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Double Negative (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries)

6 reviews
David Carkeet

Felony & Mayhem Press, 2005

unusual setting and character... warm and funny...
Just picked this up and enjoyed it thoroughly! Unusual setting is a linguistics facility doubling as day care center. (They study the evolution of language in toddlers.) One of the linguists is run over at night and the mystery begins. It's intelligent, humorous, and human as our hero, Jeremy Cook, stumbles along being head smart, heart dumb, dealing with a quirky police lieutenant, a ...

The Killings at Badger's Drift (Inspector Barnaby Mysteries)

8 reviews
Caroline Graham

Felony & Mayhem Press, 2005

Excellent Series!
I first "met" the characters in this series by happening upon them in the Midsomer Murders mystery series on TV (I'm not much of a TV watcher, so I found them accidentally!). I was so impressed with the TV series that I decided to try the books. I'm very glad I did. While I found I liked the characters a bit more in the TV series (they are somewhat toned down for TV - Troy especially!), I ...

An Advancement of Learning: #2 Dalziel & Pascoe mystery (Dalziel & Pascoe)

5 reviews
Reginald Hill

Felony & Mayhem, 2008

One of the gems from the early days
Some of Hill's earliest novels don't really compare to some of his later ones, but this is one of a couple of absolutely cracking exceptions. It's got a wonderfully complex plot, some brilliant characters, a great setting, some surprising twists, and it is written wonderfully. Plus, Franny Roote is one of the best villains Hill has ever created. This one, indeed, is essential reading for those ...

The Spy's Wife

9 reviews
Reginald Hill

Felony & Mayhem, 2006

Highly satisfying yarn
"The Spy's Wife" is ostensibly a mystery story, but it turns out to be more of a character study--with the subject of the title front and center throughout. This turns the piece into something more than a typical Cold War espionage potboiler. The novel's focus is on Molly Keatley, the badly betrayed wife of an alleged British turncoat, who evolves from a relatively passive soul at the moment of ...

The Accomplice (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries)

10 reviews
Elizabeth Ironside

Felony & Mayhem, 2006

Required Reading for A Most Intelligent & Sensitive Soul
If you are perusing the mystery genre for bed-timing reading...this is not your book. If, however, you have high standards for elegant, highly intelligent, poignant, truth-shattering prose that reaches into your very soul...you will adore this unforgettable novel. Indeed, there is a reason why Elizabeth Ironside's used books are off-the-charts in pricing among her first editions. It is not ...

The Romeo Flag (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries)

8 reviews
Carolyn Hougan

Felony & Mayhem, 2005

Best Combination: History and Mystery
I'm an impatient mystery reader, but this one was good from start to finish and as a bonus the writing was quite good. I knew nothing of the colony of white Russians who went to Shanghai to escape the revolution. The plot skips to the cold war, the CIA and the KGB. Some of the best mysteries I've read recently have been several published by Felony and Mayhem. I also recommend the Cambridge ...

Death of a Hollow Man (The 2nd Inspector Barnaby Mystery)

10 reviews
Caroline Graham

Felony & Mayhem, 2006

Barnaby "Hollows" Down the Suspects
When are Tom Barnaby and Inspector Troy going to make their appearance? This is one of those books that is hard to get into at first, page after page of introducing the soon-to-be suspects as actors and stage assistants in the play "Amadeus." I began to consider putting the book down. However, I started getting interested in spite of myself, trying to figure out what was going to happen and ...

A Very Private Enterprise (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries)

2 reviews
Elizabeth Ironside

Felony & Mayhem, 2007

A very private enterprise
I found it a bit tedious in the beginning but enjoyed the plot in mid to end of the story.

Death in the Garden

17 reviews
Elizabeth Ironside

Felony & Mayhem, 2005

Excellent structure, beautiful language
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel by Elizabeth Ironside (aka Lady Catherine Manning). The multiple points of view, expressed in different forms--ie straight narrative, fictional excerpts from books, diaries, and genuine dialogue--made for a lovely novel which I read slowly to savor both the characters and the language. In time, the novel takes place in the mid 20s, at the home and in the world of ...

