Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR17
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Suggest a Review
    • 2025 Registration
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

Revisiting a favourite from my early teens

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie

March 18, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

When out golfing one afternoon, young Mr Bobby Derwent finds a handsome stranger at the bottom of a cliff, near death. While his golfing companion goes to get help, Bobby sits with the stranger, who soon expires, but not before uttering: “Why didn’t they ask Evans?” While looking for signs of identification, Bobby finds the photograph of a very beautiful woman in the dead man’s pockets, but nothing else to give him a sign of the man’s identity. The local inquest rules the man’s death […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: 1930s, agatha christie, cbr11, historical fiction, Malin, mystery, romantic, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Malin's CBR11 Review No:7 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: 1930s, agatha christie, cbr11, historical fiction, Malin, mystery, romantic, Why Didn't They Ask Evans? ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

“But Ma used to say, not everyone circles the same sun. I never knew what she meant by that until Monday went missing.”

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

March 17, 2019 by cosbrarian 2 Comments

Someone here already reviewed this and I’m kind of sad to submit another repeat review. BUT I read it and I gotta count it! “This is the story of how my best friend disappeared. How nobody noticed she was gone except me. And how nobody cared until they found her . . . one year later.” That’s actually a pretty good summary of this book, supplied by the main character, 14-year-old Claudia.  She and Monday have been thick as thieves most of their lives, other than summers that […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: inspired by a true story, mystery, ripped from the headlines, social issues, Tiffany D. Jackson, Washington DC, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:21 · Genres: Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: inspired by a true story, mystery, ripped from the headlines, social issues, Tiffany D. Jackson, Washington DC, YA, Young Adult ·
Rating:
· 2 Comments

A Good Beginning

Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear

March 17, 2019 by yesknopemaybe Leave a Comment

This is a really solid start to what could be a great mystery series. A great option if you just want something fast and twisty that’s also well-written. I think I flew through this one in just a day or two, so it really is quick reading and it was exactly what I was looking for after the heartache of reading American Overdose. Cat Kinsella is a young detective with the Metropolitan Police Force with, of course, a dark past. She was just a kid […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: caz frear, Fiction, mystery, sweet little lies

yesknopemaybe's CBR11 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: caz frear, Fiction, mystery, sweet little lies ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Amateur Sleuthing on Your Sister-In-Law? That’ll Go Well…

Die A Little by Megan Abbott

March 16, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

As I said in my review of The Song Is You, I wish Megan Abbott had done more 40s and 50s LA noir tales. She is of course welcome to write what she darn well pleases without my input. Give Me Your Hand was one of my favorite reads from last year. But these tales are so much fun and they hit that sweet spot of quality LA mysteries. Like The Song is You, this is a historical mystery featuring an amateur sleuth trying to deduce what’s behind her […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Die a Little Historical Fiction, los angeles, megan abbott, mystery

Jake's CBR11 Review No:29 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Die a Little Historical Fiction, los angeles, megan abbott, mystery ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Not My Cup of Tea, Unfortunately

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

March 15, 2019 by lumenatrix 1 Comment

 I really did not like this book very much. At the same time, it is clear I am really not the intended audience for this book. Man, I really hate writing reviews like this, because while I didn’t like it, I can see that someone else probably would, especially someone younger, and this being a YA book, that makes total sense. So, I’m prefacing this with the disclaimer that I am a Cranky Old and so if you are not a Cranky Old, take this […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: maureen johnson, mystery, truly devious, young adult fiction

lumenatrix's CBR11 Review No:9 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: maureen johnson, mystery, truly devious, young adult fiction ·
Rating:
· 1 Comment

Luke Cage meets noir meets The Diviners meets more please!

Abbott by Saladin Ahmed, Sami Kivelä

March 13, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Abbott is a brief, five-issue series set in 1970s Detroit about journalist Elena Abbott, lone black female reporter at the Detroit Daily. Abbott prefers to delve into the stories the paper’s board would rather not see printed. She’s recently getting heat for her piece on the death of a black teen at the hands of police, but so far she’s been protected by her loyal boss. She has a new case on the horizon and it’s a grisly one.  A mutilated police horse is found […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: 1970s, Black History, comic book, Comics, detroit, horror, Intersectionality, journalism, mystery, Noir, paranormal, Racism, Saladin Ahmed, Sami Kivelä, supernatural

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:19 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: 1970s, Black History, comic book, Comics, detroit, horror, Intersectionality, journalism, mystery, Noir, paranormal, Racism, Saladin Ahmed, Sami Kivelä, supernatural ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 183
  • 184
  • 185
  • 186
  • 187
  • …
  • 296
  • Next Page »


Recent Comments

  • Chet Arthur on Calder Willingham (1)All of you phonies just wish you were Buddy.
  • Loreen on “I made promises to you that I’m not sure I can keep.”Just so you know, there are now 18 books banned in Utah. Here’s the list compiled by the Salt Lake...
  • Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
  • Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2025 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in