Miss Marple Takes Manhattan
By Alyssa Cole [3rd story in the short story collection Marple: Twelve New Mysteries]] Group Comments: Read exactly like a Marple. Voice was excellent Loved…
Group Reviews
Blanche on the Lam
By Barbara Neely Group Comments: I felt like I’ve met some of these people! And I definitely don’t like the South in the 90s. Author…
The Maid
By Nita Prose Group Comments: Not a fan. Feel it was trying to be too clever and failed. Everything felt like it came out of…
The Second Murder at the Vicarage
By Val McDermid [2nd story in the short story collection Marple: Twelve New Mysteries] Agatha Christie could have written this one. Excellent example. Characters all…
The Bangalore Detective’s Club
By Harini Nagendra Group Comments: Plodded a bit, but enjoyed History that added a sense of place. Did like, but not as much as the…
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
By Alan Bradley Group Comments: Enjoyed – writing/imagery can really see the characters; found it believable plot if a bit older, like what she did…
Evil in Small Places
By Lucy Foley[1st story in the short story collection Marple: Twelve New Mysteries] Group Comments: Quick to the reveal. Well written but I didn’t find…
The Bullet That Missed
By Richard Osman Group Comments: I loved this. Paints a really good picture of reality. Great dialogue, writing. I love Joyce and Elizabeth’s repartee. And…
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone
By Benjamin Stevenson Group Comments: I liked it, but there were plot holes. But on the whole, the mystery was pretty good! It took me…
The Missing American
By Kwei Quartey Group Comments: I struggled with this book. I do like how the author was able to sprinkle in cultural references. But a…