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Gallows Court by Martin Edwards Head of Zeus Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 06 Sep 2018 Review The police were unwilling to listen when Rachel Severnake identified the brother of a prominent politician as the Chorus Girl Murderer. His death followed, along with evidence of his crimes, much to Scotland Yard’s embarrassment. As Jacob Flint, an eager young newspaper reporter, discovers, Rachel Severnake is somehow involved in the deaths of certain prominen

The Murder at Redmire Hall A Yorkshire Murder Mystery by J. R. Ellis Amazon Publishing UK Thomas & Mercer General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 13 Sep 2018 Review I was immediately drawn to The Murder at Redmire Hall for two reasons. First, the murder takes place not only in a locked room - it takes place during a magic trick where the victim first disappears from the locked room, then reappears in that same locked room.(and DCI Oldroyd is present) Se

Lost Solace by Karl Drinkwater BooksGoSocial Multicultural Interest , Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 31 Oct 2017 Review Solace is exciting fluff. What it lacks in plot, it more than makes up for in action - lots of explosions, gunfights, sneaking past enemies, space combat, etc… By keeping the action going nonstop, readers don’t have much time to notice plot holes or question inconsistencies. Drinkwater does a better job developing his two central characters - Opal (a former

The Chinese Orange Mystery An Ellery Queen Mystery by Ellery Queen Penzler Publishing American Mystery Classics Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 02 Oct 2018 Review The first name that comes to mind when I think of American Golden Age mystery authors is Ellery Queen. In a stroke of brilliance, the cousins who wrote the novels decided to have their pen name match the name of their detective. The introduction to this reprint of The Chinese Orange, offers readers a glimpse i

Be Our Ghost A Merry Ghost Inn Mystery by Kate Kingsbury Crooked Lane Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 09 Oct 2018 Review Be Our Ghost is not a paranormal mystery in the strict sense. There is a ghost who plays a small role, occasionally laughing and leaving the obscure clue, but by and large Be Our Ghost is a straightforward cozy. Liza and her granddaughter Melanie run a bed and breakfast, but in their spare time they are not adverse to investigating murder - parti

Cruising to Murder by Mark McCrum Severn House Severn House Publishers Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Oct 2018 Review What is better than a holiday? A holiday complete with murder. Cruising to Murder turns the traditional manor house mystery on its ear by using a luxury cruise as the setting. Isolated from authorities with a multitude of suspects on board, author/sleuth Francis Meadowes is tasked with solving two puzzling deaths - that of a wealthy woman who fell ove

Street Freaks by Terry Brooks Grim Oak Press Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 02 Oct 2018 Review Terry Brooks is well known for his beloved Shannara novels. Classic fantasy is his specialty. Street Freaks is his first science fiction novel, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was astounded. Street Freaks is as innovative as Sword of Shannara was, giving readers a story that will appeal to teens and adults alike. On one level it is a story about growing up and finding where you

THE QUANTUM MAGICIAN by Derek Künsken Rebellion Publshing Solaris Books General Fiction (Adult) , Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 04 Oct 2018 Review The Oceans’ cons are children’s games when compared to the heist central to The Quantum Magician. Derek Künsken’s novel is a masterpiece of character driven fiction, a hard sci fi heist that leaves the reader breathless from its scope. The universe is one where genetic engineering has resulted in three species at once human and