Dear Diary, I’ve neglected you. But this is a story for another day. Today I am diving right into it – into writing, curating and sharing. I’ve been a crime-fiction buff, fan, lover and even scholar for as long as I remember. The origins of my crime-fiction addiction will become a blog post one day….
Tag: crimefiction
Siberian Dogs don’t get sick – Book review for NetGalley – Target: Alex Cross by James Patterson
Siberian Dogs don’t get sick or Good Bye James Patterson. I have to admit I was in love with him. I met him by share accident. Along Came a Spider was lying on the car floor in my fiancé’s car. He bought the paperback but never read it. I had. I read it and I…
Death of a Maiden – Book review for NetGalley – The Quartet Murders by J.R.Ellis
The Quartet Murders The second installment in Yorkshire Dales’ detective series (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries #Book 1 did not disappoint. DCI Oldroyd comes back again to solve a crime of love, greed, hatred, passion and… music (thus, the quartet). Yes, it is to do with quartet – musical collective of 4 musicians, string quartet at that. Two…
New crime series set in Yorkshire – Book review for NetGalley – The Body in The Dales by J.R.Ellis (Book #1)
The Body in the Dales The first instalment of murder mysteries set in picturesque Yorkshire dales, The Body in The Dales was an interesting read, on many levels. Firstly, this was a book about intelligent Oxford-graduated detective who likes classical music and knows a lot of big words. Secondly, Oldroyd (detective) story and stories of…
What a lot of noise – Book review for NetGalley – Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer
Death in the Stocks This book as so much fun to read. It felt a bit like Miss Phryne Fisher Murder Mysteries, but not really. Characters were so noisy. They were like wrapping paper being torn and suffled constantly and endlessly. Too much white noise. But the noise itself was fun. Two murders. Too many…
When Lady is too much – Book review for NetGalley – Lady Helena Investigates (#1 Scott-de-Quincy Mysteries) by Jane Steen
Lady Helena Investigates A very nice costume drama on the page. Too much of everyday detail, not much investigation. The first installment feels just like that – one part of a larger picture. The nartration is interesting but un-hurried There is plenty of time for all sorts of detail and flashbacks. A story of young…
Almost like old times – Book Review for NetGalley – Murder at Keswick: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery by William Todd
Murder at Keswick Picturesque Lake District, summer season, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. What more can one want? Nothing. Well, one can want to see how Sherlock behaves on holiday… But one would have to wait indefinitely as The Death does not take a holiday, ever. Mr Holmes and Dr Watson find themselves in English…
When truth costs too much – Book review for NetGalley – The Hangman’s Secret by Laura Joh Rowland
The Hangman’s Secret (#3 Victorian Mystery) Being the third book in the series of adventures of photographer Sarah Bain and her friends, The Hangman’s Secret was very easy to catch up with. It was easy to catch up with the story so far and the story got my attention. I’d love to read all of…
It takes a woman to make a man – Book review for NetGalley – The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry
The Way of All Flesh Dead bodies of women come up here and there in Edinburgh. Their demise investigated or ignored, depending of what kind of women they were. Police is not paying much attention to the goings on in the slams of Edinburgh. The New Town is a different story. There is a famous…
Lawyering in shorts and thongs – Book review for NetGalley – Vindication by H.Terrell Griffin
Vindication Well, all in all the book is readable. The story is good. The unravelling, not so. There are so many pointless and very long passages (thoughts, plans, actions of the main character) that have no bearing on the story. I had to flip pages and flip pages. The mystery is good. However, it is…
