Thanks to the BBC Player, I found out about this murder mystery series called Midsomer Murders. Since I love a good cosy mystery, I really enjoyed the episodes that I watched and wanted to read some of the books that inspired the show! The Killings at Badger’s Drift is the first book in the Detective… Read More Book Review: The Killings at Badger’s Drift by Caroline Graham
It’s a two-fer! My bookclub chose The Ice Princess for our next book, and since the library only had a two-in-one version, I decided to read two stories. So, enjoy two reviews in one post. The Ice Princess The first book in the series, The Ice Princess is about the murder of Alex, who was… Read More Book Review: The Ice Princess & The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg
I’ve finally read the third book in the Jackaby series! Thanks, Em, for always reminding me about this series and Wyrd & Wonder for giving me the final push to put it at the top of the TBR. So if you’re unfamiliar with the Jackaby, it’s a humorous fantasy series centered around the eccentric detective… Read More Book Review: Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter
So this is actually the second Ruth Ware book I tried reading. The first one was The Woman in Cabin 10, and I just didn’t vibe with the book and gave it up after a few chapters. I didn’t really plan to try another Ware book, but she appeared on the podcast All About Agatha… Read More Book Review: One By One by Ruth Ware
I distinctly remember hearing about this book from one or two of the blogs I follow, but I can’t find your post so thank you to anyone who has recommended this book earlier in the year! I’m a big fan of mysteries and I’m always looking for more translated works, so this book appealed to… Read More Book Review: The Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia Saenz
I have an impression that this isn’t my first Adam Dalgliesh novel ever, but it’s definitely my first in a long time. Since I enjoyed The Mistletoe Murder, I wanted to read a full-length mystery starring Dalgliesh. I didn’t expect it to be quite this long (its 594 pages for my edition!) but I ended… Read More Book Review: Devices and Desires by P.D James
Anthony Horowitz… where have I heard that name before? Oh yeah, I used to read a lot of Alex Rider. It was a bit of a surprise to me when a few years ago, I started hearing Anthony Horowitz’s name in a non-Alex Rider context. And it was a bigger surprise a few weeks ago… Read More Rereading: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
After an enjoyable experience reading Sherlock Holmes for the first time, I decided to buy another book by Arthur Conan Doyle (also, the fact that I like this series of covers may have played a role in it). The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and other cases is a baker’s dozen of Sherlock Holmes short… Read More Book Review: The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and Other Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle
Given that ‘Christie for Christmas’ was a thing, it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that the Christmas spirit can be increased with the addition of fictional murder. In The Mistletoe Murders, P.D. James gives us four holiday-themed short stories. Since the stories are unconnected, and there are only four of them, I’ll cover them one… Read More Book Review: The Mistletoe Murder by P.D. James
I have referenced my book haul far too many times, but I’ll probably continue to reference it because I’ve not finished reading! One of the books I bought was A Study in Scarlet, the first Holmes and Watson novel. While I was reading this book, I kept thinking back to the first episode of Sherlock:… Read More Reading A Study in Scarlet after watching Sherlock