This is book 2 in the Vera Wong Series. Book 1 is Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Title: Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto Genre: Mystery Plot: Vera Wong feels bored with life. It’s been a year since someone died in her tea shop. She desperately wantsContinue reading “Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) – Jesse Q. Sutanto”
Category Archives: Murder Mystery
The Memory Collectors – Kim Neville
Title: The Memory Collectors Author: Kim Neville Genre: Fantasy Plot: Evelyn, or Ev for short, has a unique ability. She can feel emotions that people have left on ordinary objects. Those emotions can rub off on others in unexpected ways. Ev knows this better than most. That’s why she’s super careful about handling those objects.Continue reading “The Memory Collectors – Kim Neville”
Forget Me Not – Stacy Willingham
Title: Forget Me Not Author: Stacy Willingham Genre: Mystery Plot: Short on income and unsure of what to do next, Claire Campbell decides to return home. Claire hasn’t been home in over twenty years. Home reminds her too much of what happened to her sister, Natalie, when they were kids. Natalie snuck out of theContinue reading “Forget Me Not – Stacy Willingham”
The Cloisters – Katy Hays
Title: The Cloisters Author: Katy Hays Genre: Mystery Plot: Ann Stilwell is a recent renaissance history major graduate from Witworth University in Eastern Washington. She’s struggled to get into a grad school program, so she accepts a summer internship at the Cloisters, in New York City, and a part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Continue reading “The Cloisters – Katy Hays”
The Man Made of Smoke – Alex North
Title: The Man Made of Smoke Author: Alex North Genre: Thriller Plot: Dan Garvie’s close encounter with the serial killer known as the Pied Piper as a child has haunted him into his adult life. He became a criminal profiler to help others. Then Dan gets word that his father, Jack, has died. So DanContinue reading “The Man Made of Smoke – Alex North”
Ghost Talkers – Mary Robinette Kowal
Title: Ghost Talkers Author: Mary Robinette Kowal Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Plot: Ginger Stuyvesant is an American living in London in the early 1900’s. When WW1 breaks out, Ginger helps out in a new volunteer corp of the military. This new corp is a group of mediums with military liaisons. The soldiers are trained toContinue reading “Ghost Talkers – Mary Robinette Kowal”
A Killing Cold -Kate Alice Marshall
Title: A Killing Cold Author: Kate Alice Marshall Genre: Thriller Plot: Theodora Scott, Theo for short, is going to meet her fiancé’s, Connor Dalton, family at their winter mountainside retreat. Not long before they leave, Theo gets cryptic messages that warn her to stay away from Connor. It puts her on edge because of herContinue reading “A Killing Cold -Kate Alice Marshall”
The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides
Title: The Silent Patient Author: Alex Michaelides Genre: Thriller Plot: Theo Bader is a criminal psychotherapist who’s recently started at The Grove, an asylum for criminals. The Grove’s star patient is Alicia Berenson. She’s been convicted of shooting her husband. But Alicia’s been completely silent ever since the murder. She won’t talk to anyone, notContinue reading “The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides”
The Bedlam Detective – Stephan Gallagher
Title: The Bedlam Detective Author: Stephan Gallagher Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Plot: Sebastian Becker is an investigator with the Bethlehem Hospital, famously known as Bedlam, in the late 1800’s. His newest patient to look into is Sir Owain Lancaster. Sir Owain has recently returned from an adventure in the Amazon that went horribly wrong. He’sContinue reading “The Bedlam Detective – Stephan Gallagher”
Ordinary Grace – William Kent Krueger
Title: Ordinary Grace Author: William Kent Krueger Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: Frank is the son of a pastor in the 60’s. He enjoys running around town with his brother. One summer everything changes. Their sister disappears and is found and is found dead. Frank learns how people deal with sudden changes and develops a deeperContinue reading “Ordinary Grace – William Kent Krueger”
A Bookworm's Book Reviews 