Tag Archives: mystery

Reunion

Posted on January 7, 2011 by smellincoffee

Star Trek TNG: Reunion© 1991 Michael Jan Friedman343 pagesOn the cover:  Unknown models as Idun Asmund, Picard’s former human-raised-by-Klingons helm officer and Captain Morgen, who looks rather scary.  There’s also a little quirk on the cover: the Stargazer is depicted … Continue reading →

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A Whiff of Death

Posted on December 15, 2010 by smellincoffee

A Whiff of Deathfrom A Whiff of Death & Murder at the ABA© 1958 Isaac AsimovPp. 3- 146 “Death sits in the chemistry laboratory and a million people sit with him and don’t mind. They forget he’s there.”  Louis Brade … Continue reading →

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The Mao Case

Posted on September 19, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Mao Case: An Inspector Chen Novel© 2009  Qiu Xiaolong289 pages This novel’s title caught my attention, but the setting hooked me. A police mystery set in contemporary China? Eager to explore what is for me terra incognita, I happily … Continue reading →

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The Summons

Posted on June 26, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Summons© 2002 John Grisham373 pages When Professor Ray Atlee returned to his family home in Clanton, Mississippi to discuss his ailing father’s will, he found two surprises waiting for him. His father, an elderly judge who even in retirement … Continue reading →

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The Last Juror

Posted on April 29, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Last Juror© 2004 John Grisham355 pages As [Padgitt] was about to step out of the witness box and return to the defense table, he suddenly turned to the jury and said something that stunned the courtroom. His face wrinkled … Continue reading →

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The Brethren

Posted on April 20, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Brethren © John Grisham 2000 384 pag                From within the confines of a minimum security prison, three convicted judges spin a web of deceit and extortion across the nation. Relying on a corrupt lawyer with addictions to shuttle … Continue reading →

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The Triumph of Caesar

Posted on December 21, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Triumph of Caesar© 2008 Steven Saylor308 pages The Triumph of Caesar is currently the last (Saylor may yet add to it, but I can’t confirm this from his website) book in the Roma sub Rosa series. I would not … Continue reading →

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Caesar’s Judgement

Posted on November 9, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Judgment of Caesar© 2005 Steven Saylor352 pages When we last left Rome under the rose,  the civil war between Caesar and Pompey began to slowly conclude as Pompey’s ranks dwindled and his history of victories was rendered meaningless by … Continue reading →

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A Gladiator Dies Only Once

Posted on October 31, 2009 by smellincoffee

A Gladiator Dies Only Once: The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder © 2005 Steven Saylor 269 pages Although the meat of the Roma sub Rosa series is its novels, Steven Saylor also enjoys writing short stories set within it, … Continue reading →

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A Mist of Prophecies

Posted on October 19, 2009 by smellincoffee

A Mist of Prophecies © 2003 Steven Saylor 304 pages Gordianus the Finder and Rome have been through much turmoil in the past two preceding books, Rome having been plunged into civil war by the ambitions of those two men … Continue reading →

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