Kingdom Books, Mysteries - Reviews

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

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Vermont Author Don Bredes, POLLY AND THE ONE AND ONLY WORLD

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There's a lot to discuss in terms of the new book from Vermont author Don Bredes, POLLY AND THE ONE AND ONLY WORLD. Fortunately, for r...

Icelandic Noir: SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

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Publisher Minotaur Books has labeled SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, the February release from Icelandic author Yrsa Sigurdardóttir, "a thr...

Cara Black, MURDER ON THE CHAMP DE MARS (March Publication)

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I love this image of Cara Black with her newest Aimée Leduc investigation: MURDER ON THE CHAMP DE MARS. This is the 15th in the well-l...

Pub Date March 3: KITTENS CAN KILL, Clea Simon

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Here's a title to reserve for March reading, a classic traditional mystery with plenty of twists and memorable characters -- several o...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Vermont Gothic Thriller: THE SILENT GIRLS, Eric Rickstad

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It's been a few years since Eric Rickstad's first book, Reap , garnered so much attention and introduced the Northeast Kingdom reg...
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At the New Edge of Cozy: CRIMINAL CONFECTIONS, Colette London

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Colette London 's new "Chocolate Whisperer" mystery series begins with CRIMINAL CONFECTIONS, as top-secret consultant Hayden...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Top British Espionage Fiction: Mick Herron, NOBODY WALKS

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The classics in British espionage fiction are by John Le Carré and Graham Greene, and if you love the genre, I hope you've found Charl...
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BEFORE HE FINDS HER, Michael Kardos: Everyone Was Wrong

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A dying reporter, a pregnant college student, a 15-year-old news story of a family murder. Michael Kardos brings them together in BEFORE ...
Monday, February 09, 2015

Going Global: To Florence with Marco Vichi, DEATH IN SARDINIA; to Dublin with Louise Phillips, RED RIBBONS

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Reading darker crime fiction lately? Here are two authors whose mysteries probe very different kinds of evil -- where each redeems the st...
Sunday, February 08, 2015

Embassy Espionage, Teen Version: ALL FALL DOWN, Ally Carter

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Ally Carter already has two successful mystery series for teens, especially girls (the Gallagher Girls books; the Heist Society books). W...

Lighthouse Mystery! BY BOOK OR BY CROOK, Eva Gates

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Bucket-list items: visit a lighthouse; spend a night in a lighthouse bed-and-breakfast; enjoy a mystery set in a lighthouse ... Here...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Edgar Award Nominees: 2015 Juvenile and Young Adult, plus (2014) ONE CAME HOME, Amy Timberlake

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Seems the TBR (to-be-read) pile never really dwindles, especially when it's time to add the Edgar Award Nominees . These are selected ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Sarah Graves, New Maine Series: WINTER AT THE DOOR

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Sarah Graves, Maine author of the clever "Home Repair Is Homicide" thriller series, launched a new series this month with WINTE...
Friday, January 23, 2015

A Brothers Grimm Mystery: Sardonic and Playful Investigation from P. J. Brackston

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Welsh author Paula Brackston is known for her historical mysteries that feature witches; now, under the alternate name P. J. Brackston, sh...
Sunday, January 18, 2015

Korean Police Procedural: Martin Limón, THE IRON SICKLE

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The ninth Sueño and Bascom mystery from Martin Limón , THE IRON SICKLE (Soho Crime), takes a small, tragic crime -- a murderous attack in ...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Ready for the Caribbean? Try THE HONEST FOLK OF GUADELOUPE, Timothy Williams

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Maps change, as politics reshape them. And our interest shifts the familiar parts. So if it takes you a moment to locate Guadeloup...
Sunday, January 04, 2015

New Series from Maine Mystery Author Lea Wait: TWISTED THREADS

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Lea Wait 's "Shadows Antique Print" mystery series, caught between Maine and Cape Cod, has been a lot of fun, and mirrors mu...

That "Spring Will Come" Feeling: TAGGED FOR DEATH, Sherry Harris

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Here at Kingdom Books, we're celebrating winter -- and that includes hoeing out a few more things for the spring yard sale that's ...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Exciting Debut Mystery, Mormon (LDS): THE BISHOP'S WIFE, Mette Ivie Harrison

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Mette Ivie Harrison is no newcomer as an author -- her children's books have charmed readers and garnered warm reviews over the years...
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Diversion: STATION ELEVEN, Emily St. John Mandel -- Not a Mystery, but Mysterious

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Mysterious and wonderful. Deeply satisfying. A book to remember and share. Emily St. John Mandel 's much-promoted novel STATION ELEV...
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