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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
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
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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
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
Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon© 2002 Richard K. Morgan416 pages Takeshi Kovacs, soldier-turned-commando-turned rogue, is rudely awakened with a job. Imprisoned for two hundred years, he’s now being offered the chance of parole if he can solve a murder. Or should it be … Continue reading
I, the Constable
I, the Constable© 2017 Paula M. Block and Terry Erdmann150 pages Deep Space Nine once made a throwaway reference to the Mike Hammer novels of Mickey Spillane, and featured Constable Odo reading I, the Jury. I, the Constable, plays with that … Continue reading
