From Rosemarie Jerome Author: William Landay Defending Jacob A teenage boy is murdered. Andy Barber is the assistant district attorney on the case. His world, and his family, is shattered when his fourteen year old son, Jacob, is charged with the murder. Is he guilty? Was he framed? How far will a father go to [...]
Archive for the ‘Mystery’ Category
Defending Jacob
Posted in Mystery, Rosemarie's Picks, Suspense, tagged Court room drama, family, Family crisis, Justice, Law, lawyers, Legal Suspense, Legal Thriller, Murder, Parents, Teenagers, Trial on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter
Posted in Andrea's Picks, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, tagged Brothers, cat owners, dog owners, Florida Keys, interpersonal relations, Murder, Pet sitting, Women Detectives on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
From Andrea Kalinowski Author: Blaize Clement Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter Dixie Hemingway, no relation to the famous personage, is a pet sitter in the Keys of Florida. She was a former deputy until a personal tragedy derailed her calm and her career. Her brother and his partner are her support system. Curiosity Killed the [...]
The house of silk : a Sherlock Holmes novel
Posted in Andrea's Picks, Fiction, Mystery, tagged England, sherlock holmes on November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Andrea Kalinowski Author: Anthony Horowitz The house of silk : a Sherlock Holmes novel House of Silk is a good addition to the Sherlock Holmes mystique. Dr. Watson is as always, Sherlock’s faithful amanuensis. The House of Silk is a criminal enterprise which has its evil tentacles in the most unusual places. The whole [...]
Plain fear : forsaken
Posted in Christian Fiction, Crime fiction, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal Fiction, Rosemarie's Picks, Suspense, Thriller, tagged Amish, faith, Murder Investigation, romance, vampires on November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Rosemarie Jerome Author: Leanna Ellis Plain fear : forsaken Vampires and the Amish, sounds bizarre and I was skeptical at first but the story slowly lured me in until I was hooked. It begins with a young man running for his life and evolves into a young Amish woman haunted by her dead boyfriend and [...]
Lean Mean Thirteen
Posted in Humor, Mystery, Reading Club Reviews on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Elaine Pasquali Lean Mean Thirteen Author: Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum and her band cronies set out to solve the mystery of Stephanie’s missing ex-husband. Was he murdered? Is Stephanie the only suspect? Laugh out loud incidents on almost every page as the sleuthing ensues. Evanovich’s books can be read out of sequence, so don’t [...]
A Little Gentle Sleuthing
Posted in Crime fiction, Mystery, Reading Club Reviews, tagged Crime, writer on October 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Elaine Pasquali A Little Gentle Sleuthing Author: Betty Rowlands This was Rowlands first crime novel and it was very engaging. The lead character, Melissa Craig, herself a crime novel writer, investigates and solves a local crime. Enough character development to enrich the story without detracting from the plot.
Draw the dark
Posted in Mystery, Teen Book Reviewer's Picks, Teens, tagged artists, Holocaust, Murder on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Carson Teen Book Reviewer Author: Ilsa Bick Draw the dark This book is about a seventeen year old boy named Christian Cage. Both of Christian’s parents disappeared when he was little. Due to Christian having no mother or father, he got to live with Uncle Hank, the town Sheriff. Christian’s mother left clues behind [...]
Sizzling Sixteen
Posted in Humor, Mystery on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Elaine Pasquali Sizzling Sixteen Author: Janet Evanovich Once again, the author delights us with humor and light-hearted mystery. Stephanie and her side kicks, Lula and Connie, track down their kidnapped boss, Vinnie. Throw in Grandma Mazur, with a broken foot, and the usual macho competition between Morelli and Ranger and you have a fast [...]
The hypnotist
Posted in Eileen's Picks, Mystery, tagged Families-Crime Against-Fiction, Hypnotists-Fiction, Murder Investigation Fiction, Police procedural, Sweden-Fiction on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Eileen Effrat Author: Lars Kepler The hypnotist A family has been brutally murdered in a Stockholm suburb. The lone survivor is the teenage son who has sustained multiple stab wounds and is in a state of shock. With no clues to follow, Detective Joona Linna enlists the help of a retired hypnotist, Erik Bark. The [...]
Still Mr.and Mrs.
Posted in Fiction, Mystery, Reading Club Reviews, Romance, tagged marriage, Secret Service, Washington DC on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Elaine Pasquali Still Mr.and Mrs. Author: Mary McBride A delightful mystery that incorporates an attempt on the life of the mother of the President of the United States and an estranged couple of married Secret Service agents. Fast moving and funny, it’s difficult to put down and leaves you wanting more.
