Tag Archives: Mystery

A decently written, solidly plotted, entertaining thriller. Innovative format changes never overwhelm the narrative.

Kinky deserves to be on the ballot this November for the Texas governor's mansion.

Easy scheme, right? Well, except that nothing is ever simple and easy in Westlake/Stark books.

I suspect that part of me thinks that I could be Spenser if I buffed up.

When she's good, Cornwell can write some great, engaging, scary stories. But when's she bad, well, it's not pretty.

Long live the Captain, and may he live to fight many a battle for our entertainment and edification.

It was almost like reading descriptions of a variety of still life paintings. Charming to look at but no real depth beyond the use of colour and texture.

A cheerful adventure tale is leavened with solid research that will leave you able to distinguish between a retiarius and a murmillo.

The book suggests it's different to most in the mystery genre because the first two adult characters encountered are lesbian.

Chick-lit disguised as a cozy mystery-- a pleasant but unsubstantial read.