Mystery

Valentines Day, Cupcakes and Murder

  Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay is the second in her Cupcake Bakery mystery series. Combine Valentine's Day preparations at a the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery, along with romance and then murder.

Indemnity Only

I haven’t read any of Sara Paretsky’s mysteries in a while. I like them, it’s just that there’s so much to read! Someticover of Indemnity Onlymes I lose track of a series and I go back when I’m reminded of it. Seeing that her latest Breakdown just came out reminded me of Paretsky’s female Chicago PI, VI Warshawski.

Once Upon a Midnight Dreary: 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations

Mystery Writers of America Logo-copyrighted materialAnnually, on the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's birth, the Mystery Writers of America announce the nominations for the aptly named Edgar Awards honoring "excellence in mystery." Prize categories include Best Novel, Best First Novel by an American Author and Best Fact Crime, as well as Best Juvenile and Young Adult Mysteries.

The list of past winners is chock full of above-the-title names such as James Lee Burke, Elmore Leonard and S. J. Rozan. So just because you haven't heard of some of this year's nominees, doesn't mean you won't be hearing a lot more about them in the future.

Artifacts and Murder in Martha's Vineyard

 Vineyard Enigma by Philip R. Craig is set in Martha's Vineyard, a place we think of as home to the rich and famous and a vacation destination.  J. W.

V is for Vengeance

letter "V"In V is for Vengeance, Kinsey Millhone spots a woman shoplifting and she immediately informs store authorities. Later the woman commits suicide but her fiancé hires Kinsey because he refuses to accept her death as a suicide. Kinsey uncovers a shoplifting ring and deals with a major gangster. Kinsey is feisty and the writing is witty and clever.

An Oldie But A Goodie by Richard Lockridge

Die Laughing by Richard Lockridge was published in 1969. When well known actress  Jennifer Singleton who is starring in a current play is found dead and her young gardener is caught running away from the scene covered with blood it looks like an open and shut case.  However, Lieutenant Nathan Shapiro's wife is Assistant Principal at the school Roy Baker attends and does not believe he could have killed Ms. Singleton.  Lieutenant Shapiro receives permission from his Captain for Shapiro and his partner Tony 

The Man In Lower Ten

The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart. While carrying evidence that would convict a high profile person in Washington, Lawyer Lawrence Blakely found himself involved in murder and train a train wreck on the same night. The trip started out fine and seem to be going well

The House of Silk

Anthony Horowitz has been authorized by the Conan Doyle Estate to create some new stories and this created a lot of media buzz. Eager as I was to read some new Sherlock Holmes stories, I wasn’t sure that anyone could do justice to the original stories.

2012 Tayshas Spotlight: Mystery & Suspense

Fluorescent Latent Print (US Currency) by Jack SpadesWhat is this Tayshas Reading List, you might ask?  The TAYSHAS Reading List promotes reading just for fun for teens in 9th – 12th grades. Check out some of these great mystery and suspense reads or the entire 2012 Reading List

 

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Christmas and Dracula

Christmas and Dracula are not words I would normally use together, however, Anne Perry in  A Christmas Homecoming did a wonderful job of bringing them together.  The story is set in an isolated millionaire's m

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