by Kate Morton, 2015, Kindle Edition, Atria Books, Reprint Edition, sold by Simon and Schuster Digital Sales, Inc. This book is a mystery about a cold case disappearance of a young boy in Cornwall, England. A woman detective, who is temporarily … Continue reading →
by Ross McDonald, originally published in 1959, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard; Reprint edition (November 26, 1996) This is another crime story featuring the detective, Lew Archer. Unlike many of the detective shows on TV these days, Lew Archer has a dark … Continue reading →
by Tana French, 2007, Penguin Books This is definitely a different kind of mystery. Instead of action, the author focuses on the psychology of the detective who is also the narrator of the story. The reader is exposed to all … Continue reading →
by Dashiell Hammett, 1930, 1st Vintage Books Edition This book is a selection of our men’s book club for the coming season. It has some interesting aspects and a very involved plot but it is certainly dated. It has the … Continue reading →
by P.D. James Unabridged CD Audiobook (An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery) Audio CD, 2008, read by Rosalyn Landor This book is a murder mystery about some murders that take place at an estate that has been converted to a plastic surgery … Continue reading →
by Arnaldur Indridason, 2005, Audiobook narrated by George Guidall, 2011, Recorded Books, LLC This is a run of the mill detective story whose only redeeming value was that it took place in Iceland. The mood and the background gave me … Continue reading →
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Translated by Lucia Graves, 2004, The Penguin Press, New York This is a well-crafted mystery about a boy who comes across a mysterious book in a “book cemetery.’” The plot thickens from that point on as … Continue reading →
by Ross Macdonald, 1960, republished in 2010 by Vintage Books, a division of Random House I chose this book for my Kindle as I was going on a month vacation and needed a book that would be light reading. Another … Continue reading →
An Inspector Wexford Mystery, by Ruth Rendell, 1964, Audiobook Narrated by Nigel Anthony, 2010, AudioGO, North Kingstown, RI. This was fun to listen to as Nigel Anthony did a great job of portraying the various characters. The author also did a … Continue reading →
A Stone Barrington Novel, by Stuart Woods, 2008, Read by Tony Roberts, 2008, Penguin Audio I listened to this in the car on the way to Florida this October. Â I don’t have much to recommend it other than it passed … Continue reading →