Suspect: #1 Karl Alberg

5 reviews
L.R. Wright

Felony & Mayhem, 2008

Superb!
This is a wonderful, near perfect crime novel: a beautifully crafted story about murder, and evil that is perhaps worse than murder. The characters are all memorable. You will not find a more sympathetic murderer in all of literature. The author expertly leads you to a conclusion that is both satisfying and disturbing. Top notch, this ranks among my favorite mystery novels. A must read.

Death in Disguise (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries) (Inspector Barnaby Mysteries)

7 reviews
Caroline Graham

Felony & Mayhem, 2007

Death in Disguise
Caroline Graham has written a great story .. Inspector Barnaby is one of my Favorites .. I also liked the way the book was printed the style of the paperback ..

The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen Mysteries)

2 reviews
Edmund Crispin

Felony & Mayhem Press, 2005

A gilded treasure from the Golden Age of British Mystery
Edmund Crispin (pseudonym for Bruce Montgomery) wrote "The Case of the Gilded Fly" in 1944 while he was still an undergraduate at St. John's College, Oxford. It features the advent of Gervase Fen, Professor of English Language and Literature, and amateur detective extraordinaire. Another of my favorite characters, the deaf and possibly senile Professor Wilkes also appears for the first time ...

Mystery Mile (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries)

6 reviews
Margery Allingham

Felony & Mayhem, 2006

Campion's First Starring Role
One year after his initial appearance in Crime at the Black Dudley, Albert Campion is back. And what a difference a year makes. This Campion is completely fleshed out. He is now, officially the Universal Aunt (`your adventures undertaken for a fee'). Also present are his regular compatriots Lugg (his man) and Stanislaus Oates of Scotland Yard. And let's not forget Autolycus the Jackdaw (who ...

Dancers in Mourning: #8 Albert Campion mystery (Albert Campion Mystery)

4 reviews
Margery Allingham

Felony & Mayhem, 2008

Wonderful mystery
Margery Allingham is a great writer. Albert Campion is a classic figure in mystery literature and I hope they never stop reprinting her books. I haven't been able to read many Allingham books but I can say that this is one of her best. The mystery is fascinating and she provides a wonderful twist in the plot right in the end. Just when you think it's all figured out. Wham! Even Campion is ...

Library Paradox: Vanessa Duncan
Catherine Shaw

Felony & Mayhem, 2008

First U.S. edition; Combines strong place and time--Victorian England at the time of the Dryfuss affair--pulls together mathmatics puzzle with history, with Victorian England and anti-semitism, with unusual female sleuth, author lives in UK, is an academic in mathmatics

Ruling Passion: Dalziel and Pascoe, #3 (Dalziel and Pascoe)
Reginald Hill

Felony & Mayhem, 2008

Felony & Mayhem's British category mystery

A Clubbable Woman (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries)

9 reviews
Reginald Hill

Felony & Mayhem, 2007

Start here, read them in order and enjoy! Series list included!
Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe series starts here. A Clubbable Woman is the first in the series, and generally continues to improve throughout the series. The upronounceable Dalziel (Dee-el)is the Chief Inspector: apparently crude and ill mannered, he is the active force in the partnership, if active is defined as the rush of an enraged bull, demanding beyond reason and totally unsuited for ...

Look to the Lady (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries) (Albert Campion Mysteries)

7 reviews
Margery Allingham

Felony & Mayhem, 2006

Rite of Passage
"The Gyrth Chalice Mystery" was the first Allingham mystery I read. By coincidence, I was then the same age Allingham was when she wrote it (despite there being several wars in between). I was immediately taken with the story with its heady mix of adventure, English snobbery, humor and the supernatural. When I was done reading I was a British mystery addict and an eternal fan of Albert ...

Who Guards a Prince (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries)

3 reviews
Reginald Hill

Felony & Mayhem Press, 2005

Unexpected plot from Reginald Hill
If you are familiar with the Dalziel and Pascoe books this book will really surprise you. It will also frighten you. What if it really could happen? The heroes and the villains are very believable. It makes for a true thriller. I enjoyed it.

A Good Death (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries)
Elizabeth Ironside

Felony & Mayhem, 2008

Felony & Mayhem's British category mystery

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