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Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
It's only been seven years since the last film version of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, and I know that fans of David Suchet's version of the movie are satisfied with him as Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot. Many are not even interested in...
Easy Errors by Steven F. Havill
Those of us who love Steven F. Havill's Posadas County Mysteries will relish the opportunity to read the surprising Easy Errors. Newcomers, fans of police procedurals, can pick up the series with this book. Easy Errors is a prequel to the prequel, One Perfect...
Unholy City by Carrie Smith
Here's a case in which you can pick up book three in a series, and appreciate it. Carrie Smith's latest Claire Codella mystery, Unholy City, is a fascinating police procedural. The setting of the murder reminds me of Julia Spencer-Fleming's books. But, this is...
The Body on the Doorstep by A. J. MacKenzie
"Scarecrow! Scarecrow! On the southern coast of England there's a legend people tell, Of days long ago when the great Scarecrow would ride from the jaws of hell, And laugh with a fiendish yell, With his clothes all torn and tattered, Through the black of night he'd...
Cremains of the Day by Misty Simon
I don't know if I should suggest that fans of Tonya Kappes' Ghostly Southern Mysteries would like this book, with the connection to a funeral home. Maybe it would be fans of Kathy Hogan Trocheck's Callahan Garrity cleaning service mysteries. Or, maybe I should just...
Winners and Mysteries in the 1800s
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Wendy A. from Ferndale, WA and Lisa G. of Pensacola Beach, FL won the copies of A Tale of Two Kitties. Cat Shining Bright is going to Pauline B. from Rochester, MI. The books will go out today. This week, I have...