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14 reviews
Ray Bradbury

Topeka Bindery, 1999

Loved it
I have to admit that I've never really been a fan of Bradbury. In school I read a couple of his short stories, which were pretty good but not amazing - I always thought Asimov wrote better - and the only novel of his I had read before this one was Farenheight 451, twice, and both times I found it to be among the most dull books I'd read. However, reading the back of this paperback in a used ...

When love is not enough: Following the road of a heartless killer

5 reviews
Mary Ann Kirsch

Looking Glass Press, 1998

Engrossing, a real page-turner.
I read constantly and this is one of the best. I knew the ending, yet found myself unable to stop reading. Every parent should read this book. It will change your perspective on what's really important and make you want to hold your children close and cherish them. Kirsch's well-written account will keep you up long after the lights should be out.

Murder Is Easy

23 reviews
Agatha Christie

Bt Bound, 1999

Easy to Kill, Easy to Like
As much as I enjoy Agatha Christie mysteries and her quaint, endearing sleuths, I always seem to enjoy her novels that do not have Poirot or Miss Marple as the detective much more. This is the case with "Murder Is Easy", which follows the retired policeman Luke Fitzwilliam through his trials to piece together a string of deaths that may or may not be murder. Christie's novel is well thought ...

The barber of Natchez;: Wherein a slave is freed and rises to a very high standing; wherein the former slave ...

2 reviews
Edwin Adams Davis

Kennikat Press, 1972

Not the correct title, but......
In 1938 the 2,000 page diary of William Johnson of Natchez, Mississippi was discovered along with numerous other personal and legal documents. The widow of Johnson's grandson made possible the publication of the diary in 1951 which led to publication of The Barber of Natchez in 1954. This book is relevant to the history of the U.S. because of its detailed, up-close portrait of one city--Natchez, ...

Murder is served (Mercury mystery)

2 reviews
Frances Louise Davis Lockridge

American Mercury, 1948

Civilized and graceful - reading at it's best!
Oh, I do so love the books of Frances and Richard Lockridge, those classic mysteries featuring Mr. & Mrs. North. Otherwise known to the world as Pam and Jerry, he of the book publishing business and she--well, Pam is not so easily captured. On occasion she's the ditzy character, and at others she's so sharp it's amazing she doesn't cut herself. This amiable, leisurely book is the perfect ...

Murder is my business (Red badge detective)

1 review
Brett Halliday

Dodd, Mead & Company, 1945

Very well plotted story
Unlike "Bodies are where you find them" that I read before, this story had no comedy angles. But it was powerful and very well plotted. Although I have not read ALL of the Michael Shayne mysteries, I bet this is one of the best plotted. A mayoralty election was held. People argued about the effect of the murder to the election, but nobody cared about the victim himself. Except Michael ...

Murder Is Announced

31 reviews
Agatha Christie

Bt Bound, 1999

WILL SOMEONE LET THE WOMAN SPEAK?
What "improvements" have been made for the Signet edition? There are already major differences in punctuation, word choices, and scene breaks between the original Collins and Dodd Mead editions of this novel. There are further differences between the Dodd Mead editions republished by Random House/Avenel and the Dodd Mead editions republished by Simon & Shuster/Pocket. There are further ...

Murder is an art: Original title: One man show

1 review
Michael Innes

Avon Books, 1952

Also published as "A Private View" & "One Man Show"
John Innes Mackintosh Stewart (pseudonym Michael Innes) was born in 1906 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, and his mysteries reflect both his scholarship, and the year he spent in Vienna, studying Freudian psychoanalysis. "Murder is an Art" (1952), also titled "A Private View" and "One Man Show" is later Appleby. Sir John has already been knighted and ...

Murder Is Binding

36 reviews
Lorna Barrett

Berkley, 2008

Loved it!
This was a new author for me and I was not disappointed. It was well written and fun to read. I look forward to other books from her.

Murder is my business

2 reviews
William Foster Hopkins

World Pub. Co, 1970

The Red Headed Stranger
I would like to review this chapte

Murder is a serious business

2 reviews
Elizabeth Dean

Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran, 1940

enjoyable
This is the second book in a series of 3. Set at an antique store in Boston but with a trip to the home of a wealthy buyer who seems to be in love with Emma, the heroine. Emma has a longtime relationship with Hank and is very loyal to her boss Jeff. Emma makes a lot of errors in this outing but Hank and the other characters solve the mystery of who killed the wealthy buyer. Characters include an ...

Blessed Is The Busybody (Ministry Is Murder Mystery)

14 reviews
Emilie Richards

Berkley, 2005

Murder in a small town
Emile Richards has written a great first book in this new series. The protanganist is Aggie (short for Agate), the wife of a Unitarian minister who lives in a small college town in Ohio along with their two young daughters. Life as a minister's wife is not always easy, Aggie and her family are always on display, but they are liking small town living except for the fact that a wealthy, despotic ...

My Swordhand Is Singing

2 reviews
Marcus Sedgwick

Wendy Lamb Books, 2007

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Marcus Sedgwick's MY SWORDHAND IS SINGING is a dark novel with a heavy emphasis on thick, snowy forests of Eastern Europe, gypsies, and superstitious town folk. It is the perfect setting for a scary story, but it is also much, much more. Tomas and his teenage son, Peter, are a pair of traveling woodcutters with a mysterious past that settle down in the village of Chust one winter. Before long ...

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