in… Read more »
As World War II sweeps the continent and England steels itself against German attack, Maggie Hope, former secretary to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, completes her training to become a spy for MI-5. Spirited, strong-willed, and possessing one of the sharpest minds in government for mathematics and code-breaking, she fully expects… Read more »
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman Series: Mrs. Pollifax #2 Published by Recorded Books on 1989 (book first published by Fawcett, December 1, 1970) Genres: Cozy Mystery, Espionage Format: Audiobook Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads Also by this… September 26, 2012 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★½
Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, this week’s topic: Top Ten Series I Haven’t Finished. My reasons for not finishing these series range from “eagerly awaiting the next title” to “distracted by other books” to “lost interest or declining quality.” You’ll notice that I intend to return to a number… Read more »
Cast On, Kill Off by Maggie Sefton Series: Knitting Mystery #10 Published by Berkley on 6/05/2012 Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Close Knit Killer, Yarn Over Murder, Purl Up and Die, Knit to Be Tied, Only Skein Deep Also… Read more »
Category: mystery Series: Gray Whale Inn Mysteries Book Source: public library Murder on the Rocks, the first in Karen MacInerney’s “Gray Whale Inn Mystery” series, should have a lot going for it. MacInerney’s writing is competent, if not inspired, and all the necessary elements are in place for a typical… Read more »
I’m looking forward to the publication of the following forthcoming mysteries. If you think you notice a trend here, you’re probably right. I like light paranormal mysteries and cozies… though there are a few here which are neither (Harkness’s Shadows of Night and Elkins’ Dying on the Vine, at least.) This… Read more »
