Shannon C.’s review of Flood (Burke Series, Book 1) by Andrew Vachss Mystery fiction released by Vintage 10 Mar 98 I’m not sure that I would have picked up this book if I hadn’t seen a blog post about its author. I would provide a link, but blog posts run together in my head, and [...]

LauraD’s review of Faefever (Fever Series, Book 3) by Karen Marie Moning Urban fantasy hardcover released by Delacorte Press 16 Sep 08 I confess to having never been a big fan of Karen Marie Moning’s paranormal romance novels. Thanks to a great heroine and an enigmatic hero(?), however, I am all on board with her Fever [...]

LauraD’s review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (The Millennium Series, Book 1) by Stieg Larsson (translation by Reg Keeland) Mystery Fiction hardcover released by Knopf 16 Sep 08 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has had major buzz for quite awhile. The story behind it could be a novel itself – Swedish reporter [...]

Devon’s review of The Laughter of Dead Kings (Vicky Bliss, No. 6) by Elizabeth Peters Mystery released by William Morrow 26 Aug 08 Recently, I wrote of my excitement upon discovering this book had been published. Finally, after fourteen years, I would find out what had become of my beloved Vicky and John. This series [...]

Connie’s Quick Quack review of Sweetheart (The Beauty Killer, Book 2) by Chelsea Cain Mystery thriller hardcover released by St. Martin’s Minotaur 2 Sep 08 Archie is back, and addicted to pain pills, when another girl is found in the park where Gretchen’s first victim was discovered. He’s managed to get back with Debbie and [...]

Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of Murder on the Eiffel Tower (A Victor Legris Mystery) by Claude Izner Historical mystery hardcover released by St. Martin’s Minotaur 2 Sep 08 While the United States is a publishing powerhouse, there are plenty of books published overseas that might never find an American distributor. Case in point, Claude [...]

Shannon C.’s review of Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay Contemporary mystery/thriller fiction released by Doubleday 20 Jul 04 I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I unearthed Darkly Dreaming Dexter from the depths of the TBR. I’d heard some great things about the book — if you’re into heroic sociopaths working for the [...]

Shannon C.’s review of Bloody Mary: Jacqueline Daniels Mysteries, Book 2 by J.A. Konrath Mystery fiction released by Hyperion 16 Jun 05 Even though I’m still not a big mystery fan, I really enjoy J.A. Konrath’s Jack Daniels books. They are by turns funny and dark, and even though if I think about the books [...]

Liviania‘s review of Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14) by Janet Evanovich Contemporary mystery released by St. Martin’s 17 Jun 08 I knew the seventeenth of June would be a good day because it was the street date of Jane Evanovich’s latest Stephanie Plum mystery. Evanovich has been on my auto buy list for years [...]

Shannon C.’s review of Whiskey Sour: a Jacqueline Daniels Mystery by JA Konrath Mystery fiction released by Hyperion 2 Jun 04 I’m not a big mystery reader, but I’ve been consciously trying to pick up books I normally wouldn’t. JA Konrath’s first Jack Daniels mystery isn’t one I’d have grabbed on my own, but a [...]