Tag: Mystery

Friday Review: Burn Me Deadly (Eddie LaCrosse #2) by Alex Bledsoe

~ M.A. Kropp

Burn Me Deadly by Alex Bledsoe My rating: 4 of 5 stars In this second book in Bledsoe's hard-boiled detective fantasy blend, we find freelance sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse returning to his offices above Angelina's Tavern in Neceda. He almost runs over a young blonde woman running for her life. He agrees to help her, … Continue reading Friday Review: Burn Me Deadly (Eddie LaCrosse #2) by Alex Bledsoe

Friday Review: Prudence (The Custard Protocol #1) by Gail Carriger

~ M.A. Kropp

Prudence by Gail Carriger My rating: 4 of 5 stars Prudence is the first book in Gail Carriger's "Custard Protocol" series, focusing on Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama, daughter of Alexia Tarbotti, Lady Maccon of the "Parasol Protectorate" series. Prudence, known as Rue to her friends, is a metanatural, the daughter of a werewolf and a … Continue reading Friday Review: Prudence (The Custard Protocol #1) by Gail Carriger

Friday Review: Fool Moon (Dresden Files #2) by Jim Butcher

~ M.A. Kropp

Fool Moon by Jim Butcher My rating: 4 of 5 stars In Fool Moon, Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Chicago's only practicing wizard/private detective is back. Unfortunately for Harry, his last dealings with Karin Murphy, head of Chicago PD's Special Investigations Unit, left her not trusting him very much, and that has resulted in Harry's main … Continue reading Friday Review: Fool Moon (Dresden Files #2) by Jim Butcher

Friday Review: Hot Scheming Mess (Madison Cruz #1) by Lucy Carol

~ M.A. Kropp

My rating: 4 of 5 stars Madison Cruz is an actress, trying to make a living in Seattle. Well, she wants to be an actress, but all she seems to be getting are singing telegram gigs. But a girl's gotta pay the bills, so she does what she has to. Even if it puts even … Continue reading Friday Review: Hot Scheming Mess (Madison Cruz #1) by Lucy Carol

Too Much Peace of Mind (Meg Brown Mysteries #2) by Joshua L. Cejka

~ M.A. Kropp

My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second in the Meg Brown Mysteries series of shorts. Like the first, it is an entertaining, quick read. Meg is a homicide detective with the Minneapolis Police Department. In this installment, she finds herself on a plane to Phoenix to help with a homicide involving a … Continue reading Too Much Peace of Mind (Meg Brown Mysteries #2) by Joshua L. Cejka

Friday Review: Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig

~ M.A. Kropp

Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second Miriam Black book from Chuck Wendig. In the first, Blackbirds, we are introduced to Miriam Black, who can see how someone will die if she touches them. In this story, Miriam is trying, really trying, to settle down with her truck … Continue reading Friday Review: Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig

Friday Review: Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report #1) by R.R. Virdi

~ M.A. Kropp

Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi My rating: 3 of 5 stars A nicely plotted first book in a new series, Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi is the story of VIncent Graves. Or, at least, that is what he is called now. Vincent is dead, and has no memory of who or what he was before … Continue reading Friday Review: Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report #1) by R.R. Virdi

Friday Review: The Short Man by Joshua Cejka (Meg Brown Mysteries #1)

~ M.A. Kropp

My rating: 4 of 5 stars A fun short read. Meg Brown is a detective on the Minneapolis Police Department. She is called to a local college campus when the body of a campus security officer is found shot. She's barely into this case when another body turns up. Meg needs to use her Sherlock … Continue reading Friday Review: The Short Man by Joshua Cejka (Meg Brown Mysteries #1)

Friday Review: Taken by Erin Bowman

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Taken by Erin Bowman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Taken is the story of Gray Weathersby, seventeen years old, and one of the oldest male residents of Claysoot. When each boy reaches his eighteenth birthday, he is stolen from the town in what the villagers refer to as the Heist. No one knows what … Continue reading Friday Review: Taken by Erin Bowman