by M.C. Beaton, 2012, Kindle Edition, Grand Central Publishing This book is the first in a series of murder mysteries with the Scottish Highlands eccentric constable, Hamish MacBeth. The plot centers on a fishing camp where fishing “tourists” sign up … Continue reading →
by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Carrie Coon, Key Taw, Jodi Picoult, and Jennifer Finn, Random House Audio The book is about a teenage couple who fall in love. They have some disagreements, and one … Continue reading →
The House on Biscayne Bay, by Chanel Cleeton, 2024, Berkely Books I have mixed thoughts about this book. It is a mystery that takes place over two time periods, one in the 1920’s and the other in 1942. There are … Continue reading →
by Lisa Gardner, 2012, Audiobook narrated by Kirsten Potter, Brilliance Audio This book has a great plot and theme. It’s about a woman whose two best friends are killed exactly one year apart. The woman thinks she is next the … Continue reading →
by Mick Herron, 2010, Soho Press, New York This book was enjoyable, but it was a bit hard to follow at first. There are a lot of references to British things and persons that I’m not familiar with. Also, the … Continue reading →
by Anthony Horowitz, 2009, Audiobook narrated by Nathaniel Parker, Listening Library This book is categorized as a “children’s book”, but it definitely is not that. Horowitz had mentioned his Alex Rider books frequently in his Hawthorne detective novels so I … Continue reading →
by Anthony Horowitz, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Rory Kinnear, Harper Audio This novel is a bit different from the preceding four as it doesn’t cover a current crime being investigated by Hawthorne. Horowitz has committed to delivering five Hawthorne books … Continue reading →
by Anthony Horowitz, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Rory Kinnear, Harper Audio This book is a bit different in that the author, Horowitz, isn’t investigating a murder with Hawthorne, but is pursued as the primary suspect in a murder. When a … Continue reading →
by Donna Leon, 2012, Kindle Edition, Grove Press I was looking forward to the first book of the Commissario Brunetti series as I had read (or listened to) four of her books in the series previously. I was not impressed … Continue reading →
by Anthony Horowitz, 2021, Audiobook narrated by Rory Kinnear, Harper Audio Horowitz gets an invitation to a book fair on a channel island and decides to attend with Harthorne where they will attempt to promote Horowitz’ first book (which hasn’t … Continue reading →