Category Archives: Mystery

Faithful Place

Posted on December 29, 2010 by sadiejean

— 4.5— First, let me say, that this woman has me hooked!  What fantastic books she writes!  The Tana French novels (In the Woods, The Likeness, and Faithful Place) are spellbinding!  Exclamation points abound!  But it is really hard for … Continue reading →

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Grave Sight

Posted on October 5, 2010 by sadiejean

—4— Well fellow readers, October has come. Which means it is time for some good mysteries, spooky reads, and novels of suspense!  First review of the season is a recent Anderson Family Book Club reading choice, Grave Sight by Charlaine … Continue reading →

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Death du Jour

Posted on May 6, 2010 by sadiejean

—3.5— Readers of Kathy Reichs’s cool and clever first forensic thriller Déjà Dead will recognize the ironic voice of Tempe (short for Temperance) Brennan, the North Carolina-born scientist who winds up working at the Laboratoire de Médicine Légale in Montreal. Here … Continue reading →

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The Hallowe’en Party

Posted on October 3, 2009 by sadiejean

Here is my first in my Halloween Book reviews!  It is the beginning of October and time to get into the Spooky Spirit.  My first selection was The Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie.  This book is perfect for those looking … Continue reading →

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The Body in the Library

Posted on May 8, 2008 by sadiejean

—3— The Body in the Library is my least favorite Agatha Christie to date.  Not to say it was bad, but her other books had a little more excitement, intrigue, and spunk to them.  This book is one of the … Continue reading →

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Villa of Mysteries

Posted on April 30, 2008 by sadiejean

  —2.5— Well, I wasn’t super impressed with the second in the Nic Costa series by David Hewson, The Villa of Mysteries.  In this mystery, set again in Rome, a mother insists to the police that her 16-year old daughter … Continue reading →

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A Season for the Dead

Posted on April 18, 2008 by sadiejean

—3.5— A confession.  200 pages.  It took me 200 pages.  I read 200 pages before I realized I had already read this book!  First of all, what does that say about the book?  Secondly, and more importantly, what does that say … Continue reading →

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Silent in the Sanctuary

Posted on March 6, 2008 by sadiejean

—4— Silent in the Sanctuary is the fantastic sequel to Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn.  And like its predecessor, it was a great mystery!  After her husband’s death and its subsequent investigation in the last novel, Lady Julia Grey escaped … Continue reading →

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Silent in the Grave

Posted on February 5, 2008 by sadiejean

—4.5—  Silent in the Grave is the first mystery in the Lady Julia Grey series by Deanna Raybourn.  In it, Julia’s husband dies suddenly of what’s believed to be a family heart defect.  However, as she begins to cope with her widowhood … Continue reading →

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The Man in the Brown Suit

Posted on January 31, 2008 by sadiejean

    —3.5— The Man in the Brown Suit is the latest Agatha Christie I read.  In this mystery, a young woman, Anne Beddingfeld, witnesses a strange death at a London train station.  A doctor in a Brown Suit pronounces him the man … Continue reading →

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