Friday, July 29, 2011

Summer reading reviews: Mystery

Best Murder of the Year by Jon P. Bloch
MYSTERY BLOCH
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"It was ok! Slow in the beginning. Picks up when the character everyone loves dies." Rating: 3
-- Andrew R.
Below Zero by C.J. Box
MYSTERY BOX
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"A new author for me. I enjoyed the story and suspense but because the characers go from book to book I should have started with books from years ago and then caught up to the present." Rating: 4
-- Diane M.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
MYSTERY BRADLEY
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"Flavia de Luce is a delightful 11-year-old sleuth." Rating: 5
-- Louvera M.

Jinxed by Carol Higgins Clark
MYSTERY CLARK
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"Another smart, short and quicky sleuth about the wine area of California and its inhabitants. Cute and entertaining." Rating: 4
-- Donna R.
Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark
MYSTERY CLARK
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"Comedy, mystery and adventure taking place during the New York, New Jersey Blackout. Good reading. Entertaining." Rating: 5
-- Donna R.

Whiplash by Catherine Coulter
FICTION COULTER
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"Good mystery. She always writes a book that holds your interest." Rating: 5
-- Marie K.
Love You More by Lisa Gardner
NEW FICTION GARDNER
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"Good mystery - Keeps you guessing until the end! Enjoyed Ms Gardner's writing style." Rating: 5
-- Marie K.
Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
FICTION WEINER
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"This murder/mystery book kept me guessing until the end. I haven't read one lately that you don't know the ending by the end of the first chapter!" Rating: 4
-- Kimberly W.
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
MYSTERY WINSPEAR
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"This is a good depiction of pre WWI England -- class structure and how the war began a change." Rating: 4
-- Louvera M.