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A Historical Fantasy, A “Neon-Noir” Horror, and Litfic with Magical Realism

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa

April 21, 2025 by Tracy Leave a Comment

Emily’s Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales I loved being back in the world of Emily Wilde, so I had such a warm feeling reading this book, even though the stakes in this book are higher in some ways compared to the first two in the trilogy. In this one, Emily and Wendell go to Wendell’s home realm in Faerie to reclaim the throne and are met with some challenges along the way. Just as we did in the first two books, we get occasional reminders […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: canadian author, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Heather Fawcett, Louise Heal Kawai, magical realism, silvia moreno-garcia, Sōsuke Natsukawa, translated fiction

Tracy's CBR17 Review No:29 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: canadian author, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Heather Fawcett, Louise Heal Kawai, magical realism, silvia moreno-garcia, Sōsuke Natsukawa, translated fiction ·
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“‘That man’s lying.’ With that, he opened his suitcase and took out a blank telegram. After a few moments, he began to write. KATSUKO DEAD. SEND KINDAICHI.”

The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1) by Seishi Yokomizo

March 3, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

A clever, meta little Japanese murder mystery, first published in 1946, by a man who was apparently a huge fan of the western Golden Age mystery. This is the first book in the Kosuke Kindaichi series that he wrote dozens of novels for. Kindaichi-san is very unlike his British counterparts, Poirot, Wimsey, or even Marple. He’s very young, and a bit of a slob, but he has a mind for mysteries. Here, he is brought to the scene of a wedding where the bride and […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery Tagged With: audiobooks, classic Japanese mystery, Detective Fiction, Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, japanese, Japanese mystery, Louise Heal Kawai, murder mystery, mystery, Seishi Yokomizo, the honjin murders, translated

narfna's CBR14 Review No:36 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: audiobooks, classic Japanese mystery, Detective Fiction, Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, japanese, Japanese mystery, Louise Heal Kawai, murder mystery, mystery, Seishi Yokomizo, the honjin murders, translated ·
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