Death in the Garden17 reviews Elizabeth Ironside Felony & Mayhem, 2005 Excellent structure, beautiful language + A doozy of a story! + Beautifully written + Good Read             Let There Be Blood3 reviews Jane Jakeman Berkley Trade, 2004 exciting historical mystery He fought in Greece against the Turks but returned to his English mansion Malfine to heal from the wounds he received in Crete. His face is scarred and he is a recluse unable to deal with his tenants, the landed gentry or women for fear of frightening them to death. Unfortunately Lord Ambrose is ...             Jar City: A Thriller (Reykjavik Thriller)36 reviews Arnaldur Indriðason St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005 Iceland Noir + Athens-Reykjavik through a book + Dark Scandanavian mystery + I kept flipping forward to see what would happen next ...             Friends in High Places9 reviews Donna Leon Arrow Books Ltd, 2001 crime in venice + "High Places" deserves high praise + Not Perfect Leon, But Pretty Close + Among the Best in the Brunetti Series + Public Corruption and Personal Values             The Chinese Bell Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story6 reviews Robert Van Gulik Harper Paperbacks, 2004 The best of the Judge Dee Mysteries + very fun read, very unrealistic + A Wonderful Read + superb Asian-flavored legal mysteries + Murder and Mayhem in Ancient China             Seeking Whom He May Devour: Chief Inspector Adamsberg Investigates (Chief Inspector Adamsberg Mysteries)4 reviews Fred Vargas Simon & Schuster, 2006 fantastic French police procedural + Intelligent mystery + A new approach to mystery novels + Great Read             The Princess of Burundi (Ann Lindell Mysteries)12 reviews Kjell Eriksson St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007 Another wonderful Scandanavian author + Serious, absorbing Swedish procedural + Fantastic Book + The Swedes do crime with feeling             Acqua Alta14 reviews Donna Leon Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004 Another wonderful Brunetti + Acgua Alta + A Case That Can Be Solved Amid Flood Waters in Winter + A Staunchly Slogging Guido + Murder Italian Style             The Oxford Murders29 reviews Guillermo Martinez Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Math and murder + Well-crafted, innovative and worth reading The author has chosen to set his story in Oxford among mathematicians, which initially appears odd, and remains so throughout the book. There is a lot of conversation about numbers, numbers theory, and various famous math folks, intersperced with murders (or what appear to be murders). The plot, ...             Jar City: A Thriller (Reykjavik Thriller)36 reviews Arnaldur Indriðason St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005 Iceland Noir + Athens-Reykjavik through a book + Dark Scandanavian mystery + I kept flipping forward to see what would happen next ...             Seeking Whom He May Devour: Chief Inspector Adamsberg Investigates (Chief Inspector Adamsberg Mysteries)4 reviews Fred Vargas Simon & Schuster, 2006 fantastic French police procedural + Intelligent mystery + A new approach to mystery novels + Great Read             The Princess of Burundi (Ann Lindell Mysteries)12 reviews Kjell Eriksson St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007 Another wonderful Scandanavian author + Serious, absorbing Swedish procedural + Fantastic Book + The Swedes do crime with feeling             Friends in High Places9 reviews Donna Leon Arrow Books Ltd, 2001 crime in venice + "High Places" deserves high praise + Not Perfect Leon, But Pretty Close + Among the Best in the Brunetti Series + Public Corruption and Personal Values             The Chinese Bell Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story6 reviews Robert Van Gulik Harper Paperbacks, 2004 The best of the Judge Dee Mysteries + very fun read, very unrealistic + A Wonderful Read + superb Asian-flavored legal mysteries + Murder and Mayhem in Ancient China             Acqua Alta14 reviews Donna Leon Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004 Another wonderful Brunetti + Acgua Alta + A Case That Can Be Solved Amid Flood Waters in Winter + A Staunchly Slogging Guido + Murder Italian Style             The Oxford Murders29 reviews Guillermo Martinez Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Math and murder + Well-crafted, innovative and worth reading The author has chosen to set his story in Oxford among mathematicians, which initially appears odd, and remains so throughout the book. There is a lot of conversation about numbers, numbers theory, and various famous math folks, intersperced with murders (or what appear to be murders). The plot, ...             Death in the Garden17 reviews Elizabeth Ironside Felony & Mayhem, 2005 Excellent structure, beautiful language + A doozy of a story! + Beautifully written + Good Read             Let There Be Blood3 reviews Jane Jakeman Berkley Trade, 2004 exciting historical mystery He fought in Greece against the Turks but returned to his English mansion Malfine to heal from the wounds he received in Crete. His face is scarred and he is a recluse unable to deal with his tenants, the landed gentry or women for fear of frightening them to death. Unfortunately Lord Ambrose is ...