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October 18, 2020

It’s a Mystery: “The true art of memory is the art of attention”

October 18, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “The true art of memory is the art of attention”

The ninth Vera Stanhope mystery is as fresh and exciting as the first.

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October 18, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
Ann Cleeves, Minotaur Books, It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, Vera Stanhope, mystery series, mystery fiction
September 01, 2020

It’s a Mystery: “God may not play dice, but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again”

September 01, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “God may not play dice, but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again”

Penny’s deft touch with plotting only enhances her in-depth character studies.

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September 01, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction - Historical, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, mystery fiction, historical fiction
July 07, 2020

It’s a Mystery: “The Irish are a fair people, they never speak well of one another” 

July 07, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “The Irish are a fair people, they never speak well of one another” 

An atmospheric mystery blending history and romance with a contemporary police investigation.

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July 07, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
Sarah Stewart Taylor, mystery fiction, It's a Mystery, Minotaur Books
June 30, 2020

It’s a Mystery: “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes”

June 30, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes”

A skillful whodunit populated by a motley assortment of vividly wrought characters.

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June 30, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
mystery fiction, murder mystery, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, Paul Doiron, Minotaur Books
December 17, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures”

December 17, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery:  “Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures”

A world class thriller with a gut punch that you won’t see coming.

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December 17, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, It's a Mystery
It's a Mystery, Alice Blanchard, Minotaur Books, thrillers
October 30, 2019

The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols by Nicholas Meyer

October 30, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols by Nicholas Meyer

Meyer knows exactly how to do this kind of pastiche, right down to the book’s chirpy footnotes.

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October 30, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Nicholas Meyer, Minotaur Books, Sherlock Holmes, pastiche, mystery fiction, Steve Donoghue
October 22, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “The surest way to work up a crusade for some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone”

October 22, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “The surest way to work up a crusade for some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone”

A richly atmospheric novel that explores love and pain in many guises.

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October 22, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
Ann Cleeves, Minotaur Books, detective fiction, gay fiction, Jonathan Kellerman, Irma Heldman, mystery series, crime fiction, mystery fiction
October 01, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “Constant togetherness is fine—but only for Siamese twins”

October 01, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “Constant togetherness is fine—but only for Siamese twins”

A deftly wrought standalone that calls to mind Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple.

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October 01, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Nevada Barr, It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, Minotaur Books, mystery fiction
September 17, 2019

A Dangerous Engagement by Ashley Weaver

September 17, 2019/ Olive Fellows
A Dangerous Engagement by Ashley Weaver

Readers will recognize the trusty formula, but Weaver injects a dose of the unfamiliar into this cozy mystery.

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September 17, 2019/ Olive Fellows/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Ashley Weaver, Minotaur Books, mystery series, mystery fiction, Olive Fellows
August 06, 2019

It’s a Mystery: Don’t ever tell a soldier guns are fun

August 06, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: Don’t ever tell a soldier guns are fun

It’s a Mystery Double Feature.

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August 06, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Robert Pobi, Ellison Cooper, Minotaur Books, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, mystery fiction
February 06, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “Evil for evil’s sake is an invention of man”

February 06, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery:  “Evil for evil’s sake is an invention of man”

A mystery that comes together like the bulletin board full of thread and pins.

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February 06, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
David Housewright, Minotaur Books, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, St. Martin's Press, detective fiction, thrillers, suspense, MacMillan Publishers, mystery fiction
September 15, 2018

An Act of Villainy by Ashley Weaver

September 15, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
An Act of Villainy by Ashley Weaver

An escapist mystery set in a wonderful evocation of the carefree high society world of 1930s London.

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September 15, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
An Act of Villainy, Ashley Weaver, Minotaur Books, amateur detective, series, St. Martin's Press, MacMillan Publishers, mystery fiction, Steve Donoghue
March 04, 2018

Death of an Unsung Hero by Tessa Arlen

March 04, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Death of an Unsung Hero by Tessa Arlen

The fourth in this series featuring the unlikely sleuthing duo of Clementine Talbot, the Countess of Montfort, and her chief housekeeper, Edith Jackson.

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March 04, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Tessa Arlen, Minotaur Books, series, WWI, mystery fiction, Steve Donoghue
February 19, 2018

The Throne of Caesar by Steven Saylor

February 19, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Throne of Caesar by Steven Saylor

Mystery fiction based on the most famous murder in history.

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February 19, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Historical Fiction, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Steven Saylor, Minotaur Books, Roman history, historical fiction, mystery fiction, Steve Donoghue
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