paranormal detective – Cannonball Read 17

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Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

June 6, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Thirteen years ago, a scrappy pack of teen detectives (and their faithful dog) solved a lake-monster mystery in a sleepy northwestern town. The guy in the monster suit would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids! Smash-cut to thirteen years later, and our teens are far from thriving members of society. Plagued by nightmares and hallucinations, powered by alcohol and violence, the twenty-something remnants of the Blyton Hills Detective Club are coming to a powerful realization: they caught the […]

…stay away from duels between sorcerers, parties to which you’re not invited, and houses full of corpses.

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall

August 7, 2019 by Leedock 6 Comments

CBR11 BINGO: Rainbow Flag OMG. OMG. OMG. Totally going to fan girl all over this one. I did a quick search and it looks like nobody has reviewed this for CBR yet. A few folks have read and reviewed Alexis Hall’s romances though so the author should be familiar to some. Those of you who are fans of the following series: Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate, Sherry Thomas’ Lady Sherlock and V. E. Schwab’s Shades of Magic….. buckle up! This book is right up your alley! […]

The Literary Equivalent of Junk Food

Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

June 21, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’m pretty sure I’ve found the next “beach read” series I might have to work my way through before he end of the summer (or as much of it as possible). Second Grave to the Left is a fun junky supernatural mystery. Not totally original, especially the sexy stuff, but enough interestingness to keep things going. I was shelf browsing at the local library, found the final installment of the series on the “New Fiction” shelf, decided it looked interesting, so I went to find […]

A supernatural murder mystery

Iron & Velvet (Kate Kane Paranormal Investigator #1) by Alexis Hall

December 30, 2018 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall is a paranormal F/F romance mystery. I’m always up for anything paranormal with a broody detective, so this was right up my alley. Kate Kane is a private investigator for the supernatural underworld of London. Even though she has a fairy mother, she lives her life as a human, only calling on her untested powers for emergencies. The book opens with a werewolf’s murder outside an elite vampire club. Kate’s called onto the case by her ex-boyfriend Patrick who basically […]

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