After I borrowed this book, I realised that I’ve already read it 6 years ago. But all I know about what I thought then was a four-star rating on Goodreads and the line: “It’s definitely not the kind of mystery I was used to, but it’s interesting in its own way.” I was definitely way… Read More Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey
Nowadays, I go to the library to catch up on my TBR list, because I don’t have the money to buy books. But it’s not very fun to plan out all your borrowed books and I normally try to wander around and grab at least one book on impulse. The Murder of Harriet Monckton was… Read More The Murder of Harriet Monckton by Elizabeth Haynes
I realised that I’ve only read 6 books for the SEA Reading Challenge this year, despite being back in Singapore and thus having easier access to local and regional writers. So I looked around for some local genre fiction and found the Inspector Singh series by Shamini Flint. She’s a Malaysian author based in Singapore, and… Read More Inspector Singh Investigates: A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul by Shamini Flint
I went to the library looking for more Miss Marple, but I couldn’t resist a Poirot mystery that I haven’t read. In After the Funeral, Hercule Poirot is pulled into a mystery – possibly a serial murder mystery. Richard Lansquenet dies, of natural causes, it’s presumed. But at his funeral, his long-estranged sister, Cora, remarks… Read More After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
Kersti has never looked back after her best friend, Cressida, falls from the fourth floor at their boarding school. But one day, she receives a letter from her friend Lille, saying that Cressida’s fall was more than what it seemed. Unhappy, Kersti grabs on to this mystery and decides to find out what happened all… Read More The Finishing School by Joanna Goodman
I’ve been looking for the paperback version of this book in the library, but after a few failed attempts, I caved and borrowed the hardback (I’m one of those weirdos who prefer the paperback versions because they are a lot more convenient). And you know what? I didn’t even notice that this was an unwieldy… Read More How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
I’ve been enjoying the Kat Holloway series so much that when I heard there was a prequel, I went out and bought the short story collection. Murder Most Historical is a collection of three mysteries: 1. A Soupçon of Poison This is the Kat Holloway prequel and the one that I was most excited to… Read More Murder Most Historical by Ashley Gardner
I’m very sure that I requested for this book because it was supposed to be a twist on the usual murder mystery. Well, it definitely was different. In The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, Aiden wakes up every day in the body of a different person. He also has to relieve each day, watching… Read More The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
A Pocket Full of Rye is one of the first Miss Marple mysteries that I’ve read in a long time. While I’m a Christie fan, I tend to favour Poirot’s stories. But, I’m running out of new Poirot’s mysteries and decided to try a Miss Marple; I was surprised by how fun it was! In… Read More A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie