Category: Mystery

November 16, 2017

Darktown by Thomas Mullen **** (of 4)

Following the end of WWII, the Atlanta Police Force reluctantly added eight African American police officers. Their beats were restricted to Darktown, the part of...

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November 14, 2017

Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith *** (of 4)

This is the third in the Cormoran Strike series of murder mysteries written by J.K. Rowling under the Galbraith pseudonym. In this case, a psychopath...

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September 28, 2017

In the Woods by Tana French *** (of 4)

An Irish murder squad is called upon to investigate the cult-like death of a child in the village of Knocknaree. Bob Ryan and Cassie Maddox...

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July 17, 2017

Nemesis by Lindsay Davis *** (of 4)

The twentieth book in the series on detective Marcus Didius Falco, this one in Rome and Latium in the year 77 AD. In this mystery,...

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May 16, 2017

10 LB. Penalty by Dick Francis ** (of 4)

A young British jockey is pulled from his mount by his excessively wealthy father. His new job is to assist as his father runs for...

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December 27, 2016

The Girl from Venice by Martin Cruz Smith *** (of 4)

In the closing days of WWII, as the Allies are conquering northward up the Italian peninsula, the Germans are beginning to retreat, and their Italian...

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November 22, 2016

Palace of Treason by Jason Matthews *** (of 4)

The second in the series involving a a love affair that really should never happen between an American CIA spy, Nathanial Nash and the mole he...

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August 18, 2016

The Long Way Home by Louise Penny *** (of 4)

Maybe the tenth in the series of mysteries for Chief Detective of the Quebec Surete, Armand Gamache. Having recently retired to Three Pines, now former...

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May 29, 2016

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith *** (of 5)

Let’s first state the not-so-obvious: Robert Galbraith is the pseudonym used by J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame for her mystery series featuring detective Cormoran...

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May 11, 2016

Don’t Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman ** (of 4)

Buck Schatz, an 87-year-old former tough guy cop from Memphis has never dropped his crusty exterior nor belligerent attitude toward bad guys even though he’s...

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