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Cover of A Man Named Doll by Jonathan Ames

That’s a lotta corpses, bro

A Man Named Doll by Jonathan Ames

May 12, 2023 by chatelaine Leave a Comment

I liked the other Jonathan Ames books I’ve read, and learned ten seconds ago that he’s the creator of Bored to Death, which, for anyone who doesn’t know, is a show on HBO Max (which I haven’t seen, but which multiple people have told me I’d like). Anyway. A guy named Happy Doll – for real, his parents named him that…seriously? a little much right off the bat – is an ex-cop who’s now a fairly unsuccessful, i.e., not busy,  private detective. A friend comes […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, detective, Fiction, jonathan ames, Noir, police

chatelaine's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: CBR15, detective, Fiction, jonathan ames, Noir, police ·
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A whole bunch of Enola Holmes!

The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes #3) by Nancy Springer

The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Enola Holmes #2) by Nancy Springer

The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan (Enola Holmes #4) by Nancy Springer

The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Enola Holmes #5) by Nancy Springer

Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons (Enola Holmes #6.5) by Nancy Springer

April 27, 2023 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

Somehow, I read book three in the Enola Holmes series before book two. I feel like it’s been a long time since I did that! (I used to accidentally do it all the time somehow) Anyway, Enola is still in hiding from her meddling brothers who just want to make a lady out of her. She super does not want to be made a lady. I’m fully taken in by the character of Enola Holmes. It’s so hard for me to envision a world where […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: detective, enola holmes, London, Nancy springer

kfishgirl's CBR15 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: detective, enola holmes, London, Nancy springer ·
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The Serial Killer Book I’ve Been Waiting For

Notes On An Execution by Danya Kukafka

February 22, 2023 by Owlizabeth 1 Comment

I went in to this book so wary! I’m not a huge fan of serial killers or the true crime mania that glorifies men who murder (mostly) women. So even though I’d seen glowing review after breathless recommendation of Notes On an Execution, I doubted I’d get past 20%. I am never so pleased to be wrong than when it comes to loving an unexpected book. The premise of this one is simple, it is the day of Ansel Power’s execution. There are brief chapters […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Danya Kukafka, detective, Fiction, Literature, litfic, multiple POVs, mystery, serial killer

Owlizabeth's CBR15 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Danya Kukafka, detective, Fiction, Literature, litfic, multiple POVs, mystery, serial killer ·
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Secrets Typed In Blood: The Third Pentecost & Parker Mystery

Secrets Typed In Blood by Stephen Spotswood

January 4, 2023 by Owlizabeth 6 Comments

Hello howdy and hey y’all, it’s my first post ever! I love detective stories. I’ve got a brain that enjoys puzzles and being right, so it’s fun on top of fun. But I am also super picky and easily distracted or annoyed by most mysteries. I need a challenge but not something so convoluted it’s unsolvable. I don’t want anything too cozy or too grim, nothing with lots of graphic violence/mutilation/torture but a decent amount of action. I prefer women authors and characters, I like […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: detective, disabled characters, Female Detective, Fiction, mystery, Noir, queer fiction, Stephen Spotswood

Owlizabeth's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: detective, disabled characters, Female Detective, Fiction, mystery, Noir, queer fiction, Stephen Spotswood ·
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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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New Rural Chinese Mystery Series!

Thief of Souls by Brian Klingborg

July 31, 2022 by Halbs Leave a Comment

Thief of Souls is the first book in the Inspector Lu Fei mystery series. I’m not sure how long the series is intended to go, but I know a second book was released earlier this year. In fact, Bookpage’s review of the newest installment is what had me track this one down at my local library. Inspector Lu Fei is a mid-level law enforcement agent for China’s Public Security Bureau (PSB). He lives and works in the rural agricultural town of Raven Valley. The reader […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Brian Klingborg, China, detective, murder

Halbs's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Brian Klingborg, China, detective, murder ·
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