I loved the Inspector Morse mystery shows, and was very sad when the actor who played him (John Thaw) passed away. I thought he was such an interesting, layered character. At least the way that Thaw played him. The first spin off, Inspector Lewis, is great. Lewis was always a great character on the show as well. And the new one, Endeavour? I freaking love that show and can’t wait until the next season. Young Morse may be even more intriguing than older Morse, although […]
Religious fear & murder mystery in 12th century Cambridge
Mistress and the Art of Death is first book of in this series from Ariana Franklin. I didn’t quite know what to expect – a pure historical fiction or a paranormal mystery? It’s actually more akin to a modern murder mystery simply set in 12th century Cambridge. Four children have been murdered and the English community, rife with religious prejudice, blames the ghetto-ized Jewish community. Henry II is forced to step in and quarantine the Jewish people in a nearby castle. Lest they be lynched by the Catholic […]
Solving the Mystery of Edwin Drood is dangerous stuff
The Edwin Drood Murders is a great escape. Imagine a little town in the Northwest corner of Oregon, nestled up to Astoria, called Dickens Junction. The town’s founder set up this village to recreate the look and feel of Dickens novels. Of course it doesn’t include the tenements, poor citizens and horrible air quality of 19th century London, rather it substitutes Dickens for Disney in creating a cozy little tourist town. This is the second of Christopher Lord’s Dickens Junction mysteries, the first: The Christmas […]
A complicated who-dun-it with too many suspects
Lake Tahoe lawyer and single mom Nina Reilly is desperate for new clients when one drops into her lap—a sulky and rebellious 16-year-old girl named Nikki who is arrested for the murder of her wealthy uncle. Nikki is a friend of Nina’s son Bob, who is determined that his mother prove Nina’s innocence at all cost. Nikki had been skulking on her uncle’s wealthy property the night he was killed, stole something from his underwater hiding place, and left a bloody handprint on the wall […]
Not my favorite Scalzi, but fun all the same.
If I was rating this book by the world-building alone, it probably would have gotten five stars. The idea of exploring Locked In Syndrome as a world-wide epidemic within a sci-fi framework is sooooo interesting to me. Lots of o’s to exhibit enthusiasm, there. I’m particularly interested in the ways that Scalzi, instead of focusing on the immediate effect of the disease itself, more uses it was a way to create a new social dynamic and class of people. See, due to the high profile […]
The Silkworm
Leonora Quine wants private detective Cormoran Strike to find her husband, writer Owen Quine. He’s been missing for two weeks which, as it turns out, is not unusual for him. She’s sure he’s at a writer’s retreat. But Own turns up dead–murdered in a grisly, bizarre fashion. At the same time, his book is published–a grisly, bizarre book that infuriates Owen’s editors, publishers, lovers, and fellow writers with its gruesome, barely fictionalized depictions of them. Everyone’s a suspect, and they’re all also pretty unpleasant people. But are […]
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