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Category Archives: Mystery

10Oct2017

“The Child”, by Fiona Barton

Posted in Fiction, Mystery by mmelland

The discovery of a baby’s skeleton at a construction site in London is the focus of the mystery novel “The Child”. How long had the baby been buried? How had the baby gotten there? Most importantly, who is this baby? These are questions journalist Kate Waters tries to answer as she chases her next front page story. Continue reading →

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22Aug2017

Book Review: The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton

Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, WWII Fiction by mmelland

The Secret Keeper is a really well-written and cleverly structured mystery that spans a couple of generations in Great Britain. Great characters and a hard to predict ending make it a top notch read! Continue reading →

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23May2017

Book Review: The Dry by Jane Harper

Posted in Fiction, Mystery by mmelland

Looking for a well written, straightforward mystery novel? The Dry might just fit the bill. Continue reading →

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6Dec2016

Book Review: A Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George

Posted in Fiction, Mystery, Uncategorized by mmelland

A Banquet of Consequences is the 19th book in Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley series. It’s a good, traditional English murder mystery with a very strong focus on character development. Continue reading →

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4Oct2016

Book Review: A Murder of Magpies by Judith Flanders

Posted in Fiction, Mystery by mmelland

A Murder of Magpies is a light mystery set against the backdrop of the British publishing industry. Author Judith Flanders creates strong characters and an okay plot in the debut novel of this series. Continue reading →

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2Aug2016

“Tricky Twenty Two”, by Janet Evanovich

Posted in Fiction, Mystery by mmelland

I needed a good laugh, so I turned to an old friend, Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. “Tricky Twenty Two” is the latest book in this series and it delivered the silly humor I was looking for. Continue reading →

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