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I am an artist, blogger, and culture critic. I write about movies, books, television, pop culture—old and new—with a feminine/feminist perspective. sometimes I post pictures of the kid, too. Check out my blog, xoxoxo e, for all of my recent interests, exploits, and opinionated opinions.

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Crocodile on the Sandbank, by Elizabeth Peters

Death (and other Nonsense) on the Nile

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

December 8, 2022 by xoxoxoe Leave a Comment

My mom and I shared a love of Ancient Egypt, mythology and archaeology. She was a big fan of Elizabeth Peters mysteries, and I have had a few of the paperbacks from her mystery novel collection buried in my to-read piles for years. I finally decided to dig them out and give Peters a try. The first novel in the series, Crocodile on the Sandbank, introduces readers to her Victorian-era heroine, Amelia Peabody. Amelia is a no-nonsense, feisty woman who has also inherited an interest […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: #cozymystery, #mystery, ancient Egypt, Egyptology, elizabeth peters, Victorian era

xoxoxoe's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: #cozymystery, #mystery, ancient Egypt, Egyptology, elizabeth peters, Victorian era ·
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The Kolchak Papers: The Original Novels by Jeff Rice

The Night Stalker … In Print

The Kolchak Papers: The Original Novels by Jeff Rice

October 13, 2022 by xoxoxoe Leave a Comment

I like to find the original literary sources for movies that I like (see past reviews of Strangers on a Train, Rosemary’s Baby, Breakfast at Tiffany’s), so I was happy to find out that an old television show from my childhood, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, actually started life out as a book. The Kolchak Papers: The Original Novels includes the first two novels that introduced intrepid reporter Carl Kolchak, who has a flair for detecting the supernatural. They first debuted in 1970 and are now […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: 1970s, Carl Kolchak, Comics, Darren McGavin, horror, Jeff Rice, Kolchak:The Night stalker, mystery, Suspense, television, The Night Stalker

xoxoxoe's CBR14 Review No:4 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: 1970s, Carl Kolchak, Comics, Darren McGavin, horror, Jeff Rice, Kolchak:The Night stalker, mystery, Suspense, television, The Night Stalker ·
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The Snowman by Jo Nesbø

Do You want to Build a Snowman (I Hope Not)

The Snowman by Jo Nesbø

October 13, 2022 by xoxoxoe Leave a Comment

I usually like to start a series from the beginning, but I had already seen the movie The Snowman with Michael Fassbender, so decided to just try the novel by Jo Nesbø and see how they compared. It probably would have been better if I had done those two things in reverse order, but that’s how it was. This is the seventh book in Nesbø’s series featuring Norwegian Detective Harry Hole. Harry, like all good, classic detectives, has his issues – he’s an introvert, but […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: crime, Harry Hole, Jo Nesbo, Michael Fassbender, murder mystery, mystery, nordic noir, Norway, The Snowman, thriller

xoxoxoe's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: crime, Harry Hole, Jo Nesbo, Michael Fassbender, murder mystery, mystery, nordic noir, Norway, The Snowman, thriller ·
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Dark Iceland Series

Lost in the Noir of Iceland (And Liking It)

The Dark Iceland Series (1-6) by Ragnar Jónasson

October 13, 2022 by xoxoxoe Leave a Comment

After reading the Martin Beck novels last year, I decided to continue with Nordic noir. I had heard about a series set in Iceland, specifically the remote area of Siglufjörður, and featuring  a young detective named Ari Thór Arason. I read these novels on Kindle and on Audible, where it helped to hear the correct pronunciations of some of the more challenging (to me) place names. Then author is supposed to be a big fan of Agatha Christie (as am I). He has translated fourteen […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Dark Iceland, detective, Iceland, Icelandic Noir, mystery, nordic noir, Ragnar Jónasson

xoxoxoe's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Dark Iceland, detective, Iceland, Icelandic Noir, mystery, nordic noir, Ragnar Jónasson ·
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A Whole Cast of Jessica Fletchers

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

October 13, 2022 by xoxoxoe 3 Comments

In The Thursday Murder Club a group of retirees gather weekly to solve puzzles and mysteries – courtesy of a friend who has retired from the police force and who has a pile of unsolved cold cases to amuse and intrigue them. The story is told from more than one viewpoint and the reader is given the choice to read between the lines of some accounts, or to consider the reliability of the narrator. The Club soon evolves from being armchair detectives to the real thing […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #britishmystery, #murdermystery, #mystery, cosy mystery, Richard Osman, the thursday murder club

xoxoxoe's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #britishmystery, #murdermystery, #mystery, cosy mystery, Richard Osman, the thursday murder club ·
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Matt Scudder – Nostalgic NYC Noir

When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence Block

December 10, 2021 by xoxoxoe 1 Comment

My dad was a huge fan of the prolific author Lawrence Block. Block is best known for two series of books, one following ex NYC cop Matthew Scudder and his battles with alcohol and guilt, as well as a light-hearted series about the charming burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr, who always seems to find himself on a job in a fabulous residence that also happens to contain a dead body. Most of the Scudder novels are included with my Audible subscription, so I have been enjoying revisiting […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: #detectivefiction, 1970s, 1980's, crime, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, New York City, Noir

xoxoxoe's CBR13 Review No:10 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: #detectivefiction, 1970s, 1980's, crime, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, New York City, Noir ·
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