The Baker Street Letter Series
By Michael Robertson Not being a Sherlock Holmes fan, and mostly uninterested in pastiches, I approached this series with some trepidation. But the premise is…
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Sun Storm
Sun Storm, by Åsa Larsson Summary: On the floor of a church in northern Sweden, the body of a man lies mutilated and defiled–and in…
The Yard
The Yard, by Alex Grecian Summary: 1890, London. Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror is finally over, but a new one is just beginning… Victorian…
The Various Haunts of Men
The Various Haunts of Men, by Susan Hill Summary: Having transferred to the small cathedral town of Lafferton from London’s “Met,” police detective Freya Graffham explores…
In Bitter Chill
In Bitter Chill, by Sarah Ward Summary: The deepest secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves in this richly atmospheric, compellingly written, and expertly constructed…
Flavia de Luce series
The Flavia de Luce series is both charmingly cozy and grittily real. How is it a cozy: Well, we have an precocious amateur sleuth and…
Out On The Cutting Edge
Out On The Cutting Edge, by Lawrence Block Summary: Matthew Scudder understands the futility of his search for a longtime missing Midwestern innocent who wanted to…
The Question Of The Missing Head
The Question Of The Missing Head, by E. J. Copperman, Jeff Cohen Summary: Samuel Hoenig answers questions for a living. And as a man with Asperger’s…
The First Rule Of Ten
The First Rule Of Ten, by Gay Hendricks and Tinker Lindsay Summary: “Don’t ignore intuitive tickles lest they reappear as sledgehammers.” That’s the first rule…
The Woman In Cabin 10
The Woman In Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware Summary: Travel journalist Lo Blacklock has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: to travel the North…