Category Archives: mystery

Sacred Games by Chandra Vikram

Posted on April 19, 2019 by portiabridget

Product info (from Goodreads): Sartaj, one of the very few Sikhs on the Mumbai police force, is used to being identified by his turban, beard and the sharp cut of his trousers. But “the silky Sikh” is now past forty, … Continue reading →

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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike 04) by Robert Galbraith (Pseudonym) J.K. Rowling

Posted on March 1, 2019 by portiabridget

Product info: “I seen a kid killed…He strangled it, up by the horse.” When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike’s office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a … Continue reading →

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The Silent Dead (Reiko Himekawa 01) by Tetsuya Honda

Posted on December 21, 2018 by portiabridget

Synopsis (from Goodreads): When a body wrapped in a blue plastic tarp and tied up with twine is discovered near the bushes near a quiet suburban Tokyo neighborhood, Lt. Reiko Himekawa and her squad take the case. The victim was … Continue reading →

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Reviewing a classic: Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe 04) by Raymond Chandler

Posted on July 27, 2018 by portiabridget

Product info (from Goodreads): A couple of missing wives—one a rich man’s and one a poor man’s—become the objects of Marlowe’s investigation. One of them may have gotten a Mexican divorce and married a gigolo and the other may be … Continue reading →

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Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

Posted on January 26, 2018 by portiabridget

Product info (from Goodreads): Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace: he has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You’d like to get to know Grace better. But it’s difficult, because you realize Jack and Grace are … Continue reading →

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The Burgas Affair by Ellis Shuman

Posted on November 14, 2017 by portiabridget

I got a complimentary copy of this one from the author in exchange for an honest review. Product info: It is a story which contains some reality: the terrorist attack at Burgas Airport in 2012, during which five Israeli tourists … Continue reading →

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Malice by Keigo Higashino

Posted on May 12, 2017 by portiabridget

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Acclaimed bestselling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is found brutally murdered in his home on the night before he’s planning to leave Japan and relocate to Vancouver. His body is found in his office, a locked room, within his … Continue reading →

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Madam Tulip and Knave of Hearts by David Ahern

Posted on April 11, 2017 by portiabridget

I was sent a complimentary copy of this one by the author in return for an honest review – thank you very much! Synopsis: What should you do if you are an actress and your theater all of a sudden … Continue reading →

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Warped Ambition (A Jo Riskin Mystery Book One) by Debbie S. Tenbrink

Posted on January 24, 2017 by portiabridget

I got a complimentary copy of this one from the author in exchange for an honest review – thank you very much! Synopsis (from Goodreads): When the battered body of a teenage girl is found in a dumpster, Lieutenant Jo … Continue reading →

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Mini review: The Restorer (Graveyard Queen 01) by Amanda Stevens

Posted on December 13, 2016 by portiabridget

Synopsis:  Amelia is a cemetery restorer who can see ghosts. Still seeing is one thing, interacting with them quite another. Her father has warned her time and again against acknowledging ghosts or being in company of people haunted by them … Continue reading →

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