Another great Dax McGowan mystery
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Another great Dax McGowan mystery. Every chapter has a new twist in the story.  Dax detective work is brilliant. Can't wait for the next Dax mystery.
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Dax was always one of my favorite characters. This well written anthology gives insight to each Dax's hosts.

I would recommend it to Dax fans.
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I have read most of the Faith Fairchild mysteries and loved them all. This story about being at the camp in Maine was especially exciting to read. Her husband, the minister , is away with his mother who had heart surgery in Ma. And Faith is all worried about her son, Ben who has his first job in a restaurant and has a crush on a older girl who works there. Meanwhile across the way another group of relatives are trying to be the chosen ones to inherit The Birches, a family cottage which can only be inherited by one family. Two murders with another planned that was foiled .a must read for the followers of these book series.
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Sidney Frost, author of Murder in Sun City, reintroduces amateur sleuth Liz Helmsley in this sequel to the Vengence Squad series. Liz has purchased a double decker bus that she's turned into a mobile library since her marriage to Samuel. This time, the bookmobile works with the area library to service retirement communities. Sun City is one and on one of her visits, Liz discovers a body.

James, a Vietnam Veteran suffering from PTSD, shadows the property where the body is found. Nosy, next-door neighbor Margie slips in and out of the mystery to discover how Sharon died, why her house if filled with boxes, and where her next of kin are.

Sidney offers his readers intrigue, a hard to put down novel, and hours of entertainment as they walk with Liz following one clue toward another. This is one book I highly recommend for anyone who enjoys a good mystery with characters who aren't afraid to rely on their faith.
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If you loved the other High Heels Mysteries, you will be thrilled to be back with Maddie and Ramirez. The tables are turned when after a high-profile  murder, Ramirez is suspended and Maddie must solve the mystery and save faux dad's salon. The story has hilarious turns  when Ramirez  becomes a stay-at-home dad for the twins and an elaborate first-year party is planned for the babies. All the colorful characters are back plus more. I couldn't put it down.
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Another good mystery from McNab.  Detective Inspector Carol Ashton is back in Australia after her adventures in Washington.  She called in to investigate the murder of a professional golfer at Australia's premiere women's golf tournament.  As Bourke, Ashton's associate, says, "We have a victim who has more enemies than friends, a suspect list that's growing, and a wide-open time of death, so that practically everyone seems to have had the opportunity to do murder."  But Ashton and her team painstakingly investigate each clue as it's presented to them until Ashton finally figures out who committed murder.  I was pretty smug because I had it figured out who the murderer was about half way through.  I remained smug right up to the moment Ashton revealed who the real murderer was - and, of course, McNab had not tricked me at all - she had only written a villanous character who I was willing to lay the murder on.  McNab got off course a few books back, but she's back on course and writing good procedurals.  Her characters are well drawn and keep growing, her plotting is excellent and she's even writing better than she had been.  This is an excellent read!!
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I have always liked Val McDermid, and this one doesn't let us down. It is both a great mystery, and a story of personal struggles. Must read!
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Another great Ray Elkins mystery!  I've read a few of the books in this series, and have never been disappointed.  I highly recommend it to anyone who likes a great whodunit.
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Another great who done it mystery.  The more you read, like a spider web, you find yourself caught up in how to catch this person.  Phillip Margolin has done it again.
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Kathy Reichs has struck gold once again in, Bones Never Lie! She has done an excellent job of bring in some of her old cases from Montreal, Canada. Of course her best friend and former lover, Andrew Ryan is with her. With her? Well, yes, but first she had to go after him while he was in Central America. The murders of young girls from ten to fourteen are now happening in Vermont and North Carolina! Are these murders connected to those in Canada? Dr. Temperance Brennan is called to work with cold cases detectives in her area. Brennan, Ryan and detective Slidell, try to figure out just who is killing these children. DNA is found and it is connected to a female killer from Canada. Ryan returns to Canada to try and locate Pomerleau but has no luck. A body of a fully grown woman is found in Vermont in an old home that was once used to make maple syrup. The syrup has preserved the body of this woman. Who is she? There are so many different roads leading to the end of this mystery it will keep you reading till the small hours of the morning. But wait, there is a surprise ending to this great book. Don't miss it. Read it today! Rated "R" for those in late teens. DP, Castro Valley, Ca.
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I've read all 3 of teh Mooseamuck Island Mysteries and really enjoy them.  There are 2 main detectives in this series, Dom and Clair, both retired by successful characters.  They are as different as night and day but they mesh well to solve murder mysteries on Moosemuck Island.  I enjoy that as retired people, Dom and Clair are vibrant, active people.  They are becoming friends as well as colleagues.
Leighann Dobbs is a favorite of mine.  I like the pacing in her series and the details included.  I relax with cozy mysteries but that doesn't mean this is a boring read.  Quite the contrary!  If you haven't done so, give the first two books in the series a read.
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Monika Everhardt is an ICU nurse.  She ends up involved in two separate cases in this book.  First there's a John Doe from a car accident.  Second there's a woman who had her head bashed in.  Both are in the ICU.

