My friend – the friend that asked me to come along to Eze when I first arrived in Nice – has been recommending books by Mary Stewart to me since I met her. However, because the Singapore library does not stock her ebooks (only paper copies) and because Kobo Singapore was trying to charge me… Read More Book Review: Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
This is one of the books that have been on the TBR for over a year, which… is actually not that long compared to other books. But basically what I wanted to say is that I’ve been meaning to read this for a while! I didn’t borrow Rules for Perfect Murders earlier because I was… Read More Book Review: Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
It’s been a while since I read a Japanese mystery, and I was pretty excited for this – especially since the cover uses the words “spine chilling”. Set in an ageing apartment for women, most of whom are also pretty elderly by the time the book is set, The Master Key is about a crime… Read More Book Review: The Master Key by Masako Togawa
This book has been on my TBR list for a really long time, but somehow I never picked it up until now, when I was craving for a quick and easy read. Archibald and the Blue Blood Conspiracy is a mystery set in a boarding school. Shortly before the new term starts, Archibald, the second… Read More Book Review: Archibald and the Blue Blood Conspiracy by Shermay Loh
My hold on the third Temperance Brennan book came through! I started reading this after a fairly stressful school week and this was the perfect antidote. Deadly Decisions starts with a tragic death – a nine-year-old girl is caught in the crossfire of two rival gangs. A murdered child is something Tempe can’t overlook, so she… Read More Book Review: Deadly Decisions by Kathy Reichs
Although I’ve not picked up a Temperance Brennan mystery in five years (thanks Goodreads for keeping track), I have recently rewatched the TV show Bones. When a friend mentioned that Kathy Reichs was a Canadian author and that she enjoyed the books, I decided to try another Temperance Brennan mystery. I may have skipped a… Read More Book Review: A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs
The alternate title of this book should be “All truth with malice in it”, since it seems to be a refrain for many of the characters. In A Better Man, Gamache is feeling the effects of his actions in Kingdom of the Blind. He’s accepted a demotion to the post of Chief Inspector, a position… Read More Book Review: A Better Man by Louise Penny
I probably shouldn’t have read this because I haven’t read The House of Silk, but I heard this was not a direct sequel and Moriarty was on sale so… I bought it and have absolutely no regrets. Moriarty takes place straight after Conan Doyle’s The Final Problem, with both Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty presumed dead.… Read More Book Review: Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
I heard about this book when Em from A Geeky Jock reviewed it and since I am a sucker for cosy mysteries, I decided that I really want to read it. As you can guess from the title, the stars of this book are the members of the Thursday Murder Club. Initially, Elizabeth, Ibrahim, Ron,… Read More Book Review: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
It’s a good thing that I read The Dire King fairly soon after Ghostly Echoes because The Dire King picks up directly where The Ghostly Echoes left off. Since this is the last book in the series, this review will have spoilers for earlier books, so skip this review if you’ve not read the previous… Read More Book Review: The Dire King by William Ritter