From the back cover: Sir John Phillips, the Harley Street surgeon, and his beautiful nurse, Jane Harden, are almost too nervous to operate. The emergency case on the table before them is the Home Secretary—and they both have very good, personal reasons to wish him dead. Within hours he does die, although the operation was a complete success... Review: Wow, a Ngaio Marsh book … [Read more...] about The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh: B+
Mystery
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay: B
From the back cover: Dexter Morgan appears to be the perfect gentleman. He is handsome and polite, and has been in a relationship for nearly a year and a half. Yet appearances can be deceiving, for Dexter is a serial killer who has slain many people. But in this tale, he's the good guy, for there is one little twist—Dexter only snuffs out other murderers. When another … [Read more...] about Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay: B
Death in Little Tokyo by Dale Furutani: D
From the back cover: It's Ken Tanaka's turn to stage a mock mystery for the Los Angeles Mystery Club and he's determined to do it right. Tanaka sets himself up as a fake P.I., office and all, only to have a femme fatale try to hire him. Taking the case on a whim, Ken's detecting leads him to a mutilated corpse in a Little Tokyo hotel room. The police suspect Tanaka, and to … [Read more...] about Death in Little Tokyo by Dale Furutani: D
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers: A-
From the back cover: The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder—especially with a pair of gold pince-nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes. What's more, the face appeared to have been shaved after death. The police assumed that the victim was a prominent financier, but Lord Peter Wimsey, who dabbled … [Read more...] about Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers: A-
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins: B+
From the back cover: The light that streams from the Moonstone, a yellow diamond of unearthly quality, is like that of the harvest moon. Rachel Verinder receives the stone for her 18th birthday. But on that very night, it is stolen. Although all members of the household must give account for the day's events, Betteredge offers the most insightful renderings. His story is … [Read more...] about The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins: B+