Blood is Blood (Barker and Llewellyn #10) by Will Thomas Mystery 320 pages Expected Publication November 13, 2018 by Minotaur From Goodreads: A bombing injures private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, leaving it up to his soon-to-be-married junior partner Thomas Llewelyn to find the person trying to murder them both before it's too late—in the newest … Continue reading ARC Review: Blood is Blood
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Top Five Friday: Top Five Favorite Mystery Series
While I was deciding if I wanted to read more of Leonardo Padura's mystery novels starring Lieutenant Mario Conde (the answer? Probably not, given Conde's misogyny), I was thinking about what factors made me like a mystery series in general. A non-misogynistic detective, obviously, but what else? A dark, atmospheric tone? Witty repartee among the … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Top Five Favorite Mystery Series
Book Review: Havana Black
Havana Black by Leonardo Padura, translated by Peter Bush Mystery 255 pages Published by Bitter Lemon Press in 2006, first Spanish edition published in 1998 From Goodreads: The brutally mutilated body of Miguel Forcade is discovered washed up on a Havana beach. Head smashed in by a baseball bat, genitals cut off by a blunt … Continue reading Book Review: Havana Black
Sunday Sum-Up
Of course it would follow that the day I finally remembered to bring my raincoat to work is the day that the rain finally stopped. It rained all week. Well, most of the week. Wednesday afternoon was sunny, but that was just about it. Every other day involved rain and gloom, with several thunderstorms and … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Goodreads Monday: Silent in the Grave
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme in which we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It's hosted by Lauren's Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her page so we can all see what everyone's reading. Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Silent in the Grave
Sunday Sum-Up
Another week has gone by, and once again I don't know where the time has gone. I've spent my days getting the last few things done before I pack up and head to the airport on Tuesday. I bought a watch, got in touch with my hotel in Reykjavik about mundane things like check-in time … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
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