Focus on Mystery

mystery, thrillers and suspense: from cozys to capers and everything else in-between

The Missing Woman

Blake is still reeling from Mark’s betrayal and Kit is hiding but work goes on and when a rising local attorney disappears and the CDAU inherits the case it’s one oh their most confusing. Was Valerie cheating on her husband? Is there a jilted lover? Did she leave voluntarily? This one has a shocking ending and events that lead to more trouble. Good read. - Amazon Review The Missing … [Read More...]

As the Wicked Watch: The First Jordan Manning Novel

"Hall’s first novel blends true crime with illuminating reflections on media representation and the obstacles faced by a Black woman in journalism." -- Oprah Daily As the Wicked Watch: The First Jordan Manning Novel (Jordan Manning series Book 1)   The first in a thrilling new series from Emmy Award-winning TV Host and Journalist Tamron Hall, As The Wicked Watch follows a reporter … [Read More...]

Slashing Through the Snow

"A lively and festive cozy series, introducing an appealing protagonist and charming Maine setting. Fans of Vicki Delany's Year-Round Christmas Mystery titles will enjoy." —Library Journal Slashing Through the Snow: A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery   Maine innkeeper Holly White returns to sleuth another seasonal slaying in the third Christmas Tree Farm mystery from bestselling … [Read More...]

Wild Blue: A Coastal Caribbean Adventure

The discovery of a female's leg in the stomach of a shark ignites a frenzied search for her body. Throw in a gunfight where JD stops one of the incoming bullets with his body and endures the agonizing removal at the E.R. With the victim identified, a search of her apartment reveals it ransacked from top to bottom, indicating she must have had something someone wanted bad enough to take her out. … [Read More...]

The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

What I most like about Louise Penny's books are the facts I learn from them and the curiosity to explore more deeply. I feel like a detective reading for clues. Not just "who done it" but also "what does Quebec look like?" I have been compelled to look up French words I don't understand and wonder at the ones I remember from class sixty years ago! I have learned about Quebecois' foods, clothing, … [Read More...]

Bad Medicine

Just 99cents for a limited time only. I just finished "Bad Medicine" by James Cohoon and I loved it! I could not put it down! The writing was so descriptive and I loved the twists and turns that kept me on the edge! I found it to be one of those books that you don't want to end, but you just have to know what happens! Since this book is the second written by this author, I hope so much that … [Read More...]

Swamp Sweets

I’m a huge fan of the Miss Fortune series and this one was awesome! All my favorite characters getting up to all kinds of shenanigans. I dearly love Gertie and wish I had an aunt like her, I would love to talk to Ida Belle, and I want to be Fortune when I grow up. - Amazon Review Swamp Sweets (Miss Fortune Mysteries Book 21)   Just Desserts? It’s November in Sinful and … [Read More...]

A Dream of Death

“The Scottish atmosphere is captivating, the characters are well-drawn, and the dual mysteries blend together perfectly. This is exactly the type of book that I read cover to cover with barely a break...I honestly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery.” —MyShelf A Dream of Death (A Kate Hamilton Mystery Book 1)   On a remote Scottish island, American antiques … [Read More...]

Apples Never Fall

"Game, Set, Murder. . . . Liane Moriarty's next blockbuster novel Apples Never Fall [is] a high-wire act that blends marital drama, a long con, a potential murder―and competitive tennis. Everything Liane Moriarty touches turns to gold. . . . The Australian author's next project, which is already destined for the small screen, is a throwback to her best-known―and most beloved―material: family … [Read More...]

Black Water Rising: A Novel

I have read a couple of Attica Locke books and it was good to read her first. What a writer she is, compelling reading and terrible tension at times so quite a thriller...but it is also full of interesting information about the times and the civil rights movement, she does not idealise characters so they are very real....I recommend...and have to my friends. - Amazon Reviewer Black Water … [Read More...]

The Last Moriarty

I have read all of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes works and many other pastiches by different authors. This novel was exceptionally easy to read because to me it seems "less British" than other Holmes material I have read. While the author seems to have everything "right" in terms of time and place for this story, he seems to "go easier" with the "Britishness" of this Holmes story. To … [Read More...]

Category Five: A Novel

Good book, with "good action" plot, character interactions and relationships, and lots of techno-gadgets. The downside was the overblown world-ending danger (everything was the worst, the biggest, the scariest) and highly unlikely solution. But because our main characters only do things perfectly, expertly, and smarter and better than anyone else, I guess that's to be expected. This is definitely … [Read More...]

Dark Place to Hide

This is the 2nd book I've read by AJ Waines and I can't wait to dive into the next. She weaves a story that keeps you hoping for the best yet guessing right up to the end! - Amazon Reviewer Dark Place to Hide   Clara is only seven. She loves hiding in secluded places. About to break the news to his wife, Diane, that he’s infertile, criminology expert, Harper Penn, gets a call to … [Read More...]

Marked

I absolutely loved reading this book! The characters are so finely drawn that they keep you constantly engrossed. Having been born and spent much of my life in NYC, the descriptions of the city brought back some great memories. A great read--highly recommended!  -Amazon Review Marked   A page-turning debut in the tradition of David Baldacci & Lee Child. Marked is an all-out … [Read More...]

Bone Dry

"The story is told by a game warden. The main character and most of the people in the story are … [Read More...]

Choose Me

“A seamless collaboration between authors Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver…this is a seductive … [Read More...]