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I was very much looking forward to reading Heads You Lose , a murder mystery by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward. Lisa Lutz's Spellman series is one of my absolute favorite series of books and I was sure this new book would be wonderful even though it wouldn't feature the Spellman family. I wasn't...
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Every year, sometimes starting as early as September, the EVPL starts recieving new Christmas fiction. Here are a few of the titles we've gotten in so far this year: Sarah's Christmas Miracle by Mary Ellis The Three Kings by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig...
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12-15-2010
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Filed under: fiction, margaret maron, mysteries, Christmas, holiday, Gregory Maguire, romance, Amish, Joanne Fluke, Sherryl Woods, Donita K. Paul, Debbie Macomber, M. C. Beaton, Robert Dalby, Mary Ellis, Sally Goldenbaum, Greg Kincaid, Vannetta Chapman, Leslie Meier, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Lisa Kleypas, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Lauren Willig, Laura Levine, Melody Carlson
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I've discovered a new mystery author and series to read! I was reading reviews of forthcoming books and very much liked what I read about The Magician's Accomplice by Michael Genelin. I looked to see if we had the earlier books in the series. We do, but they haven't been checked out and read...
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Dick Francis jockey, mystery writer 10/31/1920 - 2/14/2010 My friend Theresa turned me on to Dick Francis and his mysteries. Her whole family was already hooked. And it only took one before I was, too. Francis' books followed a certain formula, but that formula included honorable men of integrity...
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s novels feature a very human hero and several cynical malevolent bad guys in sleazy film noir settings. They are ominous and foreboding. They are also well written and unpredictable. I finished reading The Angel’s Game (2009) last week; well actually I listened to a download...
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Agatha Christie’s young upper-class detectives Tommy and Tuppence are often overshadowed by her better known detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Tommy and Tuppence are totally different than either. They are young and fun and out for adventure. The Secret Adversary (1922) is the book that...
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After my gory blog about the Trilogy of Terror by Chelsea Cain I began to investigate what other books she had written. Funny I should use the term "investigate". This title Confessions of a Teen Sleuth: a Parody by Chelsea Cain caught my eye and I couldn't believe it was actually about...
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David Handler started it all. I had enjoyed his mystery series about the ghostwriter Stewart Hoag and his dog Lulu, so when he started a new mystery series, I was one of the first to read about Mitch Berger, a New York film critic, and Lt. Desiree Mitry, a Connecticut State Trooper. There are now six...
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There are some books you read to stay current and informed, and some that you read because you "should" or you "have to". Then there are the books you read simply for the pure enjoyment of reading them. One of my favorite fun reads is the Amelia Peabody mystery series by Elizabeth...
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You never know what you might find when you go exploring on authors' websites. Maybe there will be a contest - a chance to win a signed book or other prize. Perhaps some short stories about minor characters in an ongoing series. With Google or other search engines it can be easy to locate author...
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04-05-2009
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Filed under: mysteries, author, cooking, recipes, books and reading, science, Emilie Richards, autism, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Len Fisher, Jeffrey Cohen
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Wow! That was what I was saying most of the way through Douglas Preston's bestselling book . To think I wandered around Florence in the dark four years ago without ever knowing of these crimes. It gives me goose-bumps. If you didn't pick it up while it was on the NY Times Best Sellers list last...
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01-20-2009
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Filed under: nonfiction, audiobooks, books, suspense, Italy, mysteries, recommended, private investigators, crime, serial killer, dectectives, true crime
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If you are tired of the same old stuff and really want something wild and funny to listen to I have to recommend Tim Dorsey . I've read most of his books and they are all funny but they also translate beautifully into the spoken word. A native of Florida, Tim Dorsey writes about a character named...
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Tony Hillerman died Sunday, October 26, 2008, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 83. New York Times Book Review mystery columnist Marilyn Stasio has posted a nice tribute and appreciation of him . USA Today also posted an article . I'm sure there will be lots more. Are you a fan of Hillerman's...
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Dick Francis is an author I came to by way of listening to someone else talk about what she likes about his books. Dick Francis books are set against a background of the English horse-racing world, and character, especially such values as loyalty and courage, are as central to the books as the action...
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If you're not familiar with author Margaret Maron, you should be. Maron sets her mysteries in North Carolina. Her protagonist, Judge Deborah Knott, is the youngest of 12 and the only girl. In this installation there is murder, 2 to be exact, as those who want to cover the gorgeous Carolina countryside...