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Debut Review: The Alchemy of Murder

By superwench83, on June 1st, 2010

The Alchemy of Murder by Carol McCleary Forge Books Hardcover – 24.99 (discounts available)

Reviewed by Superwench83.

The Alchemy of Murder by Carol McCleary is one of those high-concept ideas that made me say, “Okay, I have got to read this.” It teams the first woman reporter Nellie Bly of the New York [...]

Series Review – Gaslight Mysteries Volumes 7 – 10

By Tia Nevitt, on May 20th, 2010

Gaslight Mysteries by Victoria Thompson Berkeley

I was hankering to read me some Gaslight Mysteries, so I spent the last week and a half gobbling up a bunch. Here are my impressions.

Murder on Lenox Hill

This volume was a great choice to restart the series after a half-year lapse. In it, [...]

Mystery Review: SPQR I: The King’s Gambit

By Tia Nevitt, on April 26th, 2010

SPQR I: The King’s Gambit by John Maddox Roberts Thomas Dunne Books – 14.95

I went to the bookstore specifically looking for John Maddox Robert’s SPQR novels, and bought the first two volumes. I was really looking forward to reading them. They are, after all, Edgar-nominated mysteries. Plus, they’re set in ancient [...]

Debut Review – The Manual of Detection

By Tia Nevitt, on February 23rd, 2010

The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry (blog) Penguin Hardcover and Trade Paperback

The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berrywill probably end up in my year end “Best Of” list. It was just about perfectly conceived, perfectly executed, perfectly written, and perfectly charming. I’m hard pressed to think of any critiques. It’s that [...]

Mystery Review – An Incomplete Revenge

By Tia Nevitt, on January 5th, 2010

An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear Picador – Trade Paperback – $14 Historical Mystery

An Incomplete Revenge is Ms. Winspear’s fifth installment in her excellent Maisie Dobbs series. I read this novel because the sixth novel, Among the Mad, came out in paperback in November, and I intended to review it during that [...]

Maisie Dobbs Mystery Series

By Tia Nevitt, on November 30th, 2009

I can’t believe I’ve never reviewed any of these novels.

The Maisie Dobbs novels are one of my favorite mystery series. The author is Jacqueline Winspear, and her first novel was Maisie Dobbs. It introduced us to Maisie Dobbs, Psychologist and Investigator. It begins in 1929, when Maisie opens her investigation office after serving [...]