Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Series
By Deborah Crombie I’ve long enjoyed the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series. With #18, A Bitter Feast–the latest entry in the series under my belt, I…
Book Review Posts
At Bertram’s Hotel
By Agatha Christie Summary: An old-fashioned London Hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out… When Miss Marple comes up from the country…
The Deep End
By Julie Mulhern Summary: It’s 1974 and Ellison Russell’s life revolves around her daughter and her art. She’s long since stopped caring about her cheating…
In The Blood
By Steve Robinson Summary: Two hundred years ago a loyalist family fled to England to escape the American War of Independence and seemingly vanished into…
Whose Body?
By Dorothy Sayers Summary: A famous London financier vanishes from his bedroom, leaving no trace. Across town, a corpse is found in an architect’s bathtub,…
Murder at the House of Rooster Happiness
By David Casarett Summary: Meet Ladarat Patalung – the first and only nurse detective in Thailand. Two nights ago, a young woman brought her husband…
IQ
By Joe Ide Summary: Ten years ago, Isaiah Quintabe’s brother was killed in a hit-and-run, and the search for the killer nearly destroyed Isaiah’s life….
The Cuckoo’s Calling
By Robert Galbraith, aka J.K. Rowling Summary: When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she…
Gone To Dust
by Matt Goldman Summary: A brutal crime. The ultimate cover-up. How do you solve a murder with no useable evidence? Private detective Nils Shapiro is…
What She Knew
What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan My rating: 2 of 5 stars Quite disappointing. Very slow, no real character development. Stilted relationships between Clemo (primary…