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Murder’s no match for the residents of an English retirement community

The flesh may be weaker, but the spirits and brains of the residents of an English retirement community are working at full speed in this cozy murder mystery.

Posted byJuliaJanuary 17, 2023January 17, 2023Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, England, murder, mystery, Thursday Murder ClubLeave a comment on Murder’s no match for the residents of an English retirement community

A troupe of suspects take center stage in a murder investigation

Community theater can be a cutthroat endeavor — nowhere more so than in Janice Hallett’s latest mystery.

Posted byJuliaJanuary 10, 2023December 6, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, community theater, England, murder, mysteryLeave a comment on A troupe of suspects take center stage in a murder investigation

Underground in a magical London

The paranormal police force at Scotland Yard go underground in the London Silver Vaults to solve a series of mysterious murders that seem linked to the past.

Posted byJuliaDecember 29, 2022December 6, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, England, murder, mystery, paranormal, Peter Grant, urban fantasyLeave a comment on Underground in a magical London

Spending more time with Olive & Mabel

Spend some more time with Olive and Mabel, two Very Good Dogs.

Posted byJuliaDecember 20, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, England, memoir, nonfiction, Scotland1 Comment on Spending more time with Olive & Mabel

Solving mysteries during a pandemic

How do you solve a murder mystery in the midst of a pandemic lockdown?

Posted byJuliaDecember 15, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, England, mystery, Ruth GallowayLeave a comment on Solving mysteries during a pandemic

Ian Rutledge plays a deadly ‘Game of Fear’

In 1920s England, Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates a murder committed by a ghost against an invisible victim.

Posted byJuliaNovember 29, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, England, ghosts, Inspector Ian Rutledge, murderLeave a comment on Ian Rutledge plays a deadly ‘Game of Fear’

Heir inapparent in ‘Alington Inheritance’

Miss Silver helps a young woman prove she’s the rightful heir to an English estate.

Posted byJuliaNovember 23, 2022November 23, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, England, inheritances, Miss Silver, murder2 Comments on Heir inapparent in ‘Alington Inheritance’

Poirot toils to solve the 12 ‘Labors of Hercules’

Hercule Poirot sets out to solve one case for each of the 12 labors performed by his namesake of Greek mythology.

Posted byJuliaSeptember 7, 2021November 23, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, England, Hercule Poirot, short storiesLeave a comment on Poirot toils to solve the 12 ‘Labors of Hercules’

A deaf woman lip-reads her way into danger in ‘The Listening Eye’

Miss Silver has her hands full when she is hired by a deaf woman who learns via lip-reading about two men planning a robbery and murder.

Posted byJuliaAugust 26, 2021August 25, 2021Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, England, Miss Silver, mysteryLeave a comment on A deaf woman lip-reads her way into danger in ‘The Listening Eye’

Archaeology and murder mix again in Griffiths’ ‘The Night Hawks’

Ruth Galloway is back in Norfolk, and it doesn’t take the archaeology professor long to pick up the threads of her old life, including getting swept up in a murder investigation.

Posted byJuliaAugust 19, 2021August 19, 2021Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, England, forensic archaeology, murder, Norfolk, Ruth GallowayLeave a comment on Archaeology and murder mix again in Griffiths’ ‘The Night Hawks’

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