Another Carol O'Connell grand slam.
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Carol O'Connell is one of my favorite writers.  This is just another excellent example of the many faceted mysteries she is capable of writing.  However, this is not a Mallory Novel.  Mallory is not in this particular story and shouldn't be billed as such.  But another great mystery with layer upon layer of depth.
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Catriona King has once again excelled herself. As you read this griping novel you cannot help but reflect on how much of the material is actually going on in our world today. The abuse of children is dealt with sensitively but without pulling punches - another triumph for Catriona.
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Another good chapter of the Mary O'Reilly series.  I particularly enjoyed the twists that I didn't see coming.
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Scandal In Skibbereen is the 2nd book in the cozy County Cork series. Maura is settling into her new life in Leap, Ireland. She arrived some months ago from Boston with little money or future plans. Her gran was from Leap and it was her desire that Maura visit Leap. Maura is now a pub owner called Sullivans and has a house left to her in a will from the previous pub owner.

A visitor from New York named Althea changes the peaceful and tranquil  countryside life for Maura and its inhabitants. The reader is taken on a hunt for an lost art masterpiece. A murder occurs after the arrival of Althea and Maura thinks it could be related to the search for the lost masterpiece.

Sheila Connolly, besides writing a very good mystery, can weave a very good story. The reader is taken along with Maura on her adventures. Maura is sensible in her sleuthing and shares her information with the police (garda). The characters in the book are wonderful, colorful and interesting. It is also a book about relationships. The series to me is about the young woman finding her way in a new county. It is a special series.
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Another good one!  Anita is trying to get it all under control and is thrown another curve ball.  Love it!
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I love  the Jane Tennison cases just wish there were more - As usual La Plante books are real page turners. I'll be looking for another pretty soon.
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This is one of the best Murder She Wrote books thus far. While normally the stories set in Cabot Cove are the most enjoyable, this one set in Mexico with her publisher friends is just as good. I completely forgot about Seth and Mort back home and this time they were not missed. There's a lot of action right from the start and the ending is very well done.
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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 love reading about Myrtle Clover, the 80 year old retired school teacher, who thinks she is better at solving murders than her son the Chief of Police.  Fast paced, funny, the characters are great and feel like family.
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Cloister is back with one of her better books with the usual characters. Sherlock and Savish are always enjoyable. Great story that pleases
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am so happy that I discovered The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries and #7 does not disappoint. It's time for the summer ball in Oxford, and Gemma is looking forward to a chance to dress up for the evening and enjoying time out with her CID Inspector boyfriend, Devlin O'Connor. The ball they are attending is featuring an old alumni, celebrity chef Josh McDermott. The Old Biddies, Gemma's unpaid "help" at the Tearoom are all aflutter about his return, but not everyone is pleased. That becomes clear when Gemma stumbles over Josh's dead body. Since the four Old Biddies consider themselves great sleuths, Gemma is once again drawn into keeping them under control and out of the notice of Devlin.

Another One Bites the Crust is almost as good as a visit to Oxford in summer with its descriptions of life among the "dreaming spires." The mystery is full of twists, but the real charm lies in the characters we have come to love over the course of the series, and the mouth-watering treats that Dora, the Tearoom Baker, produces. This one includes a recipe for Custard Tarts, a quintessentially British classic. I am looking forward to the next visit with Gemma and friends. I received an advance digital copy from the author. The opinions are my own.
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I always like to try to figure out the "who done it" of Carol's books.  Usually I get them; on occasion I'm surprised or there's an extra guilty party that I missed.  Good book.
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Though lacking the tautness of her other standalone psychological thrillers (e.g., the phenomenal Judas Child), Bone by Bone once again demonstrates Carol O'Connell's deft touch with character and plot. Complex and occasionally confusing, the book wraps the story of a former Army CID investigator, the guilt-wracked Oren Hobbs, around the unsolved mystery of his younger brother's disappearance 20 years earlier. Spurred by the appearance of human bones on the doorstep of his old homestead, Hobbs reluctantly probes into the psyches of a gothic cast of townspeople dark and fascinating enough to satisfy readers hooked on O'Connell's Mallory series, and uncovers some painful truths about himself, his father, and his missing brother that threaten to bring the killer out of retirement.

While not her best work to date, Bone by Bone will captivate any reader looking for three-dimensional characters and a masterful sense of pacing rather than the formulaic, one-dimensional caricatures of suspense that try to pass themselves off as "thrillers" these days. The biggest mystery here is why O'Connell languishes among the ranks of the relative unknowns while lesser talents make the best-seller lists with recycled comic books.
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Another excellent  entry in the Harry Bosch series. Connelly has not lost his touch. I do wonder if he plans a spin-off with Harry's new partner. She could easily support her own book.
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Wow .. Another McPhee masterpiece!.. always a pleasant read ,( McPhee )
this one details the lives of two tennis greats and the  US game itself comes into focus.

McPhee must be the greatest of American writers!
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This is a well written account of a Grand Slam tennis champion. The book was written by two yound ladies that never met in person until the book was published. The entire book was written and edited over the internet. The first time the two authors met in person was at The Championships at Wimbledon where they presented Ms. Sanchez-Vicario with a signed copy of the book. The tennis star was quite happy to receive the book. If you are wondering how I know all of this, I was a contributing photographer. Many thanks to the two Carolines for all their effort and hard work!
T.Hoffer
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Another in the series of Victorian lady detective books. A good example of that time and the very structured lives they led. An antidote to life in the fast lane.