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Tag Archives: mystery
Of shotgun riders and serial killers
Medical update: I saw the doctor today and he was extremely pleased with my progress. According to him, my blood chemistry could not look better! I managed a 4-block walk today from the hospital back to my hotel room, after … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, American West, crime, mystery, thriller
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The Devil’s Company
The Devil’s Company© 2007 David Liss371 pages Benjamin Weaver is in trouble. An ex-boxer who now works as a private detective of sorts in 18th century London, he’s made a name for himself as a man who can get things … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged David Liss, espionage and commandos, London, mystery, thriller
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The Fox from his Lair
The Fox from his LairOriginal pub. year unknown, Kindle edition © 2020220 pages In the wake of a disastrous training exercise, bodies are washing up on the shores of England. If intelligence from one of those bodies falls into German … Continue reading
Cruel as the Grave
Cruel as the Grave: A Medieval Mystery © 1998 Sharon Kay Penman 274 pages Justin de Quincy has a problem. Several problems, actually. Chiefly, there’s the fact that his king is presumed captured overseas, and possibly dead, while the king’s … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged Britain, historical fiction, Medieval, mystery, Plantagenet England
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Of murder and meaningful ground
A friend recently introduced me to the terms lentic and lotic, referring to stagnant and fast-moving bodies of water, respectively. My Lenten series has so far been very lentic, as I’ve been distracted by life’s goings-on. I have done a … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, science
Tagged Agatha Christie, climate change, ecology, mystery, Nature, science
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The Bodies in the Library
The Bodies in the Library © 2019 Marty Wingate 336 pages Hayley has a secret: she doesn’t know a blessed thing about Agatha Christie’s fiction. Or Dorothy Sayer’s. Her literary expertise is all things Austen, but thanks to a friend … Continue reading
Prague Fatale
Prague Fatale © 2011 Phillip Kerr 432 pages Bernie Gunther is a man contemplating suicide. Once, in the Weimar years, he was a happily married policeman. But his wife died, he fell into the bottle, and not long after that Germany itself … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged Germany, historical fiction, mystery, Phillip Kerr
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Brains, cotton mills, and vanilla legal thrills
January is off to a solid reading start, largely because I’ve developed some ankle woes and my gym/hiking/cycling time has become extra reading time for three weeks running. I’m about to see an orthopedic specialist, though, so here’s hoping I … Continue reading
Agatha Christie and Tony Soprano
Over the weekend I finished two titles that don’t bear elaborate reviews. First up was Agatha Christie’s Hallowe’en Party, a murder mystery set during this spooky-fun season. Not everyone is having fun, though, especially not little Joyce, who – – … Continue reading