Tag: Mystery
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“The Bookseller” by Tim Sullivan
I discovered Tim Sullivan’s detective Cross series a few months ago, and since then, I’ve been steadily moving through those books. “The Bookseller” is probably one of my favorites: this time, DS Cross from the Bristol police solves the murder of a bookseller. The man seemed quiet, owning a small independent bookstore specializing in hard-to-get…
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“The Teacher” by Tim Sullivan
“The Teacher” by Tim Sullivan is the sixth book in the DS George Cross series. I already read four other books featuring Cross, and it’s easy to say that he is one of my favorite detectives. He’s on the spectrum, and while he has problems with interpreting people’s social niceties, he has the highest ratio…
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“The Keeper” by Tana French
“The Keeper” by Tana French is my first encounter with this author’s work. The story takes place in a remote Irish village called Ardnakelty. The seemingly peaceful life of its residents is suddenly disturbed when the body of a young girl, Rachel, is discovered in the river. She was the fiancée of a young son…
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“The Murder at World’s End” by Ross Montgomery
It’s May 1910, and the Haley Comet is once again passing close enough to Earth to be visible with the naked eye. And once again, some take it as an engaging scientific experience, while others prepare for the end of the world. At the small tidal island off the Cornish coastline, Lord Stockingham-Welt is busy…
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“Agnes Sharp and the Wedding to Die For” by Leonie Swann
I enjoyed two previous books in the “Miss Sharp Investigates” series by Leonie Swann and was excited to learn that the third book, “Agnes Sharp and the Wedding to Die For,” is set to be published in 2026. Luckily, I got my hands on the advance copy, thanks to the publisher and Netgalley. It was…
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“The Storm” by Rachel Hawkins
Geneva, a woman with the unusual first name, is the owner and innkeeper of the famous, century-old inn on the coast of Alabama’s St. Medards Bay. She inherited the inn from her parents and has been struggling with keeping the place afloat. The guests appreciate its charm, but the bay is frequently battered by powerful…
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“Mockingbird Court” by Juneau Black
Sometimes I feel like reading something lighthearted, whimsical, and relaxing, especially in the fall, when the days start getting shorter and darker, and diving into a book that tackles serious issues doesn’t appeal. The Shady Hollow series latest – and the final – installment fits the bill. Vera Vixen, the village reporter and self-proclaimed detective,…
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“The Armchair Detectives” by Matt Dunn
Martin Maxwell is an 84-year-old former government agent (he refers to his employer as “The Company”), now retired and recuperating from a hip replacement at a retirement home located on the beautiful, albeit cloudy, coast of England. He observes that people are dying there in bigger numbers than the national statistics and finds it alarming.…
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“The Killing Stones” by Ann Cleeves
“The Killing Stones” is the new mystery by Ann Cleeves featuring DI Jimmy Perez and his partner Willow Reeve. They moved to Orkney, off the northern coast of Scotland, hoping to have more time and peace of mind to raise their son, James. Willow is pregnant with their second child and on maternity leave. She…
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“The Lake Escape” by Jamie Day
“The Lake Escape” by Jamie Day is a summer book: something you can quickly pick up and read sitting in a beach chair and sipping iced tea, then promptly put it aside when a seagull tries to steal your snack. In the style of recently popular movies and novels, “rich people behaving badly”, the story…
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