#mystery Archives – scintilla.info
Book Review: Sin:Thetica, Keith Anthony Baird SciFi Mystery/Thriller: Sin:Thetica, Keith Anthony Baird Pennsylvania, my home for the past 21 years, is known for its weather-forecasting rodent. “Punxsutawney Phil” comes out of its burrow in early February to much fanfare and hordes of groundhog fans (groundhogs, also called woodchucks, are large ground squirrels, similar to […]
Book Review: Molten Death, An Orchid Isle Mystery, Leslie Karst Mystery: Molten Death, An Orchid Isle Mystery, Leslie Karst I am disappointed that so far the travel gods have not granted my wish for a trip to Hawaii. So far, I have not come any closer than Los Angeles and reruns of the original Magnum P.I. […]
Book Review: Death in Bacton Wood, The Norfolk Murders Book 3, Ross Greenwood Mystery: Death in Bacton Wood, The Norfolk Murders Book 3, Ross Greenwood Blog Tour May 7, 2024 Sometimes timing does not work out in your favor. DS Ashley Knight’s timing, for example, is awful. She has long been interested in an […]
Book Review: A Deadly Promise: DI Kay Hunter Book 13, Rachel Amphlett Mystery: A Deadly Promise: DI Kay Hunter Book 13, Rachel Amphlett Imagine this. You are returning to England after a relaxing driving vacation through the south of France. You have rented an executive counterpart to AirBnb, paying a hefty sum for the […]
Book Review: Black Water Sister, Zen Cho Fantasy/Mystery: Black Water Sister, Zen Cho “The first thing the ghost said to Jess was: Does your mother know you’re a pengkid?” That is the first line of Black Water Sister by Zen Cho, a genre shredding book that is a mystery wrapped in a fantasy […]
Book Review: Idolatry, Aditya Sudarshan Book Review: Idolatry, Aditya Sudarshan Sometimes I wonder whether I should give up reading American and European authors in order to make time for the extraordinary voices coming from other parts of the world. I won’t actually do that, but when a book like Idolatry comes to my attention, […]
Book Review: Yule Island, Johana Gustawsson, trans. by David Warriner Mystery: Yule Island, Johana Gustawsson, trans. by David Warriner Blog Tour December 20, 2023 Emma Lindahl is an art expert for a prestigious auction house in Stockholm. After working for Christie’s in NYC, she has returned home to live in the country she loves, […]
Book Review: Dead Sweet, Katrín Júlíusdóttir, translated by Quentin Bates Book Review: Dead Sweet, Katrín Júlíusdóttir, translated by Quentin Bates Óttar Karlsson is dead. A well respected public servant who made his name as an anti-corruption crusader, his body is found after missing his own surprise birthday party given by his girlfriend, his mother, […]
Book Review: The Silent House of Sleep, Dr. Jack Cuthbert Mystery Book 1, Allan Gaw Mystery: The Silent House of Sleep, Dr. Jack Cuthbert Mystery Book 1, Allan Gaw Blog Tour December 4, 2023 Many years ago I knew an elderly couple in the Los Angeles area. She was a petite woman who always dressed […]
Book Review: Pass The Cyanide, Karmen Špiljak Mystery: Pass The Cyanide, Karmen Špiljak Blog Tour November 20, 2023 I’ll have to admit, this book scared me a little bit. As I read it, we were preparing for Thanksgiving in the United States. Recipes for dishes, both new and traditional, were in every magazine, on […]