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Category Archives: Mysteries
In the Woods
Blogging has been a wonderful memory tool for me. Before I started keeping records of what I read and what I think about it, I used to wander about in the library, thinking, “Have I read that one, or…?” and … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Mysteries
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The Fashion in Shrouds
I’ve noted that Margery Allingham’s Albert Campion books get more serious as the series goes along. The Fashion in Shrouds is the most serious yet. The madcap adventurer of the previous books is no more, the mask of affable idiocy … Continue reading
Posted in Classics, Fiction, Mysteries
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A Treacherous Likeness
Note: I plan to discuss this novel and its plot in detail. I don’t think you can really “spoil” it, given that the events of the novel are historical and well-known, but Lynn Shepherd gives them her own interpretation, so … Continue reading
Gone Girl
Every year on their anniversary, Amy Dunne planned an elaborate treasure hunt for her husband, Nick. Leaving clues that incorporated inside jokes and stories that they shared (and that Nick didn’t always remember or understand), Amy led Nick from one … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary, Fiction, Mysteries
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The Child’s Child
The thing about reviewing a Ruth Rendell novel is that I’m predisposed to like almost anything she writes. Her plots are satisfying, her pacing is spot-on, her characters are intriguing (but not generally likable), and I don’t ever want to … Continue reading
Death of a Cad (audio)
A few weeks ago, I reviewed the first in M.C. Beaton’s Hamish Macbeth series, Death of a Gossip. This one, Death of a Cad, is the triumphant return of More of the Same, otherwise known as If You’ve Got A Winning … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobooks, Fiction, Mysteries
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Bleed For Me
Ray Hegarty, a former police officer, has been murdered in his own home, and his daughter Sienna is missing. When the police find her in the woods, she’s covered in her father’s blood and nearly comatose with fear. All appearances … Continue reading
Dancers in Mourning
Albert Campion’s life as a professional adventurer and crime solver takes a more serious turn in this, the eighth of Margery Allingham’s Campion novels. It all begins when Campion is called on to help a famous dancer, Jimmy Sutane, find … Continue reading
Posted in Classics, Fiction, Mysteries
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Death of a Gossip (audio)
John and Heather Cartwright run a modestly successful fishing school in the Scottish highlands. Their pupils come to learn how to tie leaders and flies, and to wrestle with the salmon that populate the local rivers. The most recent group … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobooks, Fiction, Mysteries
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Our Fathers’ Lies
This book is the third in Andrew Taylor’s mystery/ thriller series about the cunning and amoral William Dougal. The first, Caroline Minuscule (which I loved), hinged on some minor points of medieval handwriting; the second, Waiting For the End of … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Mysteries
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