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“The woman was a holy terror: the sweetest face, the pillowiest bosom, and a perspicacity that stripped a man naked in seconds.”

The Hollow of Fear (Lady Sherlock, #3) by Sherry Thomas

December 4, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This series is so fun. I think this is my favorite one so far, because it did two things. First, the plot hinges on Charlotte/Sherlock saving her dear friend and would-be paramour Lord Ingram from murder charges when his wife turns up dead on his estate in a gruesome fashion. And second, we finally get to see Charlotte in action at crime scenes and investigating herself. She does this by inventing another Holmes brother and dressing up as a man, saying she is both there […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: historical mystery, Lady Sherlock, mystery, narfna, reimaginings, Romance, Sherlock Holmes, Sherry Thomas, The Hollow of Fear

narfna's CBR14 Review No:203 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: historical mystery, Lady Sherlock, mystery, narfna, reimaginings, Romance, Sherlock Holmes, Sherry Thomas, The Hollow of Fear ·
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November 2022 Leftovers

The Golden Cage by Camilla Läckberg

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

The Lost Village by Camilla Sten

The Hot Beat by Robert Silverberg

Your Book, Your Brand: The Step-By-Step Guide to Launching Your Book and Boosting Your Sales by Dana Kaye

Nineteen Seventy Seven by David Peace

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy

Nineteen Eighty by David Peace

Ex Machina, Book Three by Brian K. Vaughan

The Cloisters by Katy Hays

Destroy All Monsters (Reckless, Vol.2) by Ed Brubaker

The Ghost in You (Reckless, Vol.3) by Ed Brubaker

Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

December 3, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

A happy and blessed Thanksgiving to all who observe! Here is my list of readings that I got to in November that didn’t merit a longer review… The Golden Cage*** Part 1: Ma’am, wyd? Part 2: Good for her! Part 3: Good for…her? Also, kinda sad. Epilogue: Good for her! This is a good, trashy beach read. I just wish there had been less on Faye’s shady past- which wasn’t filled in well-and more on the machinations to destroy her husband’s business. Also, I’m not […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, #writing, Adam Hamdy, Brian K. Vaughan, Camilla Läckberg, Camilla Sten, Canada, Catherine Steadman, Chasing the Boogeyman, Cloisters Museum, Dana Kaye, David Peace, Destroy All Monsters, domestic suspense, ed brubaker, England, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, historical fiction, Jennifer Hillier, Katy Hays, los angeles, Maryland, mystery, New York City, Nineteen Eighty, Nineteen Seventy Seven, Reckless, Religion, richard chizmar, robert silverberg, Seattle, Stockholm, Sweden, tarot cards, The Cloisters, The Family Game, The Ghost In You, The Golden Cage, The Hot Beat, The Lost Village, The Other Side of Night, the red riding quartet, Things We Do in the Dark, thriller, true crime, yorkshire, Your Book Your Brand

Jake's CBR14 Review No:217 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, #writing, Adam Hamdy, Brian K. Vaughan, Camilla Läckberg, Camilla Sten, Canada, Catherine Steadman, Chasing the Boogeyman, Cloisters Museum, Dana Kaye, David Peace, Destroy All Monsters, domestic suspense, ed brubaker, England, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, historical fiction, Jennifer Hillier, Katy Hays, los angeles, Maryland, mystery, New York City, Nineteen Eighty, Nineteen Seventy Seven, Reckless, Religion, richard chizmar, robert silverberg, Seattle, Stockholm, Sweden, tarot cards, The Cloisters, The Family Game, The Ghost In You, The Golden Cage, The Hot Beat, The Lost Village, The Other Side of Night, the red riding quartet, Things We Do in the Dark, thriller, true crime, yorkshire, Your Book Your Brand ·
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…kurou, which could be translated to ‘suffering’

Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara

December 1, 2022 by esme Leave a Comment

BINGO!!!! Bingo tile: monster; the first big monster is the internment of Japanese and Japanese Americans from (primarily) the West Coast and the subsequent theft of their property by white Americans; the second monster would spoil the mystery, but is monstrous! In Clark and Division, Naomi Hirahara crafts a mildly diverting mystery and, more compellingly, a moving portrait of the tremendous challenges facing Japanese and Japanese Americans post-Pearl Harbor. Aki Ito, her parents, and her older sister, Rose, are forcibly interned in Manzanar after Pearl […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: Fiction, historical fiction, mystery, Naomi Hirahara

esme's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: Fiction, historical fiction, mystery, Naomi Hirahara ·
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A thriller in Paris.

All the Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #16) by Louise Penny

November 28, 2022 by narfna 1 Comment

This was a major improvement on the last few books. It feels like Penny is getting her groove back. This book featured an implausibly large conspiracy, and I didn’t even think to complain about it once! The whole book takes place in Paris. Gamache and Reine-Marie are in Paris because Annie and Beauvoir’s baby is coming, and they want to be there for the birth (they moved to Paris last book, if you recall). The Gamache’s other son Daniel, who I dislike, also lives in […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: all the devils are here, Canadian, chief inspector armand gamache, Chief Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, mystery, narfna, Three Pines

narfna's CBR14 Review No:201 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: all the devils are here, Canadian, chief inspector armand gamache, Chief Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, mystery, narfna, Three Pines ·
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In the City of LA

The Empty Glass by JI Baker

A Student of History by Nina Revoyr

Friend of the Devil (Reckless #2) by Ed Brubaker

November 23, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

By both design and coincidence, I read three consecutive books on Los Angeles over the last 48 hours. The first two were good 4-star reads and the third was an excellent 5-star one… The Empty Glass Oliver Stone’s Blonde. This got poor reviews and I guess I get it? I suppose it depends on what your expectations are. Me personally, I enjoyed this wild romp through Los Angeles as a low level county morgue guy tries to unravel a government conspiracy around Marilyn Monroe’s death. […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: A Student of History, conspiracy, cult, ed brubaker, Friend of the Devil, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, jfk, JI Baker, los angeles, Marilyn Monroe, mystery, Nina Revoyr, Reckless, Robert Kennedy, The Empty Glass

Jake's CBR14 Review No:202 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: A Student of History, conspiracy, cult, ed brubaker, Friend of the Devil, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, jfk, JI Baker, los angeles, Marilyn Monroe, mystery, Nina Revoyr, Reckless, Robert Kennedy, The Empty Glass ·
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Hold On Tight

I Let You Go by Clare MacKintosh

November 22, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Note: I’m not going to spoil this book but I am going to give away something about the plot machinations regarding this book. If you want to go into this book tabula rasa, skip this review (and really, all reviews because I have no doubt they will inevitably mention what I’m about to mention). If you don’t mind knowing something specific with regards to the plot, even though it is not at all a spoiler, read on. Nest… …   There’s nothing I hate more […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Clare Mackintosh, England, I Let You Go, mystery

Jake's CBR14 Review No:199 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Clare Mackintosh, England, I Let You Go, mystery ·
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