Kingdom Books, Mysteries - Reviews

Mysteries and crime fiction reviewed here with knowledge and delight. Classic to cutting edge.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Guest Post: Vermont Thriller Author J.P. Choquette

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We're pleased today to welcome J.P. Choquette, whose second book, DARK CIRCLE, was released on Valentine's Day -- a creepy conflue...
Monday, February 24, 2014

THE WAYS OF EVIL MEN: Brazilian Crime Fiction from Leighton Gage

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Author Leighton Gage used to grin mischievously about what might happen when his Brazilian crime fiction, published in the U.S. by Soho C...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Diversion: Poetry and Middle Grades Fiction -- Robin Herrera, HOPE IS A FERRIS WHEEL

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Middle-grade readers and the people who choose books for them -- librarians, parents, teachers -- have a new treat with Robin Herrera'...

Brief Mention: Frances Washburn, THE RED BIRD ALL-INDIAN TRAVELING BAND

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Frances Washburn's new mystery, released this week, will shelve in many a collection with the mysteries of Margaret Coel and Tony Hill...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

New from Mark Pryor: THE BLOOD PROMISE, French Crime Fiction

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Follow closely: Mark Pryor was British but he now lives in Texas, where he works as an assistant district attorney. His protagonist Hugo M...
Friday, February 21, 2014

British Thriller: Sabine Durrant, UNDER YOUR SKIN

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UNDER YOUR SKIN was published in Britain last summer, but just released here this month. It's the first time I've run across the a...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

J. T. Ellison, WHEN SHADOWS FALL: Forensic Detection and Suspense

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[Note: Publication date Feb. 25 -- a good time to preorder, or to ask a local independent bookstore to be sure to stock this title!] It...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Charles Todd, HUNTING SHADOWS: Newest Insp. Ian Rutledge Mystery

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This week's news from England included lowland flooding that's wiping out a small town -- with the promise of more of the same, th...

Guest Post from Tempa Pagel, Author of THEY DANCED BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON

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--> Have you traveled around New England much? Visited old farms and other relics of the region's history? In today's g...
Monday, February 17, 2014

Laura Lippman Stand-Alone: AFTER I'M GONE

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Following a good detective series, like Laura Lippman 's Tess Monaghan books, provides some of the warmth and relaxation of supper wit...
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Sunday, February 16, 2014

New Hampshire Mystery Author Tempa Pagel: Guest Post on Tues. Feb. 18

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On Wednesday February 19, Tempa Pagel's second New Hampshire mystery, THEY DANCED BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON, will be released -- so Tempa...
Friday, February 14, 2014

Valentine's Day Storm -- Kingdom Books Is Still Indulging in Mysteries!

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Our mail carrier is amazing! I followed her up the hill, then opened the box for this photo ... And we are glad to have you come to pic...
Sunday, February 02, 2014

Brief Mention: Andrea Kane, THE STRANGER YOU KNOW

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During this very strange Super Bowl game evening, I confess I've been distracted -- I hope my lack of attention didn't contribute ...
Saturday, February 01, 2014

Best February Treat Yet: COLD STORAGE, ALASKA from John Straley

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What kind of guy is author John Straley ? Well, he just asked on his Twitter feed, "Does this interview make me look fat?" So...
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Friday, January 31, 2014

Britain + 1952 + Nazi Occupation = DOMINION, Espionage Thriller from C. J. Sanson

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My father, who adopted England as his homeland in 1933, was veddy, veddy British when he arrived in America in 1948; as a small child in t...

Italian Crime Fiction: THREADING THE NEEDLE by Gabriel Valjan

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There is really no replacement for "The Sopranos" -- that addictive Mafia-style crime family show that held us captive for years -...
Thursday, January 30, 2014

Agatha Award Nominees, 2014: Congratulations, and Let's Read Them!

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The big annual award sequence for "traditional mysteries" (sort of PG-13) is the Agatha Awards, given at the Malice Domestic confe...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

LAKE OF TEARS, Mary Logue: Wisconsin Sheriff Investigation, 9th in Series

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The best part about mysteries today is, no matter how many authors you're familiar with, no matter how many books you've collected...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

THE FIRE DANCE: Newest Swedish Police Procedural from Helene Tursten

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This is the sixth Irene Huss detective novel that Soho Crime has brought out, in translation from the Swedish; we are catching up with boo...
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