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The General Theory of Haunting by Richard Easter Endeavour Press General Fiction (Adult) , Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 24 Dec 2017 Review The best ghost stories are not what you expect. The General Theory of Haunting is so much more than your average tale of gothic mystery. Yes, you get your isolated manor house, cut off from the outside world. You are told the inevitable - the house is not haunted - the strange sounds you hear are pipes and the house settling. After Lord

Paris Adrift by E.J. Swift Rebellion Solaris General Fiction (Adult) , Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 06 Feb 2018 Review Paris Adrift is the kind of story that sneaks up on you. At first you are intrigued but slightly distracted by Hallie’s whirlwind of experience - then you find yourself caught in a web of possibilities, thinking about the issues raised long after you’ve closed the book. The title is Paris Adrift, but in reality is it is Hallie, addicted to traveling through th

The Cat of the Baskervilles A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery by Vicki Delany Crooked Lane Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 23 Feb 2018 Review Cat of The Baskervilles is a Holmesian cosy that will leave fans purring. Gemma Doyle makes her living selling Holmesiana - books and all other things related to the great detective. But she has more in common with Sherlock than she likes to believe - an ability to observe minutiae and make deductions based on her observation. Whe

A Whisper of Bones A Jane Lawless Mystery by Ellen Hart St. Martin's Press Minotaur Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 27 Feb 2018 Review A Whisper of Bones is a captivating thriller. It is not a cosy, even though there is little violence. The novel is well dramatized, with Ellen Hart making it possible to empathize with all the characters, to see their humanity despite all the flaws and your many reasons to dislike certain ones. Britt Ickles comes to Jane with a curious pr

Mood Indigo An Edna Ferber Mystery #9 by Ed Ifkovic Poisoned Pen Press Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 02 Jan 2018 Review Mood Indigo is a jazz age delight, complete with two stars of the era - Noel Coward and Edna Ferber. Their world is one where austerity stands besides privilege and the idle rich follow their dreams. From Broadway to breadlines, Ifkovic portrays a vibrant and volatile world. Dougie Maddox is a financially astute but socially naive heir

Foreign Bodies A British Library Crime Classic by ed. by Martin Edwards Poisoned Pen Press Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 06 Mar 2018 Review Foreign Bodies is a delectable treat for those who enjoy classic mysteries. This assortment of stories, many never before published in English, demonstrate just how universal the love of a good puzzle is. At the same time that appreciation of crime fiction was in its heyday in the English speaking world, it was r

Shadow Hunt Disrupted Magic, Book 3 by Melissa F. Olson 47North General Fiction (Adult) , Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 13 Feb 2018 Review Shadow Hunt gets off to a bit of a rocky start, but once the novel hits its stride it is fantastic. In Melissa F Olson’s newest novel, Scarlett faces two of her most difficult challenges - being pregnant and going against an extremely powerful European coven of dark witches. There is plenty of action, and we get to see several of our favouri

Into the Thinnest of Air A paranormal country house murder mystery by Simon R. Green Severn House Publishers Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Mar 2018 Review Simon R Green has a talent for writing novels that are fresh, funny and utterly unique. I can’t think of anyone who has so completely and successfully transformed the nature of the classic country house murder mystery. I have yet to be disappointed by any of his Ishmael Jones novels. They are all excellent - and Into t

Transilience by Kevin Bragg Unbound General Fiction (Adult) Pub Date 17 Apr 2017 Review Transilience is an excellent work of futuristic detective noir. It takes place in a Bladerunneresque city on Mars, populated by a mix of humans and androids. Business is slow for Daniel Helmqvist, but first one big case then another falls in his lap. The first starts in a classic manner - a beautiful and troubled young woman approaches him with a nigh-impossible case; prove that the

The Magician’s Lie by Greer Macallister Legend Press General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 03 Apr 2017 Review The Magician’s Lie is a spellbinding mystery with a heroine, an illusionist by trade, giving the performance of her life - one where her life lies and her freedom lies in balance. Did she murder her husband? The answer seems clear to Virgil Holt, a young policeman who by chance captures the fugitive Arden. What he wants is a confession - what he