Feature: Gumshoes and Sleuths: New Mystery Books

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• Book Review: Acts of Violets by Kate Collins

  Harmless reading and mildly entertaining but there are better choices in this genre.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on May 02, 2007

• Book Review: Ladykiller by Lawrence Light and Meredith Anthony

  The ending will have the reader thumbing back through the pages to see how they missed anticipating what happens.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on May 01, 2007

• Book Review: Hades by Russell Andrews

  As an action-adventure thriller, Hades works, and works well. As a novel of suspense, it falls short.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Apr 30, 2007

• Book Review: Death Pans Out by Ashna Graves

  A quiet, absorbing mystery that complements the engaging characters and a decidedly chilling plot.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Apr 12, 2007

• Book Review: Murder... Suicide... Whatever... by Gwen Freeman

  There's often a fine line between the reasonable and the ridiculous. Murder... Suicide... Whatever... falls into the latter category.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Apr 11, 2007

• Book Review: Christine Falls by Benjamin Black

  A stylish, atmospheric thriller that is both beautifully written and solidly plotted.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Apr 06, 2007

• Book Review: The Dollmaker by Amanda Stevens

  A terrifying thriller that works equally well as an investigative detective story.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Apr 04, 2007

• Book Review: Amen Corner by Rick Shefchik

  Shefchik takes a Columbo-like approach to his story yet this in no way lessens the appeal of the mystery.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Apr 03, 2007

• Book Review: No Safe Place by JoAnn Ross

  Fans of the author's previous novels will forgive lapses in editing, plot, and character development; new readers may not.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 27, 2007

• Book Review: Final Paradox by Mary E. Martin

  One doesn't so much read Final Paradox as be drawn into it...

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 25, 2007

• Book Review: Flesh and Bone by Jefferson Bass

  Despite a less than satisfactory storyline, it's likely readers will enjoy Flesh and Bone.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 23, 2007

• Book Review: Death of a Maid by M. C. Beaton

  This Scottish village mystery is an amusing entry in this long-running series.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 16, 2007

• Book Review: By the Time You Read This by Giles Blunt

  That the reader is drawn so completely into the story and its characters is just one measure of how splendidly it is written.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 14, 2007

• Book Review: The Arsenic Labyrinth by Martin Edwards

  The startling conclusion more than compensates for a slow start to this reflective mystery.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 11, 2007

• Book Review: Snowman by Dave Saari

  Keep reading: a plot develops that is far better than the opening chapters may initially suggest.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 09, 2007

• Book Review: The Watchman by Robert Crais

  An outstanding example of a thriller that will certainly be remembered as one of the year's best novels.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 08, 2007

• Book Review: The Commission by Michael Norman

  A few stylistic flaws mar this otherwise strong debut.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 05, 2007

• Book Review: How to Marry a Ghost by Hope McIntyre

  A complex mystery that has a promising start but will likely lose some readers along the way.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 04, 2007

• Book Review: The Picasso Flop by Vince Van Patten

  An entertaining mystery that will likely appeal to anyone who plays Texas Hold 'Em or enjoys watching the players on television.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 02, 2007

• Book Review: Trouble by Jesse Kellerman

  It's disappointing that a writer with a talent for composition couldn't trouble himself to come up with something original to write about.

  Review by Mysterious Reviews — on Mar 02, 2007