Kingdom Books, Mysteries - Reviews

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

Thursday, July 31, 2014

In or Near Vermont This Weekend? Come Meet Eliot Pattison!

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Edgar Award-winning mystery author Eliot Pattison will again visit Kingdom Books for conversation about his research and writing, whic...
Monday, July 28, 2014

A Little "Longmire" News

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This is pretty far in advance to say so, but ... we are planning to have signed copies of a number of Craig Johnson's "Longmire...
Sunday, July 27, 2014

Top Summer Suspense: THE GOOD GIRL, Mary Kubica

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THE GOOD GIRL is a debut thriller from Mary Kubica, a married mom of two who lives outside Chicago and has a degree in history and America...

Washington, DC, Mysteries: Max Allan Collins and Andy Straka

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Last fall my mystery-collecting husband Dave and I took advantage of a national mystery conference being almost in our area, as Bouchercon...

Amateur Sleuth in the Deli: TO KILL A MATZO BALL, Delia Rosen

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I get a kick out of the amateur sleuth mysteries that Kensington provides as paperback original. These are generally light-hearted, quickl...

THE ARSONIST, Sue Miller

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A Boston author, a New Hampshire setting, a crime in progress (serial arson), and potential insight into how communities react to multiple...

New Nonfiction on Spy Kim Philby: Two Lively Reviews and an Interview

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The espionage novels of John Le Carré, for me, are more than classic spy fiction -- they are the material I go to repeatedly when I want t...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

New Today from Taylor Stevens: THE CATCH

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About twice a year I wish I lived near Texas ... and now is one of those times. Not for the climate, or the urban traffic, but for the pre...

Australian Noir Gets Complicated: HELL TO PAY, Garry Disher

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Garry Disher's mysteries have come in two basic flavors : crime with a dash of satisfaction in the investigation (try his Hall Challis...
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Worth the Wait: MURDERED SLEEP, A Dade Wyatt Mystery, R. A. Harold

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R. A. (Roberta, a.k.a. Robbie) Harold's first Dade Wyatt mystery, set on Vermont's Lake Champlain, came out to great reviews in 20...
Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Speaking of Independence ... Hattie Davish Turns Sleuth in Victorian Newport, Rhode Island

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Anna Loan-Wilsey 's third Hattie Davish mystery is in print! A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT follows A Lack of Temperance and Anything But Civ...
Sunday, July 06, 2014

Brief Mentions: Alan Furst, Åsa Larsson, Joelle Charbonneau

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Summer schedules can be downright challenging, but the graduations, birthday, and family weddings are over for now, and I have a great stack...

Henry Chang, DEATH MONEY: NYC Chinatown Series, Jack Yu

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Henry Chang's Chinatown series, set mostly in New York City's Chinatown, is maturing and becoming very strong indeed. In the fourt...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Summer Reading: Intense Mysteries from Established Authors

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Here are some terrific releases for this summer, to put into the beach bag or suitcase. David Downing, JACK OF SPIES. First in a new ser...
Friday, June 06, 2014

Murder and Adventure in the Northwest: SCENE OF THE CLIMB, Kate Dyer-Seeley

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Here's a chance to jump into a well-written and adventurous mystery series right at the start, with the first book in Kate Dyer-Seeley...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2014

Community Mystery, Amateur Sleuth: 'TIL DIRT DO US PART, Edith Maxwell

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Summer reading -- what a great season to indulge in mysteries that balance plot and character and an intense sense of location ... in this...
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Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Beach Reading, New England Style: BOILED OVER, 2nd Maine Clambake Mystery, Barbara Ross

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My beach life has been the northern New England version: bring sweatshirt, blanket, long pants, extra socks, maybe even hot tea in a Therm...
Sunday, June 01, 2014

Savannah Reid #19: KILLER PHYSIQUE, G. A. McKevett

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Never, ever judge a book by its cover. Repeat. Never, ever ... The thing is, the covers for the Savannah Reid mystery series are ... fri...
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Recommended Summer Reading 1: AMATEUR SLEUTHS

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Heaps of desk work, "yards" of garden tasks, but still ... so many books, so much pleasure. Starting this evening, I'll...
Monday, May 19, 2014

Best Book of the Season: THE HOLLOW GIRL, Reed Farrel Coleman

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Thanks to an early review copy, I read THE HOLLOW GIRL a couple of months ago. It's my custom to review when a book becomes available,...
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