From the back cover: Ten years after graduating from high school in Neptune, California, Veronica Mars is back in the land of sun, sand, crime, and corruption. She's traded in her law degree for her old private investigating license, struggling to keep Mars Investigations afloat on the scant cash earned by catching cheating spouses until she can score her first big … [Read more...] about The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
Mystery
Catching Up with Lynley and Havers
Careless in Red It's been a while since I talked about an Elizabeth George book on the blog. I did read With No One as Witness, but spent so long digesting my reaction to the surprise ending (which had, admittedly, been spoiled for me by the author's website) that I forgot many of the other details. And I started the next book, What Came Before He Shot Her, but as it doesn't … [Read more...] about Catching Up with Lynley and Havers
Tess Monaghan, Books 1-4 by Laura Lippman
In the mood for a new mystery series, I decided to check out the Tess Monaghan books by Laura Lippman. They're compulsively readable, inspiring me to proceed to the next in the series practically immediately, but I found I hadn't much to say about each. Therefore, a column of brief reviews was clearly called for! Baltimore Blues introduces us to 29-year-old Baltimore native … [Read more...] about Tess Monaghan, Books 1-4 by Laura Lippman
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Book description: It was a senselessly violent crime: on a cold night in a remote Swedish farmhouse an elderly farmer is bludgeoned to death, and his wife is left to die with a noose around her neck. And as if this didn’t present enough problems for the Ystad police Inspector Kurt Wallander, the dying woman’s last word is "foreign," leaving the police the one tangible clue … [Read more...] about Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann
From the back cover: On a hillside near the cozy Irish village of Glennkill, the members of the flock gather around their shepherd, George, whose body lies pinned to the ground with a spade. George has cared for the sheep, reading them a plethora of books every night. The daily exposure to literature has made them far savvier about the workings of the human mind than your … [Read more...] about Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann