YA-style mystery ‘Sun Down Motel’ (2020) floats off like a ghost
Book club book report: Simone St. James doesn’t do enough to make two narrators and time periods distinct in this supernatural-tinged yarn.
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YA-style mystery ‘Sun Down Motel’ (2020) floats off like a ghost
‘Hallmarked Man’: For the love of mystery, and for the love of love
Book review: The case is almost too complex. But thanks to an omniscient narrator, the romance is deceptively simple in Rowling’s eighth Strike novel.
‘E is for Evidence’ (1988) that a more evocative tale could’ve been told
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The fifth Kinsey Millhone novel is a plate of Christmas cookies when it could’ve been a satisfying feast.
Preston writes what he knows, and ‘The Lost Tomb’ (2023) shows how he knows it
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): Thirteen of Douglas Preston’s best nonfiction writings are gathered together.
‘D is for Deadbeat’ (1987) a rather downbeat Millhone entry
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Kinsey Millhone probes the down-and-out of Santa Teresa in her fourth alphabetical adventure.
‘C is for Corpse’ (1986), and for character building, in third Millhone book
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): This time it’s personal as Sue Grafton’s private eye befriends a client who becomes a murder victim.
‘Echoes of Guilt’ is like a Lifetime movie without an editor
Book club book report: Beyond the standard mystery lies an existential one: How good could this novel have been if it was copy-edited?
Grafton doesn’t bungle sophomore Kinsey novel ‘B is for Burglar’ (1985)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The private eye uncovers a who’s who of suspects, and it’s entertaining to try to guess who is who.
‘Badlands’ lands as another good novel from Preston & Child
Book review: In their fifth Nora Kelly Novel, the authors expertly weave a bizarre ancient mystery with a modern one.
‘A is for Alibi’ (1982) an amiable start to Kinsey Millhone series
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Not merely a marketing gimmick, Grafton’s series is a mission to launch a mainstream female P.I. It’s successful right away.