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…
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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…
An Expert in Murder
By Nicola Upson Group Comments: I like the setting and time and the openness to possibilities of change re: class and station. I liked learning…
An English Murder
By Cyril Hare Group Comments: Bland. Like empty calories. Quaint. Easy read. A nothing book. Classic English mystery. I really liked it. I liked the…
The Wolves of Savernake
By Edward Marston Group Comments: Very well written. Historic aspect was very interesting.
Towards Zero
Took SO long to get into! Contrived. But the murderer’s motive was interesting. Highly unbelievable. Disappointing. Hard to remember plot or any characters. Short enough…
Goodnight, Mr. Holmes
By Carole Nelson Douglas [spacer height=”20px”] Group Comments: Like reading a gossip magazine! Filled with fashion and relationships. Liked dynamic between Irene and…
Missing, Presumed
By Susie Steiner Summary: Mid-December, and Cambridgeshire is blanketed with snow. Detective Sergeant Manon Bradshaw tries to sleep after yet another soul-destroying Internet date –…