I’m a big fan of Karen Odden and have read nearly all of her books. I was very happy that this second book in the Inspector Corravan series was as good as the first (Down a Dark River was fantastic as an audiobook). Odden incorporates a lot of history into her books, while also developing great…
Tag: historical mystery
Twelve Series I Want to Keep Reading
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is about series we’d like to start, catch up on, or finish. In this post I’m writing about series I’ve started recently. I should tell you I’m pretty bad about starting series and then not continuing them – I’m the same with TV. There’s just…
Review: A Deadly Fortune and The Unquiet Dead by Stacie Murphy
I was offered a review copy of Stacie Murphy’s new novel, The Unquiet Dead, a historical mystery set in 1893. Since it was a sequel, I decided to read A Deadly Fortune first. I loved both of them and highly recommend them for anyone who likes historical mysteries. A Deadly Fortune, Murphy’s debut novel, introduces…
Review: Vera Kelly is Not a Mystery by Rosalie Knecht
Review: A Dangerous Duet by Karen Odden
I really enjoyed this Victorian-era mystery/thriller by Karen Odden, although I did have some issues with the pacing at the end. Nell Hallam is a young woman who sneaks out of her brother’s home every night to play piano at the Octavian Music House. She’s masquerading as a man so she can earn enough money…
Review: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
Review: Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey
Review of Twenty-One Days by Anne Perry
Anne Perry is my favorite historical mystery writer, because she writes with a lot of detail, creates interesting characters, and her books raise difficult social and legal issues of their time. On the flip side, she tends to be a bit repetitive and can be long-winded, but I’ll forgive that in a writer if the…
Something Sinister by Olivier Bosman
Death at St. Vedast by Mary Lawrence
Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart
I loved the first book about Constance Kopp, Girl Waits with Gun, and this one thankfully gave me more of the same. In this book, Constance really wrestles with the responsibilities of her job as a female deputy sheriff in 1915, when a dangerous convict escapes on her watch. To make matters worse, the sheriff…
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
If you’ve finished the Lady Julia Grey series, you’ll be excited about this new series by Deanna Raybourn. Raybourn seems to have started three other series in the last few years (A Blade of Summer Grass, City of Jasmine, and Night of a Thousand Stars), so I’m not quite sure if this one will stick.…