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April 24, 2021

Death with a Double Edge by Anne Perry

April 24, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Death with a Double Edge by Anne Perry

Young lawyer Daniel Pitt becomes ensnared in a mysterious back-alley murder.

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April 24, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Death with a Double Edge, Anne Perry, Daniel Pitt, murder mystery, mystery fiction, mystery series
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 24, 2020

It’s a Mystery:  “Funny thing about doubt—it marches into your brain and sets up camp without any invitation”

September 24, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery:  “Funny thing about doubt—it marches into your brain and sets up camp without any invitation”

A compelling variation on a locked-room mystery with high level tension that never lets up.

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September 24, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
James R. Benn, Soho Crime, mystery fiction, It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, mystery series
September 17, 2020

It’s a Mystery: “Murder, I have often noticed, is a great matchmaker.”

September 17, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “Murder, I have often noticed, is a great matchmaker.”

A masterfully plotted, mind-bending thriller that harkens back to the days when Agatha Christie ruled the genre.

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September 17, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, Sophie Hannah, mystery series, mystery fiction, detective fiction, Agatha Christie
June 02, 2020

It’s a Mystery: There is a fine line between a monster and a hero

June 02, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: There is a fine line between a monster and a hero

With her trademark fast pace, Jance has rendered a masterly study of the effects of grief, rage, and the power of forgiveness.

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June 02, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
J. A. Jance, thrillers, mystery fiction, mystery series, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, Ali Reynolds series
March 31, 2020

It’s a Mystery: “The person who talks less is the one with the upper hand.”

March 31, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “The person who talks less is the one with the upper hand.”

A superior mystery on every level, affirming McMahon’s place as up there with the best in the genre.

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March 31, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
Irma Heldman, John McMahon, It's a Mystery, Putnam, mystery fiction, crime fiction, mystery series
March 25, 2020

A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn

March 25, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn

The latest Veronica Speedwell mystery finds our heroine in London at the height of Jack the Ripper’s killing rampage.

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March 25, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Deanna Raybourn, Veronica Speedwell, Jack the Ripper, Prince Albert Victor, murder mystery, mystery fiction, mystery series, Steve Donoghue
March 01, 2020

Trace Elements by Donna Leon

March 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Trace Elements by Donna Leon

The health of Venice’s canals is at the heart of Donna Leon’s 29th Commissario Brunetti mystery.

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March 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Donna Leon, Commissario Brunetti, Venice, mystery series, Steve Donoghue
February 20, 2020

It’s a Mystery: “Never met a sacred cow he didn’t want to slay”

February 20, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “Never met a sacred cow he didn’t want to slay”

A top notch mystery that is intricately layered to keep you in suspense.

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February 20, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, Tessa Wegert, Berkley, mystery series, mystery fiction, crime fiction, thrillers
November 27, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “The best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.”

November 27, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “The best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.”

Actions fueled by love are not always attractive or even right but they are always meaningful.

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November 27, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
Saul Black, St. Martin's Press, It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, mystery series, mystery fiction, thrillers, crime fiction
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
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
July 16, 2019

It’s a Mystery: There is no “I” in Team

July 16, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: There is no “I” in Team

A trail full of twists and turns that takes delightful detective duo Lydia Chin and Bill Smith deep into unlikely places.

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July 16, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, S. J. Rozan, Pegasus Crime, mystery series, detective fiction, mystery fiction
April 11, 2019

Metropolis by Phillip Kerr

April 11, 2019/ Irma Heldman
Metropolis by Phillip Kerr

In Metropolis, we meet the gimlet-eyed gumshoe with a penchant for wiseass humor in the summer of 1928.

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April 11, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
It's a Mystery, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Phillip Kerr, Putnam, mystery series, Bernie Gunther, Irma Heldman, mystery fiction
February 28, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “Experience, contrary to common belief, is mostly imagination”

February 28, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “Experience, contrary to common belief, is mostly imagination”

Leon portrays Venice, one of the most intriguing cities on earth, with an added dimension all her own.

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February 28, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, mystery series, detective fiction, international fiction, mystery fiction
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