A friend asks Monika to help figure out the identity of John Doe because her mother is convinced he's her long lost son.  The police ask Monika's help in figuring out who bashed in the head of the woman.

Plus Monika is continuing to look into the death of her husband in Vietnam.

As she digs deeper into each mystery, the trail takes her from taverns to convents.  It even leads back to 9/11.  Often the past and the present combine in her quest for the truth.

Can she solve each of these mysteries?  Will she like what she finds out about her husband?

This is the second book I've read in this three-book series.  I can't wait for the next one.  I find them to be page turners but definitely cozy suspense.  The author has done a great job creating wonderful supporting people in and out of the hospital for Monika.  I like the hospital setting.

I highly recommend this book and series.
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Josie Prescott's new life in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is going well until a friend, and the benefit organizer, is poisoned at a gala benefit she's hosting.

Detective Rowcliff isn't easy to deal with, especially since he isn't sure if Josie is a suspect, the intended victim, or is just holding back information.

Unfortunately Josie's new love, Rocky Point Police Chief Ty Alvarez, is out of town taking care of a sick aunt and isn't much support or help to Josie in this situation.

Soon Josie sees everyone as a potential suspect, even her staff.  Plus she has some close calls herself.  Also a valuable tureen goes missing from the benefit's auction.  She knows she must help solve this murder quickly so that life can get back to normal.  Reporter Wes Smith helps Josie get to the truth.  Can Josie figure out who the murderer is before any more harm comes to her or her business?

I love this series.  Josie is such a fun character.  Even though antiques are not my thing, I really enjoy this antiques mystery series.  The mystery is very well crafted and the information about antiques does not hit us over the heads.  The author has done a great job of this!

I love the New Hampshire setting as well.  Great place to set a mystery.  I highly recommend this book and the series.
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Usually I am highly entertained by the Beaumont mysteries, and this case was no exception. The detective has to investigate a crime in a school that initially looks like a murder suicide. Soon enough things become complicated and we get a whodunit with plenty of twists and turns and a thrilling conclusion with plenty of revelations.

I enjoyed the fact that the author keeps giving us more information about Beaumont's personal life and we get to see how he continues to deal with recovering from alcoholism and in this case also with a significant family grudge. The part that was interesting and different from any of the previous books is the relationship with Beau's arch-nemesis Max Cole. We are use to seeing the battle between the detective and the journalist, which in the past has become pretty heated. In this case however, due to Max knowing on of the the victims and being affected by the events, we end up with a very cordial relationship which threatens to become a friendship. I am not sure I liked this part, since I enjoyed the nature of the previous relationship between these characters.

I did like the decision by Jance to have Beau work the case with a different partner than the one he usually has. Especially because this guy is obnoxious and creates many situations that add flavor to the story. Besides that, we get the usual cast of supporting characters, which are always welcome.

Jance delivered another mystery that keeps us reading eagerly until finding out who the guilty party is and when we get there we are already looking forward to the next one. That in my book can be considered a success.
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I loved Dax and Shaylee's story.  There's obstacles for both of them to overcome.  Physical and emotional. Terrific suspense throughout this story kept me sweeping through the pages. I cannot wait for the next in this series.
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I love the McRyan mysteries, love the twists and turns, and am glad it is difficult to unravel who the bad guys/girls were. That is why I love this series
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Another great mystery by Margolin.  Entertaining, hard to put down after beginning.  A very good read that moves quickly from an interesting blend of characters.