by Donna Leon, 1994, Audiobook produced 2009, narrated by David Colacci, Blackstone Audio, Inc. This book is about a murder of a supposed transvestite man whose face is bashed in. Guido Brunetti is called to Mestre (near Venice) to investigate … Continue reading →
by William Kent Krueger, 1999, Atria Books This book is about a former sheriff in Northern Minnesota who is having a rough time as he has recently separated from his wife and is engaged in a romance with another woman. … Continue reading →
by Michael Connelly, 2005, Audiobook narrated by Adam Grupper, Hachette Audio At first, I didn’t think I liked this book, but the more I listened to it, the more it grew on me. The characters aren’t always the most likable, … Continue reading →
by Louise Penny, 2005, Audiobook narrated by Ralph Cosham released in 2014, Macmillan Audio This is the first of Louise Penny’s mysteries with Inspector Armand Gamache in the Quebec town of Three Pines. There is an intricate plot revolving around … Continue reading →
by Jane Harper, 2017, Audiobook narrated by Stephen Shanahan, Macmillan Audio A friend recommended books by Jane Harper and I was lucky to be able to borrow this audiobook from my local library using Libby. The setting of this murder … Continue reading →
A Commissario Brunetti Mystery, by Donna Leon, 2017, Audiobook narrated by David Colacci, Recorded Books This is a well-crafted mystery that unfolds very slowly. Commissario Brunetti tries to take a little time off to regroup by going to a relative’s … Continue reading →
by Stuart Woods, 2005, G.P. Putnam’s Sons It starts out well and I thought it would be entertaining but, unfortunately, it dissolves to a rather disjointed and uninteresting conclusion. The characters are okay but the plot falls apart and it … Continue reading →
by Peter May, 2016, Quercus, Reprint Edition This is the final novel in The Lewis Trilogy which is a series of mysteries that occur on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides. This book is perhaps not quite as good … Continue reading →
by Sue Grafton, 1988, Henry Holt & Company, Inc., New York This is the first book by Sue Grafton that I have read. It was in a pile of books that we inherited from my mother-in-law and I picked it … Continue reading →
by Charlotte MacLeod, 1984, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York This book is a short murder mystery that takes place in the Boston area. It has quite a bit of humor and the characters are interesting (albeit somewhat … Continue reading →